Vintage View Vednesday Nigeria 2009

All is going well in Nigeria. I have been writing Mile Markers, but connectivity has been problematic, especially posting pictures. I already had this post ready to go for our normal Wednesday feature so I am adding a little information to the top.

We are super excited to be back in Nigeria. It is great to be reunited with many of our friends. We will see many, many more friends over the next two weeks. We are super blessed to be here. What a wonderful privilege God has given us to be with these people.

Thank you for holding us up in prayer.

Vintage View Vednesday

I scheduled a few Vintage View Vednesday posts with pictures of prior Nigeria trips in case we can not update regularly while we are gone. These pictures are from late November and early December 2009. 

Our 2009 visit was our longest stay in Nigeria. We did a Minister's Conference and Gospel Crusade in Abeokuta and then we did it all over again in Ibadan. We also preached at other churches including our first visit to Bro. Kuye's church in Ibadan, Oyo State.

As I mentioned last week our photography standards have always been pretty loose around here, but I am glad to see they have improved some. I hope you enjoy this Vintage View Vednesday. Please pray for us.

Davy

A trip to the market

This is the roadside vendor where Bro. Shobanke purchased water for us. 

The young lady running the place tried to charge them extra after she spotted us in the van. Bro. Emmanuel refused. He insisted he pay the price he had paid a few days before. She looked at me with a sheepish grin as if to say, "Hey, you can not blame me for trying." 

Nope, young lady, I do not blame you one bit.

Safely In Nigeria

Hey Friends,

This is Odie coming to you from Ohio. I hope your week is going good. I had a wonderful weekend with my family in Hillsboro. I will post more about that later. My cell phone and Wi-Fi signal was spotty all weekend. I was unable to share photos and updates in yesterday’s post. 

This is a quick post to let you know that my parents arrived safely in Nigeria Monday morning/evening. They are 6 hours ahead of Eastern time while there. Thank you so much for joining me in praying for their safety as they traveled to Nigeria!  

I was extremely happy to hear a update. Yesterday I received texts and a voicemail letting me know that they had arrived. Also they were safely with Bro. Shobanke. I know Dad and Mom are glad to be reunited with our friends there in Nigeria. 

Hopefully, Dad will be able to give us updates here along the way. Yesterday Dad was having some connectivity issues with the Wi-Fi at the hotel. If he is unable to successfully post then I will pass on information as I receive it. 

Once again thank you for your prayers and concern! Your continued prayers are much appreciated! Please check back often for news from Nigeria. I will close for now. 

Odie

Weekend Woundup and Weview 11/19/2018

We should probably be in the air by the time this post goes live. Please pray for us. I would love for this trip to go smoothly and we want to be effective in ministry. I know that the Lord can order our steps in Nigeria and I would love to be sensitive to His leading. Thank you.

Week Long Review-Condensed Version

My Mom snapped this picture as we were on the road in front of the house this past Tuesday. They were at the house waiting for us to arrive. They had the heat turned up, the house cleaned and open arms. It was good to be home.

Our first evening home we went to Acapulco with family. My sister Theresa joined us on her Birthday. Her husband Jay was working out of town and was unable to come home for the special day. 

That is what she thought. He did come home. He slipped up behind her and kissed her on the cheek and she hit him thinking he was a stranger. It was hilarious. I wish we had a video of it.

I picked up two of our PA speakers in Nashville on our way through Monday. They were damaged earlier this year and Ben Isaacs helped get the problem diagnosed and repaired. I needed to test them before we left town. The electric was out so I set up the tent revival generator outside and we had great music by candlelight!

This was another trip to Acapulco.

All of our preparation to leave was hindered somewhat by an ice storm, cold temperatures and the electricity being off 32 hours, on two hours and then off two more. We sure appreciate all the repair folks working long hours in the cold so we could have power again.

By midnight Friday night, we were finished enough to go to bed. Saturday we were up early and ready to go.

Here we are ready to pull out on Saturday.

Soon our rush toward Tennessee slowed way down. 

South of Cincinnati it took us 18 minutes to go 1 mile because of construction.

There as an accident on the bridge over the Kentucky River near Richmond, Kentucky. That is when our slow progress came to a screeching halt.

That mile cost us 55 minutes. It took us 8 hours and 13 minutes to travel 328 miles. Wow! That was a long day.

Kelly Jo backed into an empty spot at East Tennessee Luxury Coach. 

Soon we were grabbing our first real meal of the day and checking into a hotel on the grounds of the Knoxville airport.

After a good night's rest we went looking for another good meal that would hold us for a day or two. And we found it! 

We found our gate at the Knoxville airport and it looked deserted. No problem, more room for the fat guy.

And my skinny wife.

I am writing this Sunday as we are getting ready to begin our first flight toward Nigeria. We should be there by Monday evening and in Abeokuta Monday night.

As I mentioned yesterday, I am not sure how much we will be able to post while we are in Nigeria. If we can not post, I will try to keep Odie informed and she can pass on the information here.

Thank you for checking in.

Davy