Here we go!

Hooray! We get to go! After much prayer are visas have been issued and we leave for Nigeria on Tuesday. We will be in Kano and in Emi-woro, working with children (my friends!) and giving away about 140 free wheelchairs. Pray for continued peace in Nigeria as well as our safety as we travel to an in country. We are so excited to be going, ready to receive what the Lord would have and ready to serve where he leads.

Travel

You would think that after traveling in Africa I would expect things to
NOT go as planned but I guess I left that when I boarded the plane here.
Our travel plans to and in Nigeria may be changed and hinge on the
events of the next couple of days.
Pray with us for Nigeria- they elected their President last week. Pray
for peace in the country and wisdom for leaders.
Elections can often bring heightened emotions but we know who is is control!
Pray for our team as we prepare to go, and as we wait and seek the Lord
during this time.

Almost There

Three more weeks and I get to go back to Nigeria!

You can support Stephanie in prayer while she
Continues to raise funds

 Travels to Nigeria for the month of May

 Shares Jesus with friends in Nigeria

 Makes decisions about future ministry involvement

 Pray for students
at Hope Academy as they continue to learn from their teachers and from one another  

 You can support Stephanie financially by

Making a monthly or one time donation to WFMC- tax deductible

GO Conference

You're invited to our annual missions conference.
Come hear about Burundi, Sister Connection and what the Lord is doing across the globe!
I'll be sharing during the conference weekend and would love to see you there.
Check it out: http://www.wenfmc.org/GOConference.html

Adjusting

I've been back for 10 days and I amazed at how normal it all feels. But
there are some things that are taking a little getting used to.
Everything is cold....water, ice cubes, outside, my toes! Putting egg
shells down the sink, using tap water to fill the coffee pot, the turn
signal is now on the opposite side of the car (no matter how hard I
push, the windshield wipers won't signal) and internet-all the time-
anytime. I'm really thankful that in a lot of ways this transition has
been easier than I anticipated, it feels normal to be here. If your free
I'd love to see you!

My Family

First Days Back

I went for a walk today and no one yelled Mzungu. Maybe that's because there was no one around! No one. No little kids on the sidewalk, no one selling goods from the side of the road, no one riding their bike and then almost falling off when they do a double take to see the white girl. No one.
Everything else seems quite normal if I don't think about where I was earlier this week. I can go through the day with relative normalcy. If feels natural to sit around the table with my family or stop in to Starbucks or drive around town. But only until I think about my friends, and my weeks prior to this one and my students and my boys in Nigeria. Then it all seems a bit odd that it's 35 degrees outside and I really can have ANYTHING I want to eat and all of these really great people I've been missing for the last year are now around to meet and greet. It seems really odd to walk into a store and not have everyone stare, to not have the random person strike up a conversation and to snuggle under loads of blankets at night.
I think my normal may just have been redefined.