Our Stories

  • Have I Mentioned This?

    Rob Benson is an executive and corporate coach. He says, “Communicate your core values. If they are really core, they…

  • Significant or Not?

    Significant or Not? A big announcement to me may seem like a small one to you. We have so many…

  • Where Did it Go?

    Financial accountability of ministries is important. That’s why I am taking the next few sentences to report on the funds…

  • Things That Are Given But Never Sold

    Simply Sisters® is not just about Sheila Shields. There’s Rachel (who recently had her first baby – a girl named…

  • An Inmate’s Admission

    He’s been in prison since 2001 and is likely to remain there another 5 years. By his own admission it…

  • We Have the Money to Help Ukraine

    We have money. Not enough to solve all of the problems, but enough to help Ukrainians who are struggling against…

  • You Could Have Said It

    It’s so simple that either you or I could have said it, but someone else beat us to it. Though…

  • The Road Leading Home

    I grew up on a farm in the rolling hills of eastern Iowa. We didn’t own the farm or the…

  • The Yalewane Miracle

    The day will be forever etched in my mind as the day an extraordinary, undeniable, miracle took place in the…

  • Influence is Leadership

    What Happened in Topeka?

    I sensed the Holy Spirit speak to me on April 21, 1990 while driving past an old school building in…

  • A One-Dollar Bill

    A One-Dollar Bill

    The morning after my high school graduation I moved to Minneapolis, MN. Summer classes were set to begin at a…

  • Scarcity and Resourcefulness

    March 2020 Dear Partners & Friends, In Cuba, those who attended Simply Sisters® events ranged from first-time visitors, Christians needing…

  • Places We Can’t Identify

    January 2020 Though we had hoped our daughter-in-law, Blair, would join us on a Simply Sisters® outreach soon, her tragic…

  • Abandoned and Abused – Celebrating “Women’s Day”

    October 2, 2019 Sheila and three other ladies will travel to Mexico City later this week. In cooperation with Operation…

  • Logos University Cohort

    They Can’t Afford to Miss it!

    My sincere thanks to those who have already helped make the upcoming trip to Egypt possible. I remain just $2,000…