Jacob & Shay Shipman

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My  wife, Shay, and I are currently on deputation to go to the country of  Germany. We are sent out of Crossroads Baptist Church in 

Gainesville, TX  and our pastor is Bro. Randy Taylor, Jr.. We have now been on the  deputation trail for 1 year and have raised 60% 

of our needed support.  The Lord has been very good to us and we have much to be thankful for.  We are trying to raise our support 

as quickly as possible as the need  for the Gospel in Germany, is great.

I  grew up in the country of Germany and am privileged to be a second  generation missionary. I am fluent in the German language

 but Shay is  learning it now, while traveling on deputation. In order to reach the  German people with the Gospel, it is vital to learn their

 language. Shay  is doing great! 

Germany  has about 83 million people and most of them have never heard the  Gospel of Jesus Christ. Once we arrive on the field, 

we plan to start  out working with my father and his ministry. We then plan to branch out  and start our own work in the Lord’s timing. 

We believe that planting  Indigenous Independent Baptist Churches is essential in carrying out the  great commission on the 

mission field. Our goal is to get to the field by the end of this year. We must reach them before it is eternally too late.