Shields International Ministries

10/29/2025

Our October newsletter has been released! Feel free to check it out at the link below!

The summer has officially come to a close here in Michigan and we can see it clearly all around us. The trees have all but changed, the weather is beginning to turn cold, and we are once again transitioning into the holiday season (whether we’re ready for it or not). I finished my first year at th...

09/10/2025

Here’s our end-of-summer newsletter. Sorry for the delay… We’ve been busy! Thank you all for the encouragement! ❤️

We ask the same question every year, holding onto every last ray of sunshine, knowing what’s to come in the winter months ahead. But every year, the few months of good weather seem to fly by faster than before.

08/04/2025

We officially have dates for this year’s mission trip to the Operation Christmas Child facility in Aurora, Illinois and the sign up sheet is posted!

November 30-December 4, 2025.

You can join us as we help package boxes to send across the world and share the love of God with the nations!

Feel free to message me for more information!

06/15/2025

Our ministry update for this month has just been launched! Check it out and see what exciting things are happening this summer!

Summer 2025 is well underway and, while the temperatures here in Michigan have yet to break eighty degrees, we are feeling the heat of the summer rush both at work and in ministry.Life UpdateAs mentioned in our previous update, I started a new job at the Department of Natural Resources the beginning...

03/17/2025

Here’s our most recent newsletter update!

ILife/Ministry UpdateThere is a lot of planning going on in our lives right now - planning mission trips, planning youth events, planning for my next book release. There is also a lot of working as we try to pay off the debt we've incurred due to the flooding of our home and many of the other unexpe...

01/27/2025

Hello, everyone! We are pleased to officially announce the launch of the Go Initiative, a short term mission program we've started in our home church to help provide domestic and international mission opportunities to those in our community. Check out some of our upcoming trips in our newsletter this month! Or visit our website at http://www.siministry.org

Go Initiative

12/27/2024

Our Christmas/New Year Update is here!

December 2024December 2024It goes without saying that this holiday season was unlike any we've ever experienced. I say this in both good ways and bad.From the very beginning of our marriage, we were never able to "settle" the way most people do because we were taking strides in ministry to eventuall...

11/30/2024

A little update on our house situation for those of you who have been asking. We lead our first short term mission team in one week!

House UpdateI apologize for the lack of updates regarding our situation with the house. As you can imagine, things have been a bit chaotic, especially leading up to the holidays.The good news is, our well situation seems to be coming to somewhat of an end. We have hot water and a furnace just in tim...

11/15/2024

We have six spots left!

If anyone is interested in serving at the Operation Christmas Child facility in Aurora, Illinois this December, please let me know as soon as possible and I’ll get the information sent to you. Thanks!

10/29/2024

Our newsletter is a bit heavy this month. We are both grieving and rejoicing on account of this change, so please keep us in your prayers.

Dear friends and supporters in Christ, We want to take this time to thank you for your patience and constant prayer. It has been a difficult season and it has led us to make some difficult decisions regarding the future of our ministry.When we first started ministry, we had high ambitions. We dove h...

10/24/2024

Exciting news! We are leading our very first short term mission trip!

December 8-11, 2024, we will be taking a group of 15 to Aurora, Illinois to help package and send out boxes for Operation Christmas Child.

If you are interested in joining us, we still have spots available. Message us directly for more information!

10/09/2024

We would appreciate prayers in regards to some upcoming changes in our life and ministry. Due to these changes, our newsletter will be a couple of weeks late this month. You can expect it sometime after the 20th off October. Thank you in advance!