Thomas Hieber
Thomas Hieber is a German who has a passionate Father's heart for the South Asian people. After completing secondary education in Germany, he got a degree in Business and worked for about 12 years in business and sales promotion at his uncle's company in Germany. During that time, he was involved in missions in the church, youth ministry and served as an elder in the same church. During a mission’s conference in Germany on the unreached people groups (UPG’s) in the world, Thomas sensed God’s calling for full-time ministry amongst the unreached. At the age of 31, Thomas and his family left Germany for further studies in the UK including an internship with a multi-cultural church in London as well as several courses with South Asian Concern (SAC). After joining Africa Inland Mission International (AIM) in 1996, Thomas and his family came to Nairobi in 1997 where he started a ministry together with another couple from AIM called ‘South Asian Outreach'.
His involvement in this ministry was mainly developing training material, prayer guides (30 days of prayer for Asians in Africa), research, as well as training of lay people, theological students and churches for South Asian ministry. He was also involved in friendship evangelism with their Indian friends and neighbours.
Thomas and his family moved back to Germany where he served in Berlin for 8 years with a city unity network as well as a partner of South Asian Concern, UK (www.southasianconcern.org).
During that time, he coordinated the network called “South Asian European Network” (for continental Europe) and started research among the South Asian communities in Germany and Europe. For the last 7 years, Thomas has lived in Hamburg, Germany serving again part time with a city unity network called “Together for Hamburg” and has continued his partnership with South Asian Concern.
Research and networking grew during these last years and he is now involved in several networks related to South Asian groups and in producing and promoting prayer guides for the South Asian people groups.
Thomas would like to connect people and ministries together for the purpose of networking, sharing of ideas, resources as well as prayer and his hoping for more outreach to the evergrowing South Asian peoples in Europe. You can contact Thomas for information on South Asians in Europe using the following email: southasianeurope@web.de