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