Meet the Tollar Family
David, Missy, Andrew, Jim, Samantha
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Brief Bio
Jim and Missy Tollar met in 1992 and were married in July of 1993. Missy was saved as as a young child and always had a desire to serve in missions. Jim, however, was not saved until 2001. But once he came to a knowledge of the truth he had an immediate desire to serve the Lord.
Shortly thereafter, Jim enrolled at Berean Bible Institute and began to serve at Grace Bible Church in Beloit, WI. In 2005 they moved to Slinger, WI so Jim could take more classes at BBI. He and Missy were also able to serve at Falls Bible Church in Menomonee Falls, WI where they learned much about the ministry.
In 2007 Jim was given a chance to go to Kenya on a short term mission trip. From this experience and Missy’s past short term experience in Australia, they knew that the Lord was calling them to Kenya to help the church planting ministries.
Dates
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Jim Missy Samantha David Andrew Anniversary |
April 15 January 6 April 19, 1995 March 30, 1998 March 30, 1998 July 31, 1993 |
Jim & Missy Tollar
Kenya
Preparing for Kenya
Our departure to Kenya is at hand. After almost one year of traveling, our family will be leaving for Kenya on August 23rd. We will move to the port city of Mombasa, which is located on the Indian Ocean. Once there, we will begin Swahili language study and shortly thereafter, begin church planting and minstry work with Pastor Peter Kagwi and his wife Margaret. Please pray for us as a new adventure awaits our family on the continent of Africa.
Email Update- July 2010
Greetings to all our prayer partners:
Less than two months to go before we leave for our new home in Kenya, Africa. It has been very exciting to see the Lord in our lives. When I attended Berean Bible Institute in Slinger, WI we had a homework assignment called “Looking for God.” Pastor Dan Wolgast, who is Dean of Students and an instructor at the school, would have the students write about how God is working in their lives. I have to admit, I was not always faithful in turning in this assignment, but it taught me to always look for God in my life and in the life of my family. With that in mind, I thought I would pick a few topics and show how God is working in our life.
Purchase of plane tickets
Trying to get a family of five to Kenya is quite the daunting task. Questions run through your mind—“What to bring” or “What not to bring” or “How do I pack all of these things into this suitcase?” Generally speaking, when one travels overseas, each person is allowed to bring two-50 pound pieces of luggage besides the carry-on piece of luggage. This would mean our family could bring a total of ten suitcases; not a whole lot when one is moving across the world. While looking on-line for the best airfares to Kenya, I found “Golden Rule Travel.” They help missionaries travel to their countries where they are serving. Not only did we receive a good discount, but we will be able to bring 15 pieces of luggage ( three per person) instead of only ten. Praise the Lord!
Schooling for Samantha, David & Andrew
Since we began deputation last September, we wanted to send our daughter, Samantha, to Rift Valley Academy in Kenya. One small problem, however. She was 33rd on the waiting list. Last week I received an email from Rift Valley Academy and was informed she was now #1 on the waiting list and could sign up for the next school term beginning on August 26th. Again we saw the Lord working things out in His time. We will not be sending David & Andrew to this school as they are still too young, but please pray that we would be able to find schooling for them in Mombasa.
Spiritual Understanding
The Apostle Paul prays for the believers in Ephesians 1:17, 18 that their spiritual understanding would increase. On June 21st I had the opportunity to speak at the 42nd Annual Berean Bible Fellowship Conference in Cedar Lake, IN. The passage I spoke on was Ephesians 4:30-32, not grieving the Holy Spirit. In preparing for this, the Lord spoke to my heart concerning how I (and each believer) is to “put off” the old man and “put on” the new man. What a challenge for all believers as we look to serve the Lord each day. Also what a joy it was to see many of the believers at the conference that we have met throughout the course of this past year.
There are so many other areas that the Lord is working in and there is just not enough space to write about everything He is doing in our lives. The traveling continues, but we no longer have any “extended journeys” before we leave. Our missions training program to Mexico was canceled as the group we were to go with did not have enough people signed up to make it worthwhile. This was a disappointment, but the Lord knows what He is doing .
Please continue to pray for us as we prepare to leave. Also, pray for the above items I wrote about, a vehicle for Kenya, our adjusting to a new way of life, and all the Grace Bible Churches and leaders in Kenya.
In Christ,
The Tollars
(Jim, Missy, Samantha, David & Andrew)