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move farther north to Aguascalientes. Cuer-navacas citizens
have
shown them-
selves to be re-ceptive to thegospel, andmore workersare
definitely needed. It is alarge city justsouth of MexicoCity that
is re-nowned for itslanguage
schools. We areexcited about the chance weve been given to work
inMexico with such greatmentors.
Our team has chosen tomove to Cuernavaca, More-los, Mexico in
early 2010.Much of our
decision was based on theopportunity
weve beengiven to work
with and learnfrom an estab-lished mission-ary team that
isalready there. Doug
and Sandy Hol-comb, Paul and SharitaNash, and Ben and
KarenJenkins (and daughterMada) have invited us to
study Spanish in Cuer-navaca while learning fromthem and working
along-
side them for a year. Dur-ing that year we will makethe decision
whether or notto stay in Cuernavaca or to
Jeff and Kristina graduatedon May, 23 rd from S.I.B.I.in
Lubbock, Texas. Jeff received a Bachelors de-gree in Biblical
Studiesand Kristina received an
Associates degree also inBiblical Studies. Jeff andthe other men
on our team
were among a handful of graduates who were hon-
ored for completing theirdegrees with a G.P.A. of 95or higher.
These last two
years have not been easy,and we could not havedone it without
the gener-ous and overwhelming sup-port weve received fromfamily,
friends, and AlpineChurch of Christ in Long-
view, TX. We will never be
the same and we are sothankful and blessed that
weve had the chance tostudy Gods word in suchdepth. Jeff gave
his seniorsermon on May 15 th andstreaming audio of his les-son is
now availablethrough www.sibi.cc.
Cuerna What?
U p c o m i n gD a t e s
Jeff ispreaching@ Alpine
08/02
Jeffs 30th
Birthday08/07
SchoolBegins
08/10
Noahs 4th
Birthday08/20
MissionSunday @ Alpine
11/02
Finish Schoolof Missions
12/18
S.I.B.I. Graduation
J e f f & K r i s t i n a S i m s 5 6 0 6 3 7 t h S t . L u
b b o c k T X 7 9 4 0 7 8 0 6 - 7 9 5 - 9 3 6 0
Follow the SimsM a r - J u l y 2 0 0 9 V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e
2S p e c i a lP r a y e r
R e q u e s t s
One-timesupport formoving andlanguageschool needsto be
raised.
ThanksgivingconcerningIsaiah, gradua-tion,
Kristinassuccessfulsurgery, andour new team-mates!
FinancialSupport forour Team-mates.
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Julianas 2nd
Birthday Party
Our Family is Growing
Our Team is Growing, too!
Noah & JulianaNoah and Juliana
are both so excited aboutthe new baby. Juliana wants to hold
Isaiah andhelp Mommy all of thetime. Noah is very curi-ous and has
been askingquestions like When canhe throw a ball? He went to
school the day after Isaiah was born andproudly announced
toeveryone that he was a
big brother and alwaysuses Isaiahs full name when people ask.
Noahand Juliana seemed tohave doubled in size when we brought
Isaiahhome. Juliana did turnanother year older. Wehad her 2nd
birthday party with family andfriends at home. She wasso excited
about the Cin-derella cake and decora-
tions. She got a largeplastic tub of dress-upclothes from Mommy
and Daddy, and the kidshad a great time dressingup like firemen,
police-men, pirates, cowboys,and even a butterfly. Itshard to
believe that she was just three monthsold when we moved here.They
grow up so quickly!
Washington State . We areall overjoyed that well be
working alongside such ahumble, generous, andhardworking family.
It isclear that their hearts arefully devoted to the Lordand to His
purposes. Sec-ond is the McDaniel family.Ozzy and Jenifer have
onedaughter named Abigail.They graduated from
We would liketo introduce you to two won-derful families.First
is theReyes family.Recardo andMonica havefour
daughters:Dominique,
Jasenia, Deasha, and Se-renity. They are from
S.I.B.I. a year ahead of usand have spent the last year
working with the Land-mark Church of Christ inKaufman, TX. They
love
bringing the Good Newsmessage of Jesus to thelost. Both of these
familieshave committed to join ourteam and move with us
toCuernavaca in 2010.
About a month after he was born, Kristina un-derwent surgery to
re-move her gallbladder andto alleviate the associatedpancreatitis.
She hasnow recovered fully, andis able to enjoy the bless-ings of
being a mother of three.
Thank you for all of thecards and prayers duringthis time of
transition
and need. So many of our classmates andchurch family went out of
their way to take care of meals and our children. We could not have
madeit through this last se-mester without the gen-erosity of our
Christian brothers and sisters. Weare continually humbled by your
love, encourage-ment, and sacrificial giv-ing.
We are proud toannounce the birth of
Isaiah Daniel wentextremely well. He was born on March 5that
1:17 AM in Lubbock,TX. He and Kristinaare both healthy andare doing
fine. Isaiahis such a happy baby,and he brightens every
day with his smiles. Heis even beginning tolaugh and talk.
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Isaiah Daniel Sims
March 5, 20095 lb 13 oz 18 in
