About SFMI

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Luke 10:2 KJV

SFMI—Shield of Faith Mission International believes that the work of the Lord is a non-competitive arena. Those who preach the true gospel are members of the same body with the same head, proclaiming the same kingdom. They are neither competitors nor adversaries but co-workers.

Objectives of SFMI – Shield of Faith Mission International

Assist local churches in training and logistics for their missionaries.
Provide each missionary and missionary team with an organizational framework to help them fulfill their ministry.
Help the missionary communicate prayer needs.
Offer counsel and advice when needed.
To help local churches grow in their mission awareness.

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History of The SFMI

The Shield of Faith, Incorporated was founded by Dick York in 1953 in Eugene, Oregon. Its initial outreach was to the street people of Eugene. The rescue mission Dick established is presently operated as the Eugene Mission at 1542 W. 1st Street.

Harry Holt, founder of Holt International Children’s Services and a close friend of Dick’s, was burdened with the spiritual needs he saw in post-war Korea and invited Dick to accompany him to that Far East country. Following his visit to Korea, Dick prepared to return with his family to evangelize in the villages of South Korea. The Yorks spent five years preaching the Gospel, establishing churches, conducting believers’ conferences, and training Korean missionaries. This was the beginning of the cross-cultural ministry of the Shield of Faith.

Dick returned to Oregon with a desire to go to Brazil and establish a work similar to that in Korea. He and his family settled in Bend to serve in a local church ministry until their move to Brazil. Dick’s enthusiasm for missions and the lessons he and his family had learned in Korea attracted the attention of others, and he began a discipleship training course, which was the beginning of the Shield of Faith Missionary Training. Dick set aside his desire to work in Brazil to help prepare others to go to the mission field.

In 1985, the name was changed to Shield of Faith Mission International.