We have arrived in beautiful Jos, Nigeria!
The journey was smooth and fairly uneventful (Besides Katie picking up a
stomach bug along the way and being sick the first few days in Nigeria.
Thankfully, she is much better now). We have had an amazingly warm reception at
the Niger Creek Compound where we are living in close proximity to the Abts (our
coworkers at BRiCC) and 6 other missionary families. We have had the pleasure
of meeting so many wonderful people and sharing meals with a few of them. So
far we have had orientation on culture, going to the market, finances and
technology in Nigeria.
Next week we will visit BRiCC for the first
time! It was so exciting to meet the core leadership when we arrived and we are
so excited to be a part of that close knit team. Some of the ideas they already
have for us is for Katie to be a part of teaching a prenatal workshop with two
nurses. This would make a huge impact in the Muslim community as death rates
during pregnancy are very high due to little or no prenatal care and lack of
exercise. It has also been suggested that Jeremy could plan a music festival to
get some positive PR for BRiCC. We are so excited to see how these ideas grow
and develop! Please pray that God would show us exactly where He wants us to fit in.
We were so blessed and amazed by our new
home! We are living in a large unit within a Triplex. We were shocked by how
modern and nice it is (it’s even bigger then our first apartment back home).
The biggest surprise for Katie was the washer and drier! Praise God, we don’t
have to hand wash our clothes, but with the electricity out about 75% of the
time since we arrived…never say never! Still, our house and new neighbors have
been such a blessing and we are feeling right at home.
Please
continue to pray that we learn the language and culture quickly and find our
place within what God is already doing in Jos through SIM and so many other
missions and development organizations.
Here are some photos of our new place :)
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| This is our front entrance |
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| In the Living Room with Jeremy's borrowed guitar |
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| Our Bedroom |
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| We were excited to find these beauties! |
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| Our backyard |
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| Basketball courts right outside our front door.... |
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