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Down the home stretch

October 3, 2011

Hello there everyone. Well as you might expect, the days have been exciting as of late for the Simmons clan. We’ve had about all the moving, packing and planning we can handle, but there’s one more BIG move coming…and it’s coming fast! We’re in the home stretch of our journey towards ministry in Papua New […]

Packing, Planning & Purchasing

August 6, 2011

Melody and I pray all is well in your respective households. We are doing fantastic. We just wanted to give everyone a quick update and let you know about a couple prayer requests. Most of you know that we are now in the final stages of preparation for a ministry in Papua New Guinea with […]

June 29, 2011

Well its been a while since I’ve written and for good reason. We’ve been going non stop for months. As many of you know we finished the Advanced Tech Specialist course in May. The course was extremely beneficial and I learned many skills that will prove invaluable in the remote tribal locations of Papua New […]

“Good” Friday??

April 22, 2011

Ok, so you get to hear from me, Mel. We are being spoiled at Josh’s parents’ home this weekend while we celebrate Easter! This is one of the few times I get blocks of time without the constant “sweet distraction” of my 3 little girls. This morning I was just reminding Sarah (our almost 6 […]

God + Nothing

March 18, 2011

Well gang, its been a long time since I last put pen to paper or finger to key. I’ve struggled to formulate my thoughts on what I wanted to say in this post. I guess the first thing I’d like to say is thank you to all of those who have been with us from […]

The Solid Rock

November 27, 2010

Greetings to all, As many of you know it seems the Lord has decided to redirect my family and I from the path of Missionary Aviation He has had us on for many years. That may and has come as quite a shock to many of you, as it did me several weeks ago when […]

The Air up there!

October 24, 2010

Hello to all our faithful followers! I thought I’d give you an update on the happenings around the Simmons household. First things first, God is Awesome and He never ceases to amaze me! I’ve never seen sunsets like I have here…they’re absolutely mind blowing! Such a great testament to the creativity and majesty of the […]

The Simmons Family moves to the Southwest!!!

October 24, 2010

Hello from sunny southeastern Arizona! Well we finally made it to the New Tribes Mission Aviation Center in McNeal, AZ. We are thrilled to have finally arrived safely after a 3 day cross country trek with a 16 ft. Penske truck and van packed with everything we own, including Mel & I, our three girls, […]

August 13, 2010

Well we finally made it Arizona! Woo Hoo! After 3 days of driving through 5 states we made it to our driveway in McNeal, where New Tribes Missions Aviation is Headquartered, and our first assignment as missionaries. As we drove through the desert, we noticed how green everything was and wondered why. Apparently, it’s […]

This little piggy went…

July 12, 2010

…FAST! Thanks SO MUCH to Jim & Martha Ritchie for hosting what was almost 200 people at our Pig Pickin’ this past Saturday! SO MUCH FUN! With an early start to the day, my hubby and Scott left around 5AM with the pig to begin the big roasting festivities. Tom Rogers and others pitched in […]