April 2013 Report

Dear Friends,

I want to thank you all again for your continued prayers and financial support.  It means more to us than you know! 

We continue to keep busy in our ministry to Micronesian islanders.  We have many youth now attending our Bible studies for which I am very glad.  Many are growing in the Lord and showing it by their questions and life.  I concluded my study of Philippians and Juanita is now giving a study of James.  I will follow that up with my study in 1 & 2 Corinthians.  There is still talk of having me go to Chuuk to speak at the Pastor’s Conference there this summer, at which I would plan to speak on, among other topics, the Biblical qualifications to be an overseer in the Church.  Please be in prayer for this opportunity and for the Evangelical Church Of Chuuk.  Unless I get financial help from the ECC, the mission or elsewhere I would not be able to afford the airfare to go.  I continue to work on DVD projects.  My latest offering is a two-part series called “Testing Music in the Church”.  I will be working on two more subjects as soon as my video computer gets fixed.  Please pray that I will be able to get that back soon and afford the repairs.  

We have had unseasonably cold weather this year for many months.  It has actually been down in the upper 50's, believe it or not, a number of times.  I'm sure many ofyou have also experienced this "global cooling" :)

Juanita continues her ministry of visitation.  We have had a number of people sick with the flu and further complications such as bronchitis and pneumonia.  We also have some folks who were faithful attendees of our studies who are now confined to home due to various debilitating physical problems. 

Rose has just started again back to school after two weeks off for Spring break.  Pray for her that she will be effective in teaching her kids in the ways of Jesus Christ.  It is always a mission field as there are always some parents who are not believers.

Carissa and Ocean are doing well.  Ocean is now standing walking many steps and seems to love it.  Fudge continues to administrate a church preschool. 

Ocean & "Opa" 

Cassie and “Trey” (Harold) seem to be doing well.  They have moved in with Joe’s parents as they have been having financial difficulties.

Josiah is back from the mission and living with us.  He is looking for work and hopes to possibly go with Carissa and Fudge to California to visit Cassie this summer.  Pray that he will continue to grow in the Lord.

We continue to live on the edge financially and appreciate your continued support.  If you know of anyone who would like to support this ministry you can have them send support in our name to:

Liebenzell Mission USA

P.O. Box 66

Schooley’s Mt., NJ 07870

May the Lord richly bless you are you continue to stay faithful to Him till the end.

 

In His hands,

Sandy Simpson & family

February 2013 News

Dear Friends & Supporters,

I hope all of you are having a good 2013 so far!  I want to thank you for your continued support of this ministry.  It means a lot to us.  We continue to need your prayers and support.

A lot has been going on at the beginning of this year.

Cassie & Harold

My daughter Cassie had a baby boy on 1/22/13 at 6:50 a.m. at 8 lbs., 20 inches who they named Harold Joseph Hulbert III.  She was trying to have a home birth but due to some complications ended up having it in the hospital.  Recently she had to go back in the hospital due to back pain.   Please keep her in your prayers as her physical health seems to be a continuing difficulty for her.

Josiah & Ocean

Josiah has been volunteering at Liebenzell Mission USA and is due back this month.  They have appreciated his help there.  He is trying to make plans to go to the Liebenzeller Mission in Bad Liebenzell, Germany later this year.  I think it would be a good experience for him and he hopes to learn more German while he is there.  Pray that he will be able to raise the money needed for a plane ticket when the time comes. 

Ocean in her car seat

I have been teaching through Philippians which will have 10 lessons.  Our Bible study folks have expressed that they really are appreciating the study.  I also have plans to produce some DVDs called “Testing Music In The Churches” which will be a 3-part series. 

Please keep a number of our Bible study folks in prayer.  Seagull, who is a Bethania Alumnus and Queen of Kwajalein in the Marshalls, has been dealing with a lot lately.  Her husband, Morrison, went in recently for bypass surgery and is recuperating.  Meanwhile her nephew who is the son of the recently deceased King of the Marshalls has had to go into the hospital also with heart problems.  The son of a pastor, who until he became infirmed, was a regular Bible study attendee, got himself into some trouble by driving under the influence of alcohol.  He has now been sentenced to spend some time in prison.  He has since been regularly attending our Bible studies and told us that he really is blessed by the studies right now.  Pray that he will stay close to the Lord through this situation.  Another pastor who has been attending our studies for awhile has two sons and both are now facing possible prison sentences for various situations.  The problem with the low income housing areas where many of our Micronesian islanders live is the high crime rate and youth delinquency issues.  They are hard places to raise kids for all of them.  Please pray that he will be able to help his sons.

We appreciate your prayers for our finances.  It is always a continuing issue for us. 

2 Corinthians 9:12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.

In His hands,

Sandy Simpson & family

Christmas 2012

September 2012 News

Dear Friends & Supporters,

It has been a busy couple of months since our last report.  We continue with the twice weekly Bible studies.   

Juanita has been teaching on the “The Teachings Of Jesus In The Gospel Of John”.  You can access that entire study on my web site at:  http://op.50megs.com/ditc/juanitajohn.html.  I will be following her study by going through the Pauline Epistles again, starting with Philippians.  You can find that study here: http://op.50megs.com/ditc/philippians.pdf.  I finished a four week study at a local church on the Core Doctrines which was very well received.  I gave out my study on DVD called “Discernment Toolkit” free to attendees.  I have been asked to speak again while the pastor is away at the beginning of December.  I was asked to speak at a conference in Chuuk during August but I had already made a commitment to speak at the church here during that time and they would not have been able to help me with airfare. They will be having another Pastor’s Conference next year and we will talk about the possibility again at that time.  I was asked to speak on how to witness to cults that have infiltrated the islands such as the Mormons, JW’s and Moonies.

I would like to request that some of you consider financially supporting Juanita.  She has been living on her retirement funds since she retired from the mission a number of years ago.  Those funds have been severely depleted due to the current economic situation.  If you would like to help her you can send her support directly to:

Juanita Simpson

P.O. Box 1759

Pearl City, HI 96782

 

Juanita with great grandchild

We also have a shortfall lately as orders on my web site have been down for a couple of months.  If you wish to help us you can do so through Liebenzell Mission USA by designating your check to the Simpson Ministry at:

Liebenzell Mission USA

P.O. Box 66

Schooley’s Mt., NJ 07870

Those of you who already support us have our deepest thanks.

Family News:  Carissa and Ocean are doing well.  Ocean is a real kick.  Here are some pictures.  As you can tell we are proud grandparents.

 

Ocean sunbathing at the park

Cassie is due sometime at the beginning of next year.  Pray for her as she was recently in the hospital with some kind of infection in her kidneys.

 

Recent pic of Cassie

Josiah is busy working and will volunteer at Liebenzell Mission USA in New Jersey starting in November.  Pray that he will have a good time there and grow spiritually.

 

Josiah & Ocean

Rose has been busy teaching kindergarten.  The fall break is coming up in a couple of weeks as of this writing.  Pray for her as she has been having pain in her hips, back and legs.

We really so appreciate and covet your prayers!  There is always some kind of spiritual warfare going on around us and with the Micronesians we minister to.

In His hands,

Sandy Simpson

June/July/August Report

Dear Friends,

A lot has been going on here on Oahu.  I want to first of all thank you for your prayers for the ministry as well as for our family.  I have been battling eye problems for over a year now, mainly with iritis but in the last few months I also developed double vision.  The doctors have not figured out the cause for the iritis yet even though I have had a number of tests.  The double vision was likely caused by a combination of higher than normal blood sugar and the steroids the doctor had been putting in my eye for a number of weeks.  Thank the Lord that the double vision is beginning to clear up and I have not had a serious case of iritis either.  This helps because I do a lot of teaching and need my eyes to read my notes.   Thank you for your continued prayers for me.

We have had some visitors this month, one couple from Oregon who were on their way back out to Korea to administrate a school there, and John Lamb who is on his way to Thailand.  John is taking a break from teaching in Palau at Bethania for at least a year.  It was nice to fellowship with these folks.  John got to see a lot of Palauans at our Bible study ads a number are attending at this time.

I am wrapping up my “Discernment Toolkit” study and have been going through some of the “12 Biggest Lies” DVD series.  It has been a help especially for the young people who attend our studies as they attend public schools and have to deal with a number of the issues raised in that series.  In August Juanita will pick up teaching a series and after that I will likely start back over the series I did on the Epistles since it has been many years since I taught it and no one is left in our studies who was there.  Our Bible studies have grown and it is typical to have 25-35 people twice a week. Pray for God's mercy on me as I travel each week to pick up many people in the large van.

Rose with some really big avocados from a neighbor

I have also been speaking in a local church.  I spoke twice in June but then the pastor asked me to come back for a third time and address the topic of “good English Bible translations” since he knew I had written an article about good resources for pastors in 2006 in my Pacific Waves Newsletter.  I have since put those messages on DVD.  In August he has asked me to teach on the Core Doctrines in a 4-part series on Wednesday nights.  So I am looking forward to that opportunity.

Rose’s brother Roger was able to buy her tickets to come see him in North Carolina so she is still there at the time of this writing.  She will come back just in time to start school again in mid-July.  Pray for her brother as he continues to deal with injuries he has sustained over many years working construction in Alaska.  She is having a good time there with her brother, his wife and a number of other relatives.  Juanita will also be taking a trip in the middle of July to see my sister, Steve, the grandchildren and great-grandchildren.   She will meet them in CA and then also travel with them to NC where Jessica and Kiristin and family will have a get together.

Ocean in her walking sack

Carissa and Ocean are doing well.  When I have time I try to walk with them.  Ocean is growing up fast and has a very agreeable personality.  Her laugh is hilarious.

Ocean laughing

Josiah is working at Rose’s school this summer almost full time.  He also took care of a pastor’s house and dog while they were on vacation for a month.  He is still living with us.

Cassie is pregnant.  Rose was able to see her for a short time at the airport in San Francisco.  Please continue to pray for her.

I want to thank you again for your support in prayer and otherwise.  It is a great blessing to us.  The Lord is going a good work here and I am very thankful to be a part of it.

In His hands,

Sandy Simpson & family