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Tim Birthday 12/19
Christa Birthday 07/08
Tim & Christa Wedding Anniversary 12/14
Ethan Birthday 10/17
Evan Birthday 08/08

Tim’s Testimony

I grew up in a Christian home, and my dad is a pastor. When I was three, my mom showed me how to go to Heaven, and I prayed to trust in Jesus for Heaven.  I can remember going out soul winning and inviting people to church on a weekly basis with my dad from a young age.

When I was 15, I went with my dad to a pastors’ conference. During a Wednesday evening service on March 22, 2006, I surrendered to go into full-time ministry. I surrendered to do whatever the Lord wanted me to do with my life. I wasn’t sure what it would be, but I decided to be yielded to whatever He wanted me to do. In the fall of that same year, the Christian school I went to was having a missions conference. The Holy Spirit got a hold of my heart at the conference, and I surrendered to go to the mission field.

I started at Hyles-Anderson College in the fall of 2010 and finished with a missions degree in 2014. In the first week of my sophomore year, Pastor Rick Finley came and preached a salvation message. I had been struggling with doubts about my salvation. That night I trusted in Christ and got the assurance of my salvation on September 1, 2011.

I met Christa the first week of college on a bus route. We dated throughout our college time, and in December of my senior year, we were married. Ethan was born the following October, and Evan Was born in August of 2016.

After getting counsel, I decided not to go right into deputation from college.  I did an internship at First Baptist Church with FBMI and Keith Cowling, which I completed in May of 2017. As I was nearing the completion of the internship, I started praying about where we should go as missionaries. The Lord directed my heart specifically to the need in Uruguay. After my family took a three-week trip there in the fall of 2017, the Lord’s leading was confirmed in our hearts.

Christa’s Testimony

I grew up in a Christian home. I am the third of seven children. I was the first child born after my parents accepted Christ as their personal Saviour. For that, I am named after their faith in Christ—Christa Faith. I was three when I first heard the Gospel. Honestly I don’t remember much except that when my father came home from work that day, I ran up to him and jumped in his arms saying, “Daddy! I got saved today!” I don’t remember praying or any of the other details, although my mom does, as she was there.

I do know I became a soul winner at the age of five, when my mom would take me out on the streets and hand out tracts and give the Gospel clearly to other people. My parents had our whole family become part of the Bus Ministry; my father faithfully drove the bus to pick kids up for church.

However, at the age of eleven, our lives changed drastically. My mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease with no cure. My mom was told that soon she wouldn’t be able to operate as a normal person and would most likely be put in a nursing home, as the demands of life would be too much to handle, especially with little kids in the house. My siblings and I no longer could be homeschooled, as every little thing could trigger an attack and leave her bedridden. We were put into a new school, where we had to learn a new way to live and act. As hard as that was, being put into a place where I wasn’t completely liked or accepted was harder still. It was a lot to put on the mind of a young eleven-year-old girl.

I also became a teacher for our Bus Ministry, as the teacher I was helping came down with cancer. Our program director on our bus left, and my father said it was now my job. At eleven, I was now in charge of the five-year-old department and a program director for our bus! Not only had my life changed in my family and my schooling, but now I was teaching and leading others! I remember crying at night after tough days and asking God if He really cared. I struggled with wondering if God really cared and if He was real, then why wasn’t He helping me?

I began to doubt everything I was taught. I wouldn’t say it out loud to anyone, as I was someone people were starting to see as a leader. It became something I would internally debate and question . . . until one Wednesday evening service. My pastor started preaching a Bible study on the parable of the ten virgins. Five were ready when the bridegroom came, and five were not. I don’t remember anything else during that sermon except that all of my doubts were suddenly exposed. I felt the conviction of the Holy Spirit saying, “Are you ready? If Jesus came right now, would you be accepted?” As soon as the invitation time came, I went to my mother and told her I needed to be saved. Taking her Bible, she once again gave me the Gospel, and I settled my salvation!

I can’t say all of our problems disappeared. In fact, I was soon given even more responsibilities, and it was several years later before we could find out what actually triggered my mother’s MS attacks. I can’t say life was easy, but I can say I saw God work so many miracles. God became so very real to me personally. Ministry and church work became my desire. I knew God wanted me to give my life to serve Him. I knew He would one day send me away to another country as a missionary. Everything became focusing on how I could one day serve in a different field, a different country. It is something I have continued all these years later, and it’s my greatest honor to serve such a wonderful God!

Faith Baptist Church
8519 S. 13th St.
Oak Creek, WI 53154
(414)301-931
faithbaptistmilw.org

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(419) 370-8207
Tim Simmons
8519 S. 13th St.
Oak Creek, Wisconsin 53154
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tim.simmons@fbmi.org

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  • Tim and Christa Simmons Prayer Letter: Outreach Efforts and Evangelism CampaignTwo Souls Saved!

    Even though many of our people are still young Christians, we are trying to promote the importance of evangelism. I plan to do an evangelism class soon to teach how to explain the Gospel. Many of our people pass out tracts during the week. Five people came out soul winning in January for church-wide soul winning. We went to a park that was full of people on a Saturday afternoon. Many people accepted the tracts and were willing to talk. Andrew and I were able to talk with several people. We then met Walter, a 69-year-old man who has had a rough life. He allowed me to show him the Gospel and then gladly trusted in Christ! On the last Sunday of January, Daniel invited his Venezuelan coworker Luis to church. Knowing that Luis was unsaved, I tried to sprinkle in the Gospel throughout the message before inviting people to trust Christ at the invitation. Afterwards, he told me he wanted to trust Christ. I had the opportunity to lead him to the Lord! We then started discipleship the following week.

    Outreach Efforts

    Christa was able to witness to a taxi driver named Diago. After being given the Gospel, he said he wasn’t ready to commit to Christ but maybe another time. Please pray for Diago’s salvation. Another taxi driver named Edward was also witnessed to. He had lived in the U.S. for 12 years, so he was excited to speak English. He used to go to church, but now he says he only wants to believe in Jesus, but not go to church. However, after exchanging phone information, he said he would come visit the church one of these Sundays when he was free. Please pray for Edward and for his salvation, as he did not give a clear testimony of his belief. Christa is also continuing her Spanish conversation class on Tuesdays. It has been a good way to develop relationships with the goal of presenting the Gospel. We know of several people who are looking for a good church.

    Evangelism Campaign

    A team of 9 people will be with us in Uruguay from February 5 – April 1. Their goal is to help us reach lost souls and disciple the saved. Lord willing, this will help us to be able to move into a building. We know Uruguay is a very hard country when it comes to the Gospel, but we are praying for the Lord to open hearts and bring revival. Please pray with us that many souls with be saved as a result of this campaign. We desire that God will be glorified in all that we do. Please pray that our church people will love and care for this team. Please pray that our people will have a passion for lost souls. Please pray for the safety and health of this team.

    Thank you for continuing to give and pray! We love you all so much.

    Your missionaries to Uruguay,

    Tim, Christa, Ethan, Evan, Emmalynn, and Elizabeth Simmons

    Published On: February 8th, 2025Tags: ,

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