posted by Howard
June 15, 2008 on 5:39 am | In letters | Comments Off
Thanks Dear and Faithful Supporters for all you mean to me!
We have a Big SIMCO (SIM Candidate Orientation) class coming July 5 – 26,
so we need YOUR prayers! Looks like we will have 50 adults and 36 children!!
We do PRAISE the Lord for all these folk who have a desire to serve HIM around the world!
Pray that the Lord will direct each one into fruitful ministry as they focus on God, and His leading in their lives.
PRAY for all our preparation before they arrive!
The 36 kids range in age from 9 months to 19 years!
While the parents are in the SIM Orientation classes, we have a busy program for the children! (SIMCO KIDS is like a 3 week - 9 to 5 – DVBS!!!) J
PRAISE the Lord for the new (to us) SIMKids House! We are so glad and thankful to have the 4 class rooms, as well as extra space, for all the different projects and varied ages of kids coming to SIMCO Kids.
Pray we will be able to help prepare them, for the changes and adjustments that lie ahead for their families, as they go into missionary service.
Pray for good health for all. We had a lot of sickness during our Spring SIMCO. (Not kids then, but our helpers!!) It meant much schedule juggling…
As has been said – “we don’t pray for the ministry, PRAYER IS the MINISTRY”!!
So thanks for your part in what God is doing in lives around the world.
It is a real privilege to serve the King of Kings!
Serving Him with you,
Liz Howard
SIM College MK Care Facilitator
“SIM is a community of God’s people who delight to worship Him and are
passionate about the Gospel, seeking to fulfill the mission of Jesus Christ in the world.”
posted by Howard
April 14, 2008 on 5:03 pm | In letters | No Comments
Dear Family and Faithful Supporters,
So sorry I didn’t get a letter off to you before SIMCO (SIM Candidate Orientation) February 23 - March 15 as we were busy moving into our new SIMKids House! I told you in my last letter that I would tell you about this SPECIAL home that was donated by the Moss family to SIM and moved down the street and on to our SIM USA property!!
Picture 1: This is how the house looked once it was placed on the lot after the site was cleared. It was moved by a huge truck and trailer. After the house was in the right position, the foundation and basement had to be constructed underneath. It was like watching giant legos being built up. 
Picture 2 : This is a rear view of the house. The size was nearly doubled by constructing the basement underneath. The big news is that on February 25 Helen Inman, Ruth Gibbs and I welcomed nine school-aged kids to the SIMKids House for SIMCO. Care for ten younger children was in the Residence and Lodge SIMKids Playroom.Thanks to the hard work of our SIM crew and many volunteers, the house is on a full basement which will be used for recreational activities. The main level of the house has four classrooms, a library, kitchen/craft room, and two restrooms. The hallway is wide enough for small group meetings and we imagine many special activities on both the front and back porches.
The third floor contains space for our 3 MK Care team offices, a small conference and play area for visiting MKs. Best of all, there are lots of closets and places to store teaching materials and curios !
On March 10, 2008 the Moss family and SIM USA Board Members shared a time of refreshments and seeing the house. Afterwards, the Moss family, SIMCO participants, and many SIMers gathered on the lawn for the dedication of the SIMKids House.
Joe Moss told us that his grandmother called their home “Shady Rest” and hosted “an untold number of mission meetings, picnics, and dinners in this house, so I think she would be very happy to see it being used by SIM as it is now to help spread the Word.”
Helen, Ruth and I have slowly adjusted to our new offices and can find most of our supplies now!! 
We look forward to being more organized when our July 5-26 SIMCO takes place!!
SO THANKS for praying for me (even when you are not sure what I am up to!!)Continue to pray for our MKs around the world, especially the college kids .
We have 24 SIM kids graduating from 21 different colleges this spring. They will be looking for jobs and where God wants them next! Important and big questions to find answers for!! (Can you remember when you were 21?? and things are SO different now…)
We do PRAISE the Lord for many answers to prayer. This SIMKids house has been a big need in our MK ministry.
We are also most grateful for the many volunteers who helped our SIM crew with all the construction, renovations, and painting ETC….
And I Praise and Thank the Lord for YOU also and your faithful prayers, love and support. Some of you have been part of the team for the more than 43 years I’ve had the privilege of serving the Lord through SIM!! I am most grateful!My love and thanks,Elizabeth Howard
SIMUSA College MK Care Facilitator