SHARE began ministry in Turkana, Kenya in 1997; Toposa, South Sudan in 2021; and Nyang’atom, Ethiopia in 2023. Since then, with God’s help and the prayers and support of His people, the ministry has:

Witnessed

  • Reached more than 1,000 remote villages with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
  • Led more than 103,000 people to faith in Christ as Savior.
  • Baptized more than 19,000 believers.

Trained

  • Trained 368 missionaries/pastors in the Bible Pathways program at the SEND Center in Turkanaland.
  • Trained and commissioned 320 Sunday School teachers.
  • Trained, equipped, and deployed 155 Turkana Motivators and evangelists who are actively overseeing 499 churches throughout Turkanaland.
  • Trained, equipped, and deployed 15 missionaries (10 Turkana-tribe missionaries and 5 Toposa-tribe evangelists) who are actively sharing the Gospel in Toposa, South Sudan.
  • Commissioned 15 missionaries (2 Turkana-tribe missionaries and 13 Nyang’atom-tribe evangelists) whom God has called to take the Gospel to Nyang’atom, Ethiopia.

Distributed

  • 9,192 Audio Bibles.
  • 4,019 Hard-Copy Bibles.
  • 4,754 DMM Signage Bookmarks.

Established

  • Established 30 Adult Literacy classes in remote villages in Turkanaland.
  • Planted 499 active churches and established ministries for men, women, young men, young women, and children in Turkanaland.
  • Established 874 DMM (Disciple-Making Movement) cell-groups, or “Lighthouses”, throughout Turkanaland and Toposaland.
  • Constructed 10 DMM Zone Centers and 9 Next-Gen Sending Centers in Turkanaland.

Share International grew out of the vision and inspiration of Sammy and Mary Murimi (pictured on left), Christians of Kenyan nationality. God has blessed Sammy and Mary with four children, David, Justus, Neema, and Baraka; two daughters-in-law, Stephanie and Brandy; and five grandsons – Daniel, Ezekiel, Bradyn, Moses, and Beaux.

In spring of 1978, Sammy attended a Missions Convention at the headquarters of Worldwide Evangelization Crusade’s (WEC) in Bulstrode (near London) where “Brother Andrew” (Andrew van der Bijl) was the speaker. It was at that convention that Sammy surrendered his life to the call of Missions, with no idea where that would lead.

In the summer of 1978, Sammy traveled to Birmingham, England, to visit a friend. As he watched a TV documentary by BBC on the Turkana people of Kenya, he sensed the nudge from the Lord calling him to reach the Turkana people with the Gospel.

On January 18, 1989, while studying Missions at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) in Illinois, the words “share the gospel… (and) our lives” by Apostle Paul in 1 Thessalonians 2:8 made a strong impression on Sammy. It was at that moment that Share International was born.