SIM News

Lighting the Way for the Next One Hundred

12/29/25

You’ve already heard us celebrate a remarkable moment in SIM’s life this year: reaching one hundred Becoming Beloved Community scholars. In this short video, SIM Missioner Mari Shiukashvili reflects on what that milestone truly represents – the lives, callings, and faithful “yeses” behind the numbers.

She shares why making space for our scholars’ voices matters, how beloved community begins to take shape when faithful leaders are given the freedom to explore their callings, and what it looks like to walk alongside them in this work. As we move through the Christmas season, we invite you to pause, listen, and consider how you might stand with these scholars and help light the way for the next one hundred. The SIMinarian