Tim Simmons Family
New Ministry While we are learning Spanish and searching for where we will serve long-term, we are helping in a church plant in an area called Piedras Blancas. In September, I felt that our Spanish had improved to where we were ready to tak [...]
Children's Day The second Sunday of August is known as "Children's Day" in Uruguay. It is a day that the children here look forward to because they receive gifts and candy. Some toys were donated to the pastor's wife, and Christa bought som [...]
We hope you all are having a nice summer. The U.S. Embassy here in Uruguay did a fireworks display on July 4th, so we decided to go. I told our seven-year-old Ethan, "Aren't you thankful for America?" He responded, "Yeah, they have better p [...]
Visiting a Family We were contacted by a man named Gustavo in the U.S. who found out that we are missionaries in Uruguay. He said that he is from Uruguay and still has family here. He said his family didn't have a church to go to, so he ask [...]
We trust you are doing well. Many of you are beginning to think about summer and all that goes with that. It's an exciting time of year, with graduations and weddings going on! We are in the middle of fall here, with winter beginning on Jun [...]
"We're with a Baptist church," I replied hesitantly, expecting her not to be interested any longer. Our family was inviting people to church, and I had just given a lady an invitation, when she asked me that question. With an inquisitive lo [...]
Ethan, Our Oldest, Trusted Christ! There was a good group of children in church on March 6, including several visitors. An invitation was given for those who were not sure about their salvation to be able to hear about it in a separate room [...]
We know that many of you are probably looking forward to spring coming soon. Summer is coming to an end here in Uruguay, with children here starting their next school year in March. Our family has been blessed to have an extended warm seaso [...]
We are in the middle of summer here in Uruguay. In January, we had some extreme weather. We experienced the hottest day in the past 60 years, with temperatures reaching 111ºF! A missionary family in the northern part of the country told us [...]
We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving. We have so much to thank God for! An Atheist cannot be truly thankful like a Christian, because thankfulness requires Someone to receive our thanks (God). Although Thanksgiving is not celebrated here, [...]
