SIM USA Reviews

They actively persecute anyone that tries to expose them.

I would not work for this organization. They have been covering up child sexual abuse for decades. They pretend that they are something they are not, and will not even admit their responsibility in it. They pretend that they are better than their applicants, when they have been covering up abuse for years and decades. They most likely have over 200 + victims. I would not work for this organization. I would not contribute to them. I would have nothing to do with them.

Do not work for this organization. They cover up child sexual abuse and act like they are a godly organization. Do not work for them.

Be wary of this organization

SIM USA shelters missionaries who abused children on the mission field and has refused to do anything about it for decades. Only recently, SIM USA was forced into a settlement of a lawsuit about exactly these things. More lawsuits are coming

The rank and file missionaries are generally decent people, at least the ones that arent abusing kids. The leadership is pretty much morally bankrupt and ignorant. GOOD LUCK

These are the best people ever. I love this organization and their great missions they perform around the World. They make it look easy. Thank God for SIM and their international mission.

It is going good . But I can't get access to the WIFi

So nasty to visit the headquarters! We were pleased to see ALL they're doing!

Their missionaries are fantastic, but their stateside personnel staff have no problems abusing and discarding their missionaries if they feel it will benefit the appearance of their mission

-to clarify a little further, I grew up as a MK with SIM for +10 years. I am intimately familiar with a great missionary who had been with SIM for 25 years and who was falsely accused by someone. This missionary had up until then never been accused of misconduct like this in decades of working overseas. SIM in written form and in conversation lied to this missionary, fired them before the authorities ever finished their investigation (and without ever getting the story from the side of their missionary), and provided literally tens of thousands of dollars to their false accuser to sue them in court. Ultimately the authorities and legal experts investigated the missionary and cleared them of these false allegations. Despite this SIM has refused to apologize, make restitution, and continues to persecute this missionary. The personnel department and leadership at SIM will have to answer to God for what they have done. Thankfully justice is in His hands despite SIM's actions.

In summary, if you work for this organization, perhaps you will have a good outcome. From my own experience I can definitively say though, that if something ever happens to you outside of your control and despite your innocence, if it in any way could look bad for SIM they will aggressively jettison you. In this case, not only did they fire this missionary but went beyond severing ties and actively persecuted them. In my professional career I have worked in several large organizations, yet have never seen anything like the shocking treatment of an employee as has been perpetrated by SIM.

I will never forget stay with SIM. This was one of the most meaningful experiences in my life.

For anyone looking for a mission with which to serve, you are better to go with a much smaller one, one whose administrative overhead is far less and where leadership and systems can be more easily held accountable. The mission has now become too big and too corporate, and in the process has moved further away from biblical teachings when dealing with their own faithful servants.
Although I spent several years with SIM, and felt secure in it, I suddenly found myself unexpectedly thrown out. I know others in SIM to whom the same thing happened. It could be accusations in the financial, sexual, or other areas. It does not matter. If an accusation of having done something wrong comes up against you, and you don t have concrete proof to show right away that you didn t do it, then you could find yourself dropped like a hot potato from SIM without any opportunity for further discussion. They may even take the opportunity to tell your supporters of your so-called crime.
Some would baulk at what Joshua has written, but it holds a lot of truth. SIM does indeed sacrifice individual people who could be innocent, apparently to protect the reputation of the whole mission. I don t agree that SIM USA is evil but the organization as a whole has certainly become misguided by secular and legal thinking. SIM s motto in the past has been By Prayer but from my experience that certainly does not describe SIM today. New SIM applicants need to be aware of this, as well as those already inside SIM; those that dare to think It could never happen to me. That is exactly what I had thought too, but I was wrong. You might be doing everything right, but someone else can always point a finger at you. Then you ll be sunk because often legal protection and image rather than Biblical wisdom become SIM s highest priority.

UPDATE: I see that several people still in SIM have contributed here in order to say how they support SIM and see nothing wrong with it. In fact I know some of you, and a few years ago I myself would have been happy to write a similar thing as well. However, the average person is not aware of the extent SIM will go to keep its image clean. It is nothing they will broadcast and no one is going to tell you about it unless they have experienced it themselves. I reiterate: if the right type of allegations (money, racism, sexism, child abuse) come up against any of you, then you will be surprised to suddenly find yourself unsupported and in a very difficult position because the mission administrators now considers you blemished and expendable. I am not out to badmouth the mission with unfounded criticism but simply want to warn people about this organisation using the benefit of my experience.

UPDATE 2: It is rather disconcerting to see current SIM employees writing here claiming the negative reviews are unfounded when sincere warnings are trying to be made. I actually see the positive reviews as being somewhat unfounded due to lack of awareness. As I mentioned before, until allegations come up against a missionary they will most likely be BLIND to a lot of the decisions that go on behind the administrative doors.
Often it is the negative product reviewers that have experienced the product s flaws more fully. My family as well as a few others I know of have been VERY unfairly treated by SIM when allegations came up against them; and in some cases SIM even refused to reconsider their actions taken against the missionary after local law enforcement could not find evidence of foul play!
I have spent more time in SIM than anyone listing their length of service here. Perhaps that gives me some credibility too, but really it is during the events happening in the missionary s last days with SIM (after accusations are made against him/her) that the most revealing negative learning about the mission takes place.
The bottom line is that even though the mission has many positive aspects to tout, (there are plenty of nice godly people in SIM), do BE WARNED there is also a dark side to SIM that I would not wish on anyone.

Beautiful campus, and people who are passionate about making Jesus known throughout the world. From the front sign to conversations with those who work there, prayer is central.

Have worked with SIM for over 12 years, a great organization with great people and great care for both those inside and outside of the mission.

We've been with Sim for four years now. Any negative talk with regards to the US personnel is completely unfounded. We love Sim and are grateful for the invaluable support of our stateside colleagues.

Great place for missionaries to begin to readjust to the USA, and for missionaries returning to their countries to prepare.

Amazing ministry serving as a missions catalyst that goes above in prayer and beyond in service

SIM USA for our many years in South America as well as several years working in the US, SIM USA has ALWAYS supported us and cared for us in both crisis and blessings. There is no other organization that has established itself as a God glorifying and people caring team anywhere like SIM USA.

SIM USA Leadership would benefit from a more diverse team.

Nice accommodations, lovely food, Chef Randy will accommodate food allergies