found: Fuller, W.H. Tie down the sun, c1990:t.p. (An SIM publication) spine (SIM) verso t.p. (SIM International Media) p. 351 (SIM is an amalgamation of three mission societies which had their roots in the 1890s: Andes Evangelical Mission (South America) [no publs. in LC data base], International Christian Fellowship (Asia) [no publs. in LC data base], Sudan Interior Mission (Africa)) p. 353-354 (lists addresses of 8 international offices, including USA: Charlotte, NC)
found: Brant, A.E. Footsteps of the flock, c1992:CIP galley (Society for International Ministries; SIM)
found: Letter dated July 13, 1988:(International Christian Fellowship and SIM International will merge effective Jan. 1, 1989, under the name SIM International)
found: SIM website, viewed Dec. 12, 2005:FAQ page (SIM stands for Serving In Mission) Who We Are page ( In the 1980s, AEM (Andes Evangelical Mission), ICF (International Christian Fellowship), and SIM (Sudan Interior Mission) joined to become what was then known as SIM, the Society for International Ministries in 1982. The most recent addition occurred in 1998 when AEF (Africa Evangelical Fellowship) merged with SIM.)
found: Charity's WWW site, viewed 21 November 2016(Serving In Mission merged with MECO (Middle East Christian Outreach) UK & Ireland in September, 2016 to create ... gospel outreach in the Middle East. )
found: Jisc Archives Hub website, viewed 27 October 2022(the British contingent of the Andes Evangelical Mission, operating mainly in Bolivia, merged with [into] the Evangelical Union of South America in 1981; some sections of the Andes Evangelical Mission joined SIM after 1981)
found: UIA (Union of International Associations) Global Civil Society Database website, viewed 27 October 2022(Andes Evangelical Mission ceased to exist 1982, when activities taken over by SIM, the Society for International Ministries)
found: Wikipedia, viewed 28 October 2022:under SIM (Christian organization) (SIM is an international, interdenominational Evangelical Christian mission organization; founded in 1893 as the "Soudan Interior Mission", renamed "Sudan Interior Mission" in 1906; after the initial base was set up, the mission branched out into other countries in West Africa, and then in the 1920s to East Africa; the Andes Evangelical Mission joined SIM in 1982, and the work of SIM expanded to a new continent, South America; in 1989 the International Christian Fellowship merged with SIM, which expanded the work of SIM to parts of Asia; the Africa Evangelical Fellowship joined with SIM in 1998 and SIM was now operating in over 43 countries; in 2016, branches of the Middle East Christian Outreach (MECO) joined hands with SIM; renamed SIM International in 1980, Society for International Ministries in 1992 and SIM in 2002)
