Jeff & Kristina Sims

Calle Ajusco #9 Casa

20, Col. Buena Vista,
Cuernavaca, Morelos,
Follow
the Sims
62130, Mexico

(903)331-0550

Special
Prayer O c t - D e c 2 0 1 0
Requests
 For the Congregation
we’ve been working
with. They are going
through a tough
Preaching in Spanish!
transition right now.
 For good physical Learning Spanish has been God’s Word in a clear man- river, we can have peace
and spiritual health a daunting task and it is ner in the heart-language that overcomes obstacles
for our family and
our team. nice to have some land- of the hearers. My lesson and that is overflowing and
 For our upcoming
marks by which to measure was entitled “Tengo Paz nourishing to others. It
trips to visit mission- our progress. During the Como un Río” (I’ve Got was difficult having to rely
aries and to survey last month, so much on
Aguascalientes.
Patrick, Re- my notes, but
cardo, and I exciting to
were all given hear that eve-
the opportu- ryone was
nity to preach able to clearly
a sermon in understand
Spanish before the message.
a congregation Praise God for
of native the work He
Spanish- is doing
speakers. It through us as
was a reward- we continue
ing experience to be able to Peace Like a River). I was to prepare to preach and
Upcoming communicate a portion of able to share that like a teach in Spanish!
Dates

Visiting Mis-
sionaries in
Mexico City
Late
January A Season of Celebration
The last few months have And, we brought in the New
been busy! Our Year praising God with
team hosted a tradi- the Christians here. It
tional Thanksgiving was a late night but we all
dinner for the had fun! Our New Year’s
church and we had resolution is to read our
about 80 people in Bibles more faithfully this
attendance. Noah, year. If you don’t have a
Juliana, and Isaiah reading plan yet, we
also all participated found good ones on
in their school’s www.youversion.com. We
Christmas pageants. Juliana said that every time hope you’ll join us!
she smiled, her nose fell off.
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Feeling Better
The first several months Doctor’s offices of Cuer- the Red Cross to get
we lived in Mexico our navaca. First, Isaiah was stitches. We found their
family was very sick for several service to be very fast
surpris- weeks and we were and affordable. On top of
ingly forced to hospitalize him. that, we have been pass-
healthy. He was there for three ing around several vi-
But, over days but, we are very ruses, but right now we
the last few pleased with our Pedia- are all feeling much bet-
months, we trician and with the care ter, Praise God! Please
have fre- he received at the hospi- pray for our family and
quented tal. Then Noah injured for our team; that we can
the Hospi- his mouth and head after continue to work effec-
tals and a fall and we took him to tively without illnesses.

Teammate Patrick Garcia with Mexico goals: preparing several
City missionary Lalo Rocha.
Changing Gears
As our formal missionaries , and decid-
language learn- ing on our target loca-
ing in school is tion. Our team is already
coming to an planning to make several
end, we will trips to gather as much
soon be giving information as possible
more attention from successful mission-
to our remain- aries in Central Mexico.
ing first-year’s We soon plan to visit
Mexico City, Toluca, and
lessons and sermons in Leon to find out what has
Spanish, conducting cul- worked well in these lo-
tural interviews with cations. In February, we
Mexicans, visiting will all be traveling to
Aguascalientes to survey
the city together and to
meet with the Christians
there. Our first year is
flying by and we are all
excited to be proficient
enough in Spanish to be-
gin this next phase of the
work. We feel very fortu-
nate to have had this year
to focus on these things,
and we have made great
progress towards our
goals already!

Día de Los Muertos

One of the biggest cul- gether to pray for, honor, and partake in the meals.
tural differences be- and remember those who The families then eat the
tween the United States have died. There are many ofrendas, but believe it now
and Mexico lies in Mex- ofrendas (offerings) given lacks any nutritional value.
ico’s observance of the to the dead often with toys All of the public schools
Day of the Dead. for children, alcohol for and government offices
Unlike Halloween adults, and foods that the have an ofrenda on display
(which also has very deceased enjoyed. Many as this tradition is seen as
dark tones in Mexico), believe that the souls of the very important to the Mexi-
the Day of the Dead is a dead actually return can heritage and can be
chance for families and (attracted by orange mari- traced back to its indige-
friends to gather to- golds) to hear the prayers nous roots.

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