Timeline
On-Going
Status
Currently Operating
Topics
Discipleship, Organizational Headquarters, Pastoral Training, Short-Term Mission Trips
Left Behind on a Runway in Sudan
Steve Evers and Tim Keller had been on the road for 8 physically, emotionally and spiritually draining weeks. For the past 10 days, they had been serving in Sudan, encouraging and challenging Sudanese believers…
Saving Frank: How the Lord Chased Down a New Family Member!
It was 12:30pm on Saturday, September 11 in Zambia’s capital city, Lusaka. ITMI’s Steve Evers should have been about to board the third and last flight in the journey home…
Highlights from Steve’s Trip to South Africa and Zambia
It was midmorning on a Sunday, following the second preaching opportunity for Steve. Steve and Charl van Wyk had just visited a church located in an informal township.
Dear Team: Thoughts From My Trip to Africa
Seven, yes seven, COVID tests were needed for this just completed trip to South Africa and Zambia to minister to and with our ITMI partners. Five of those tests came back negative. Two came back…
Travel Update: Steve Evers in South Africa
In August, ITMI’s Steve Evers made it to South Africa despite numerous travel restriction and challenges! His first Sunday there…
Dear Team: No One is Invisible to Our God
Just this morning as I exited the freeway that leads to our ITMI office, there stood at the intersection a disheveled man that probably was not as old as the years he carried on his body and face, holding a cardboard sign that simply stated, “Ever feel invisible?”
As Director of In Touch Mission International, Steve's leadership enables believers all over the world to partner with each other for the benefit of God's kingdom.
Steve spends his time serving and empowering ITMI partners. Steve travels to visit, encourage and support ITMI nationals annually, then returns to the US to advocate for their ministries and tell their stories. These first-hand visits are an integral part of ITMI's commitment to integrity and accountability.
His first-hand knowledge of ITMI partners and their needs allows people to make meaningful connections that allow for greater impact. His advocacy of ITMI partners has resulted in the blessing of many supporters and partners.
Steve's passion for God and love for people is evident wherever He goes. He not only works to enable ITMI's partners to do the work they were called to do, but to give more and more people the blessing of being involved with what God is doing through prayer and financial support.
Leaders of a church plant (including ITMI's Vicky Waraka and ITMI's Lazarus Yezinai) in South Sudan whose beginnings were inspired by a SALT training Steve taught two years prior.
ITMI partners deeply appreciate Steve's dedication and hard work on their behalf.
Steve traverses the croc-infested Zambezi river with ITMI Board Member, Jon Dekkers and Steve Lee to visit ITMI's Johan Leach in Zambia.
Steve demonstrates the gospel in Africa by valuing many that are overlooked in their culture.
Steve Evers and Jon Dekkers with a few of Paul and Molly's girls in India.
Steve encourages a newly planted church in South Sudan.
Steve shares the Gospel with a village in Lukulu, Zambia after they received access to clean, safe drinking water.
Steve encouraging a class at ITMI's Excellence Christian Academy.
Photo by Timothy Keller
In the middle of his successful sales career, during which he served on ITMI's Board of Directors for 4 years, Steve accepted God's call to be ITMI's Director in 2001.
Since that time, God has blessed ITMI with increased ability to serve nationals.
“Every Word is Valuable”
After one of the sessions, the leader in Bangladesh told Steve, “Every word is valuable.”
Rest, Inspiration and Unity for Pastors in South Africa Who Have Endured Much
ITMI’s Charl van Wyk is organizing a pastor’s conference for 70 pastors in South Africa.
The Lord has led ITMI supporters to cover a little more than half the cost of the event for South Africa pastors who have endured…
Dear Team: “I Felt Like a Failure”
It was a voice I knew very well. The tone and accent were familiar sounds that I had spent a lot of time with. Almost immediately, I was concerned.
DEAR TEAM: Let’s Make Some Music!
Johann excelled in music from a very young age, and from there, only ascended with his music. Johann loved the scriptures also. His passion was to give his community “well-regulated church music to the glory of God,” and he would often scribble “J.J” on his blank future sheets of music: Jesu Juva (“Help me, Jesus”). Johann Sebastian Bach once responded to a compliment on his musical skills with the comment, “There is nothing very wonderful about it, you have only to hit the right notes at the right moment and the instrument does the rest.” …
