Simon came to faith in Jesus Christ as a teenager through a church youth group. He
says, “Not only did the leaders teach me about God's love but they proved it by their
accepting and putting up with me. I was bowled over by the fact that God knew every
little detail about me and still loved me. He loved me so much that He was willing
to die for me.”
Simon met his wife, Sharon (who is originally from Northern Ireland), while they
were studying at Moorlands Bible College. They have been married for 18 years and
joined WEC International, spending over 4 years in church planting ministry in Mexico
City. Since leaving WEC in 1997 they lived for 9 years in Northern Ireland where
Simon became the Irish Representative for People International, promoting ministry
to Muslims. He was challenged by own ministry and hence moved to live in North Africa
in 2005.
Simon and Sharon have two children. They adopted Ruth (13) as a tiny baby in Mexico
and Richard (9), a British born Pakistani, when he was just nine months old. So they
are a truly international family – Simon is English, Sharon is Irish, Ruth is Mexican,
Richard is Pakistani. And they are currently living in Spain working with Moroccans.
They have been working as church-planters/ missionaries in Melilla – a Spanish enclave
in Morocco. They have been part of a team with an inter-denominational mission. Simon
has been running a Christian bookshop, preaching, writing and leading a weekly men's
Bible Study. Sharon runs a free nursing clinic and is involved in a weekly women's
Bible Study.
Sharon and Simon have always been as involved in missions, both long term and short
term. For the past 10 years their home church has been Ards Evangelical Church in
Northern Ireland.
