Prayer Requests for March

Dear All,

Thank you for your continued prayers and support. You are a very real participant in this ministry through your lifting it up before the Lord. Our Bible studies continue to be packed out. Praise the Lord that a friend donated the funds we needed to put a running board on our 15 passenger van to help the many elderly disabled people I pick up. That van has been very hard for some to get into so this is a big blessing. I continue to be encouraged about the spiritual growth of many in our Bible study groups. One pastor was waiting for me to pick him up when a former deacon whom he hadn't seen for years came up and sat down with him. He poured out his heart about how sorry he was for the things he did which caused that church to tell him to step down from being a deacon. Our pastor friend used the opportunity to talk to him about repentance and forgiveness. These issues are often difficult for islanders to deal with as holding grudges is a cultural phenomenon in many islands. I was pleased to see that this pastor extended the olive branch of forgiveness and hopefully down the road this deacon will come back to church, if not in a leadership position, at least for fellowship and Christian growth. Please continue to pray for the many from our Bible studies who are struggling with health issues. Two of our pastors have had heart operations recently but both are doing much better. We have a number of alumni from our mission schools who are amputees due to complications of diabetes.

Concerning family issues, please be in prayer for Cassie and Mike. They are struggling right now without a permanent place to live and without jobs. It is hard for us as we are so far away from them and cannot help them financially due to the fact that we are still short on support. Pray that the Lord will continue to meet our financial needs as He always has. Pray for Fudge, Carissa's husband, as he has been out of work for some time and it is very hard to find a job here these days as it is in most parts of the country. Pray for them as they may have some difficult decisions to make concerning where they will be living. Pray for Josiah as he continues to struggle with school work. He is a bright young man and works for the school where Rose teaches doing maintenance and other odd jobs, but he continues to struggle with ADHD issues. Pray that the Lord will give me the opportunity to do a conference series for youth and church leaders in the Marshalls this summer. They have still not contacted me about that. I recently did the first part of a series called "A Whole Lot Of Wishful Thinking These Days" at a local church here. I intend to put it on DVD when I can finish the last part of that series which is about a number of false ideas people have these days compared to what the truth of Scripture teaches. Thank you for your prayers for Juanita. Her health continues to be good and she is currently teaching in Romans. I will be following that up with a study in the book of Galatians. Rose has been busy during this spring break as they moved her classroom. She is happy with the move, however, as her new classroom has windows and is a bit larger. Continue pray for her health also as she struggles with a few issues.

In His hands,
Sandy Simpson