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Here are the pictures from our Pinot’s Palette and Spaghetti Dinner. We loved sharing how God has used our family the past 3.5 years and how he is going to use us again for the next 2 year term. If you missed either one of these events it’s OK. Next week starting on Monday we are going to play one video everyday in the same order we showed them at the Dinner. Cason’s video on traveling to Egbe will debut first on Monday. As you receive the videos, don’t forget to click play and take a few minutes each day to catch up. The idea is to give you the visual of the past 3.5 years in Egbe, Nigeria and then to the future for Miles In Missions in Jos 2017-2019
We still need to raise support for our next two year term in Nigeria. We need anyone and everyone to consider supporting our ministry in Nigeria on a monthly basis. Our family wants to board the plane to Nigeria on July 23rd but we cannot do it without more monthly supporters. Click here Miles In Missions to sign up for $10, $20, $40, $60, $100, $200, $500…whatever you feel led will help us get that much closer.
Also if you have a women’s group, men’s group or a Bible study that would be interested in hearing more about our ministry, we would love to share. Please let us know by emailing me at patrice@milesinmissions.com.
It is soooo weird;
To greet people with a smile and good morning and they look at you like your crazy.
To not take off your shoes every time you enter someone’s house.
Getting books for free at a library!
Reserve your seat as space is limited at our upcoming event at Pinot’s Palette on Tuesday May 16th 6-8pm. We are so excited to have fun with you. For only $35 you can come and paint with us while helping raise money for our ministries in Nigeria. You will also be blessed with some pictures and videos of our time in Nigeria. Sign up now as space is limited! 
Last week was a busy week but God showed up and showed off. We were able to attend all our send forths, pack the rest of our house, and participate in Emma and Tofunmi’s wedding. Sunday morning, we headed out with dogs in tow and with the blessing of all our friends and missionary family. Seven hours later, when we finally arrived in Abuja, Tuck had only vomited seven times and Bingo only two times as we traveled….HAHA!
Our time in the U.S. for home assignment will be just like last time. A lot of traveling, doctor’s appointments, dentist appointment, dinners, events, and trying to catch up with everyone we love. We always want to see everyone but seem to not be able to do it all. We will arrive May 1st and plan to return back to Nigeria on July 24th for the kids to start their new school at Hillcrest on August 9th.
I am excited to get to attend CAFO, Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit in Nashville on May 3 & 4th. After that we will stay in Louisville for the month of May before heading to Bluffton SC to meet with some of our supporters. After Bluffton we head to Charlotte for SIM debriefing and then off to Porter Ranch, CA. In Porter Ranch, we have been asked to help as camp counselors for a high school camp that my brother leads. Then we are back to Louisville for only a few weeks in July and then back to Nigeria.
In 2013 our family asked for prayer partners to pray for our transition to Nigeria. We had 333 people ask to be on this list. Over the past 3.5 years I have used this email list only once.
This time of waiting really opened my eye to how blessed I am to have such a support group of people from all different walks of life. It also opened my eyes to how little I request prayer from my prayer partners. I could write a book bigger than the encyclopedia on the challenges and blessings my family has faced over the past 3.5 years in Nigeria. Why haven’t I reached out to all of you more? Pride? Wanting to do it myself? Scared people will know how weak I really am and how much I lack at this whole missionary thing? I don’t know….
What I do know is that my recent request for prayer was such an encouraging day, even though God did not answer my prayer the way I wanted. I felt supported, lifted up and encouraged by so many. I want to do better at involving you in my challenges, obstacles, battles, praises and more. I am starting a private mailchimp PRAYER WARRIOR email list. I plan to send out a quick email regularly to just ask for prayer and/or praises. If you would love to pray I would love to share.
Comfort, what is that? The dictionary says, “a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint”. I think comfort is different for every person. For some it might be a comfortable bed at night, for others it might be a favorite food or maybe a pair of comfy house shoes on a cold morning. It is so easy to find comfort in things. But what happens when they are taken away or you loose them? I crave them! I wish I had never had a Temperpedic bed. I wish I had never tasted hot Krispie Kreme doughnuts. I wish I had never owned a pair of plush soft house shoes. If I had never experienced these things then I would never have known the comfort they brought me and then I wouldn’t crave them.
Temporarily we are satisfied but eventually the Temperpedic bed isn’t good enough and I need the latest version. The Krispie Kreme doughnuts are getting smaller and they weren’t hot last time. Oh and those plush house shoes are so worn out now and I can’t seem to find a pair like them again. So have you come to the realization that you are never going to be satisfied with any worldly thing? If so, how has this affected your life? What are you doing to find satisfaction in this temporary home called Earth? I would love to hear from you!
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