We are getting ready to start trip 1 of 2… This coming Monday we will rent a box truck, pack it up, and then drive it to Philadelphia (our friends warehouse-where the container will be loaded) on Tuesday to unload. Some of our larger items like our solar system have already been shipped to the warehouse. This is a busy yet exciting time; we are making people aware of this because of our donation list and registries. IF you were interested in participating in this, could you bring those larger items to our home church by this Sunday, April 2, that would help us out tremendously! We would like to take a regular truck on the second and final trip when we go in three weeks with all of the other miscellaneous items we will receive.
We want to say thank you to you all! So many of you have already purchased things from our registries and we are amazed and humbled by your love that you have lavished on us. Thank you!
Thank you for the gifts!
Ladies Conference
We have the bulk of our insurances in process, taxes finalized (whew!), paperwork being chipped away, visa process underway, knocking out one computer job after another, solar system taken care of, our house is drawn-up and being looked at by a professional, and the container will be shipped out on April 21st… needless to say things are a goin’… We still speak regularly. Nicole did an amazing job at our home church’ ladies conference, and we still have several other speaking engagements. Nicole speaks at a ladies tea next weekend and we share at three more churches plus a handful of other times at our home church in various Sunday school classes. We are also squeezing in some family time. Life is like standing on a balance beam; while juggling at night, in a rain storm, but God is gracious and supplying enough strength for each day. But to be honest, we are feeling rather worn out and stressed. Thank you for your prayers! Please continue to pray for us to be able to get some rest and recovery before going back.
Your feet to the unreached, Seth and Nicole Stokes.
Stoking The Fires 
Dear Seth and Nicole,
By God’s grace and mercy and hard work, you seem to be about to enter on your missionary journey.
Please know that my prayers and support are with you. Thanks for the wonderful memories and talks!
A grateful soul and beloved brother.
Louis
Loved your “balance beam” vision…it gives good perspective to what you are going through and will need to continue to do as you get ready to depart. PRAYING….with LOVE!