It's Time

So this month is busy and exciting!  We officially sent out our support letters yesterday!  Praise the Lord!  We are also going to be getting everything in order to apply for our visas.  So Lord willing we will be able to actually apply this month.  We are also doing a garage sale at the Thompson's house in a couple weeks to get rid of the rest of our stuff.  And last, but not least, we are moving in with the Thompson's at the end of the month and waiting until God has us move to LONDON!  :)  We are so excited to see things moving along.  We are excited to see how God will guide our steps and move us in ways that are most likely going to be unexpected.  How thankful are we that we serve a faithful God!  Please pray that through every step, He is exalted and He is glorified!

Support Letter

To our dear friends and family:

We are writing this letter to you in order to share what the Lord has been and is continuing to do in our lives. We want to humbly tell you how the Lord is calling and directing us to live, serve, and worship Him in the city of London, England.

The Lord called us in 2007 to move and serve in the city of Stockton as well as get involved in various ministries at our church Reality. We feel this time has been a sweet and necessary season of growth in the Lord and a wonderful opportunity to prepare us for the mission field. We are truly humbled by this calling, so we thank the Lord that 1 Corinthians 1:26-27 tells us “For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty”.

This last summer the Lord put London on our hearts. We didn’t know what that meant for us personally, but through prayer and scripture He revealed piece by piece that we are called to move and serve the people of London. The Lord already called a sweet couple named Mark and Lizzie Dyrud to start a Reality there. An opportunity opened in November for us to visit them in England. We had a wonderful time of prayer and “spying out the land”. God is so gracious and burdened us for the people of that city and knit our hearts with Mark and Lizzie. God was answering our prayers. He is so faithful. We came home from that trip a week later knowing we were to start taking steps to follow Him in this call. “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God” (Hebrews 11:8-10). We believe that when the Lord calls He is faithful to deliver.

At this point as we are taking steps we feel we are to be ready and waiting. And as uncomfortable as it is we are selling all of our belongings to be free to move the minute He says, “now is the time”. We are extremely excited to come alongside Mark and Lizzie and minister to a country that has quickly turned away from their love of Jesus Christ. They have turned into a place that is blinded and bombarded by world religions, paganism and post-Christian beliefs. We want to see Jesus Christ exalted and the gospel preached! We want to see a city that was once so passionate for Jesus and where Christianity thrived to be turned back and have their eyes opened to the Savior of the world. “Sing to the LORD, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised; He is also to be feared above all gods” (1 Chronicles 16:23-25).

In closing we ask that you would prayerfully consider becoming a part of this work in the great city of London. A sender and supporter are just as important as the missionary being sent. Just as Nehemiah 3 shows us how the children of Israel had many different roles in rebuilding the wall in Jerusalem, so do we have many roles as one body of Christ. Some are called to be sent out and others are called to pray and support. So the following is a list of our areas of need:

First and foremost is PRAYER: The foundation of our mission has been bathed in prayer and will continue to be. We need prayer!

FINANCIAL SUPPORT: As the Lord prompts you to assist in the expenses of daily living and being in full time ministry. Christian will be unable to work on a missionary visa.

ENCOURAGEMENT: As we are battling, there will be a huge need for encouragement through the body. This can be as simple as a phone call, letter or email. All would be extremely appreciated!

As we continue to take steps of faith by following His leading to England, we ask that you would stand with us in prayer!

Love,
CHRISTIAN, MICHELLE AND TRENT SIMAS AND BABY HOPE ON THE WAY ☺

Our website: http://www.prayforlondon.blogspot.com/
Our email: ukmissions@realitystockton.com
Reality’s website: http://www.realitystockton.com

Financial Support (tax deductible) Make checks payable to:
Reality Stockton
Memo: Christian and Michelle Simas
4933 West Lane
Stockton, CA 95210