Jeff & Kristina Sims
5606 37th St.
Lubbock TX 79407
Follow the Sims
806-795-9360
V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e
Special
Bound for Mexico
Prayer
Requests
 Wisdom in
choosing a
mission site This December we took a
 Continued & survey trip to three possi-
increasing ble future sights for a
monthly
financial church-plant in Mexico.
support Our first stop was Cuer-
 Healthy baby navaca. It is known as “the
and delivery
city of the eternal Spring”
 Kristina’s
and it is located just south
upcoming
surgery of Mexico City. Doug and
 Additional Sandy Holcomb have been
Teammates working as missionaries
there for twelve years and
they were able to guide us
Upcoming around town and dream
Dates with us about a possible
move to join them and
Term 3 Starts 1/12
their team of three families
in Cuernavaca. Next was
Baby Boy due! 3/18
Aguascalientes. It is a well
-planned, young city that
Juliana turns 2! 3/21
Graduation
Day
5/23
Pressing on to the Goal
We are looking forward to
graduation day with antici-
pation, but this does not
bring an immediate end to
our studies in Lubbock. In
August, we’ll begin a six
month program through
S.I.B.I. called the “School
of Missions.” During this
time we’ll be finalizing our
preparations for our move
1 J a n
boasts over a million resi-
dents and is growing rap-
idly. We were extremely
Our team with the Hol-
comb’s in Cuernavaca,
Mexico
fortunate to find a bilingual
guide in Edgar, our hotel
bellhop. He is very proud
of his city and he showed
us the best of everything
to Mexico, raising addi-
tional support, studying
Mexican culture, develop-
ing a team strategy, and
evaluating team dynamics.
We’re looking forward to
this time of more concen-
trated focus on missions,
our team, and Mexico.
We’ve recently had the op-
portunity to meet with sev-
& F e b 2 0 0 9
Aguascalientes has to offer.
It was quite impressive,
and it is easy to envision us
living and working here as
well. We visited San Luis
Potosi but quickly deter-
mined that none of us felt
that it was to be our future
home. Our sites are set on
Cuernavaca or Aguascali-
entes and we’ve been pray-
ing, talking, and consulting
people much more sea-
soned than ourselves as we
make our decision. We
believe and trust that God
will guide our steps wher-
ever we may go and be-
cause of this we have peace
in the midst of uncertainty.
eral former missionaries to
Mexico . We are asking
many questions and taking
good notes. We have also
been meeting with several
families here at Sunset as
we look for more team-
mates, and we anticipate
that our move to Mexico
will be in early 2010.
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Noah & Juliana
The kids had a great Noah his first bicycle and playing with grandpar-
Christmas. We started Juliana a baby carriage. ents while they were
in Longview with Jeff’s We quickly packed up gone (we think the
family and decorated and headed to Conroe, grandparents had a good
cookies for Santa. They TX to see Kristina’s fam- time too ). After 10
were so excited on ily. The kids were sur- days of being in Mexico it
Christmas morning. We rounded by aunts and was so great to walk in to
had presents under the uncles and too many pre- big hugs and kisses.
tree, blew out candles on sents to count. Even They were really excited
Making cookies
for Santa a big cinnamon roll though Mommy and to see us again and to be
birthday cake, and sang Daddy had to leave for heading home to their
Happy Birthday to Jesus. Mexico on the 27th, the own beds.
Santa Claus brought kids had a great time

Baby Boy Coming in March

“Sons are a heritage Kristina and the baby are we are in the third tri- only 32 weeks into her
from the LORD, doing well. All of the mester, we will have to pregnancy, we need to
children a reward ultrasounds and tests wait until the baby is make it to February 19th
from him. Like have shown a healthy born before they are able before the baby will be
arrows in the hands and growing little boy. to do surgery. Until considered full-term.
of a warrior are Praise God! Noah and then, she is trying to Our official due date is
sons born in one’s Juliana are very excited ward off any attacks with March 18th. Please pray
youth. Blessed is the
about their new baby a low-fat diet. The doc- that mom and baby can
man whose quiver is
brother. We did have to tors have said that it is a make it as long as possi-
full of them. They
take Kristina to the hos- possibility we may be ble and will both have a
will not be put to
shame when they
pital because of a severe able to induce labor early healthy delivery, surgery,
contend with their stomach pain that the so that we can go ahead and recovery. We will
enemies in the gate.” doctors have diagnosed with the surgery if keep you posted as more
Psalms 127:3-5 as gallstones. Because needed. As Kristina is is scheduled.

Our New Teammates

We have found our first Their daughter, Sophia, ico together, and brings
teammates! Pat- is 7 months old. During us great joy to be able to
rick and Bran- our time at S.I.B.I., we call them our teammates.
don’a Garcia are have worked closely to- We respect and admire
most recently gether as Chairs and Vice their dedication to the
from Dallas, TX, -chairs of the men’s and Lord, His church, and the
where Patrick women’s programs. In lost. They are in need of
Patrick & worked for Ray- that time the Garcias additional financial sup-
Brandon’a
Garcia theon and Bran- have become our closest port. Please consider
don’a was a Jr. friends at Sunset. We partnering with them in
High art teacher. enjoyed our trip to Mex- the work of the Gospel.

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