Good Start...

 We had a good start at IBC's youth group sharing about our mission work.  A lot of good questions were asked, and there was a lot of interest in how they can farther help.  We possible have a pledge to help with some of our supply needs.  We have one small group, one children's group, and one church already booked for June and into July. Things are going well!

 Michelle found herself sick this morning.  So ill that she had to miss a day of work, which rarely ever happens.  It appears to be a type of stomach flu.  Navajo Tea and lots of rest are in order for her.  Keep her in prayer...

~ Rob and Michelle Nickles

PS: Big thanks to our Anonymous Donner for the Galaxy Tab 2 and HP Printer.

Speaking begins May 29th!

Our first sharing is this Wednesday, May 29th at IBC's youth group.  We will be sharing with our small group at IBC June 2nd, and the IBC Children later this summer.  Michelle will also be presenting at her parents' church around June , if all goes well.  We have several other churches in the works, too.  This is an exciting, but scary time for us as we step out in faith and begin this phase of our ministry, gathering our team of "Praying Friends", "Giving Friends", "Sending Friends", and "Going Friends".

Be in prayer, our monthly budget appears to be around $3,750 (cost of living, travel, and ministry supplies), with an annual budget of $45,000.  Outside of finances, our current needs are stamps, printer paper, HP 61 ink (black and color), and legal envelops.  We also greatly need to build our team of "Prayer Friends", who pray daily and receive our monthly e-prayer letters.



God bless and thanks again to all who supported us last time out on the mission field!  I know God changes things in every ones lives, so we re-invite everyone to look at where God has you now... to see where you might fit in on this leg of the journey-task!

~ Rob and Michelle Nickles

We head out to friend raise!

We are returning to the Navajo winter 2013-2014 as missionaries partnered with the San Juan Baptist Association, when our support is raised... We start visiting at our own church Immanuel Baptist of Corbin, later this month into early June.  After that, Michelle will be travelling to Kansas for a week to visit family and connect with our churches there.  Then we will expand on through Kentucky and Tennessee.  From there maybe Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, and states in between.

The missionary life is not for everyone.  That first step of faith (no matter how many times one has done it) can be absolutely terrifying.  Depending in God daily for our every need is not easy, but it is a blessing.  We have never been without what we need, and we learn more of what are wants and what are real needs.  While not everyone can live this life, we would not trade it for any other life.

~ The Nickles

So it begins again...

 Rob and I have been resting and refocusing for some time now, and after much thought and prayer are beginning again the journey to return to live among the Navajo. We have been given the green light to begin gathering our team of friends who will "support" (I mean with friendship and prayer first, and support secondly, and as only as the Lord calls.)  We will be partnering with the San Juan Baptist Association and working in places like Farmington and Shiprock.

For us this is an answer to long months of prayer, as to when and how we would be returning to the Navajo Rez.  Now we can begin prepping in earnest: sorting our things, having sales at the flea market, visiting our friends and churches.  This is an exciting and scary place to be: Right at the start of our journey...

~ Rob and Michelle