02 | October | 2014 | Stoking The Fires

The seasons are changing, the leaves are turning, and we are about to start our 15 states in 8-week tour. It is crazy to think that this will be our last fall for many years. Papua New Guinea pretty much stays green all year with mud everywhere. We will not miss the cold 🙂 but we will miss the autumn skyline as the sun sets, the serenity of the snow before anyone walks on it, and the effervescence of spring as the flowers begin to bloom.

The Lord has been gracious and has provided us with over 55% or our required monthly support in just about a year. Yes, we have been doing this phase of life for about a year. We plan on leaving in January; we need just 20% more to get the official green light. We sent off our paper work this week and we started compiling all of our possession and labeling them. We started researching items we still need to purchase and the start-up costs for everything next year. It is quite a bit but we know God is Faithful and will provide. We are trusting in Gods timing and pray that we can leave and answer the call of those who are lost and dying, going to a Christ-less eternity.

Tentatively, we are planning on leaving January 20^th 2015 if we get the green light, we will keep everyone posted. If so, we plan to have a commissioning/ordination service at Harvest Baptist Church, PA on January 11^th, and we will plan to also have a “send-off” service on January 4^th in New Jersey. All of this is a tentative thing and we are waiting to get the official “go-ahead”, but we wanted to get the dates out there for you so you can plan.

Please pray as we present in many different contexts in the next couple of weeks. We will be presenting our ministry to several churches, teach the importance of literacy to an English class, preach on several topics like: missions, unity, sending, perspective on giving, and much more. So pray we can be effective and communicate clearly, while showing the need and enlightening more people into missions in unreached people groups. Pray for our safety while traveling and also pray for the remainder of our support. Thank you, we covet your prayers.

~Love, Seth and Nicole Stokes (your feet).

P.S. We posted a video on our site under the “Video” tab, it is a 4-minute video that is intended to give new people a sketch of who we are and where God is leading us. It is also a tool for people to share with others about ministry. Enjoy!