We have another wonderful contributor to introduce to you.
All those Tasty Tuesday recipes comes from this lovely lady...
Please meet Patty.
If
you would have asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have told
you, "Anything but a missionary!" I had lots of ideas about life, but that
wasn't one of them.
I ran hard and fought
harder against this call as a young teen, but finally gave up, telling God that
I would be "miserable but obedient."
When I surrendered,
God changed all that, and I was soon convinced that I'd be a single missionary
in Africa somewhere working at an orphanage and taking care of 40 little
boys.
For this reason, I
told my mother I didn't need to learn how to cook, clean, sew, or take care of a
home.
God had other
plans....again.
I met my hubby-to-be
at college in Tennessee, but we got to know each other on a school-sponsored
mission trip to Ghana, West Africa. He says he fell in love with me on the trip,
but I think he just likes a good story {wink, wink!}
We got married, hit
the deputation trail, and landed in Africa all within 15 months.
We jumped in with
both feet, living with an African pastor in local housing, six hours from the
nearest American, and a baby on the way.
God has used almost
everything imaginable {and a few I'm sure you couldn't possibly imagine!} to
mold and shape...and pinch and squeeze me into what He wants me to be.
He's not done yet, of
that I am sure, but hopefully I've learned a few things in the last ten years or
so!
I love my life as a
missionary wife and mama, and I can't imagine doing anything else!
I
enjoy sharing my daily adventures at MrsJohninGhana.
Click on the recipe tab to see all of Patty's yummy recipes!
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