Busy Summer Ahead

Our first year of training at To Every Tribe’s Center for Pioneer Church Planting (CPCP) is almost finished. The last ten months have gone by very quickly as we have been busy training for the field. This year of theology training has been very beneficial. We have walked all the way through the Bible, looking at the redemptive story line which is evident from Genesis to Revelation. I (Jeremy) have spent 59 days out of the country in either Mexico or Papua, New Guinea, experiencing cross-cultural ministry, and I was also able to assist with some pastoral training classes in Papua, New Guinea. Kandy and the kids have been to Mexico with me twice and Sam has been two more times beyond that. All of this has only been possible because of those whom God has raised up to partner with us through both prayer and finances. Thank you for your investment in our family and ministry.

We will be traveling constantly over the next four months, so please be in prayer for us. Our travel schedule is below:

Depart for Birmingham- June 8th

Over the summer, we will be visiting with several churches in Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Dothan, and Atlanta. We hope to see many of you during these visits, share some stories from the past year, talk about the plans we are making for the future, and find out how God has been working in your lives over these last few months.

Holy Bible School

Haiti July 7-July 28

The whole family will be spending three weeks in Haiti working with Elise Cadet at the Holy Bible Church and School in Petite Rivierre des Bayonnaise, outside of Gonaive, Haiti. During our time in Haiti a team from our home church, Gardendale First Baptist (GFBC), will spend a week with us. Several guys from GFBC have been participating in training sessions on 2nd Timothy with me via video conference for the past six weeks. We will be teaching this material to local pastors in Petite Rivierre.

New Apartment Building at To Every Tribe

Return to Los Fresnos August 8

Following our return from Haiti, we will be in Birmingham for two weeks, then we will drive back to Los Fresnos, Texas, where we will move from our rental house to an apartment on campus.

Jeremy and the Sisson Family in March

Papua, New Guinea August 25- September 28

After two weeks in Los Fresnos, the whole family will depart for Papua, New Guinea, where we will spend one month living and working with the Sissons outside of Goroka. Sam and I hope to accompany Alex on a scouting trip into an unreached area to do research on potential locations for future ministry.

Fall 2012- Spring 2013

After returning from Papua, New Guinea, we will be diving headfirst into our final year of school. A few of the classes we will be attending next year include: church planting, contextualization, cross-cultural mission, storying to oral cultures, dependency, and more theology classes. We will also travel to Mexico once a month, continuing to minister in the village where we have formed so many friendships.

Thank you in advance for your prayers and continued financial support. This past year has not been easy, but God has shown himself faithful regardless of any circumstances in which we have found ourselves. We know that these months have prepared us a little more for life on the field, and we look forward to whatever the Lord has planned for our future.

A friend shared this hymn with us a few weeks ago, and it has really spoken to us. We hope it will also speak to you.

“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.” Jude 1:24-25

Sanders Party of Five

The latest from Goroka, Papua New Guinea