Almost Home!

It’s hard to believe that we will leave Nigeria in less than a week! Things are going well with wrapping up our duties and getting ready to depart. We have had the pleasure of spending time with a lot of our close friends over the last few days. Some of the things we are looking forward to most are having our friends the Chinke’s over for dinner tonight and hosting a goodbye lunch for the members of BRiCC. We also have the opportunity to share a meal with a young M* couple during Ramadan (a month of fasting from food and WATER during daylight hours beginning this week). Please pray that God will give us the opportunity to share his love with them as they pray and spend time seeking truth and guidance during this demanding fast!  

The women’s health program ended well on Monday and we were able to celebrate with the ladies afterwards. We shared sodas and Katie made them Snickerdoodles (which they all agreed were too sweet:) It was so such an honor for Katie to pass out group photos and graduation certificates to such attentive and enthusiastic students. We know many of them are already sharing the information they learned with their friends. Programs like this have a major impact on the community via word of mouth and we are so thankful that God allowed us to complete the program!  

 

BRiCC's Women's Health Class

Yesterday Katie had the opportunity to give a child safety presentation to the teachers at BRiCC and some community members. It was amazing to see how God used her training as a crisis pregnancy counselor and information she gathered from helping to update SIM’s child safety policy to bring awareness to this growing problem. The teachers were very attentive and interactive as they discussed issues they have noticed in their own work and ways to make sure children are safe a BRiCC. Praise God for our M* friend, the dedicated education coordinator who goes out of his way to make sure things run smoothly in the education department and BRiCC promotes good standards in the community.  

 

Child Safety Training at BRiCC

We are so blessed to be a part of what BRiCC is doing and it’s hard to imagine leaving and not knowing if God will call us back to Nigeria. Please continue to pray that he will reveal his plan for us. Also pray for our health and safety as we travel home. Jeremy was seriously sick last week and now has a cold. Please pray for his health as we say goodbye to our friends and begin our long trip home.

Thank you for your prayers and support. We can’t wait to see you! 

Jeremy dancing for joy that we are coming home soon!