A Nigerian Student, Who Received The Second-Highest Score in The Nation for Pre-University Admission Test, Get Added to God’s Family

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 Andrew Smellie – Lead Evangelist of Lagos: Greetings from Nigeria! On behalf of the Lagos Church, we wish to send our love and congratulations to the City of Angels Church on celebrating your 10th Anniversary! It was a privilege to be sent out on the Lagos Mission Team from Los Angeles in May of last year, and we look forward to celebrating the First Anniversary of the Lagos Church this June 25th!

Less than a year ago at the Send Off of the Lagos
Mission Team, Andrew dreamed of baptizing
Nigerian young men like Wilfred!

God has blessed our efforts since our return from being separated from the Lagos Church due to visa challenges for almost three months – from January to March! That said, in the last 10 weeks, God has blessed us with 16 additions: 13 baptisms, as well as 2 place memberships and 1 restoration all from the ICOC! We now have 75 disciples in the Lagos Church!


Faith (center) was baptized by her husband
LordWilson and Chinyere!

The additions have come from every ministry within the church: two teens, including the teenage daughter of our Shepherd-in-Training Couple – the Atkinfenwas; three campus students, including a brother who received the second-highest score in Nigeria for his Pre-University Admissions Test; five marrieds, including a former ministry couple from the ICOC; and finally six singles who range from accountants to IT professionals!


Bolaji & Chinyere Atkinfenwa celebrated baptizing
their teen daughter Abigail!

In addition, after compiling a literal mountain of documentation and enduring many fees, we have FINALLY received our CERPAC Authorization (Combined Expatriate Residence Permit Alien Card)! This enables us to travel to and from Lagos without any hindrance as official American expatriates in Nigeria! 2017 GLC in Manila here we come! Patrique & I are overjoyed to witness our dear sister, Ariel Hazelton, be appointed as the first “home-grown” Women’s Ministry Leader on the African Continent since arriving in Lagos! Like Timothy to Paul, Ariel has shined for the Lord by Patrique’s side in three churches, from NYC to LA and now Lagos!


The ever-growing Marrieds Ministry in Lagos!

Lastly, thank you for helping to build our Nigeria Homecoming List of 28 Nigerian National Disciples: Nchedolisa Anammah – Boston, Samuel Andrews – Boston, Simon Guteng – DC, Karen Guteng – DC, Simon Guteng Jr. – DC, Naomi Guteng – DC, Ruth Guteng – DC, Afan Nyan – DC, Isaiah Okiemen – DC, Ada Anammah – DC, Lota Ebube – DC, Blessing Ndukwe – DC, Collins Madikaegbu – DC, Oluwasanmi Makanjuola – DC, Olajide Olagunju – DC, Aihanuwa Okundaye – LA, Deborah Durodula – LA, Deji Aregbe – London, Gbemisola (Helen) Ademeso – Manila, Fisayomi (Josephine) Abiodun – Manila, Oluwajoba Akinyemi – NYC, Hammad (David) Adebisi – NYC, Hope Gbarayor – NYC, Taiwo Oladele – NYC, Osagie (Kenn) Igbinosa – NYC, Praise Ukpong – Sydney, Emmanuel Ekwensi – Sydney, and Isaiah Famurewa – Toronto! Even if only half of these amazing Nigerian Disciples could return to help save their people, like Iggy Odighizuwa our very fruitful Campus Minister, it would dramatically escalate the speed of the multiplication of disciples in Lagos, and in turn, all Africa! Pray for God to move in the hearts of each one of these incredible disciples!


As Iggy’s Grandfather in the Faith, Kip is very proud
of him as Iggy has set an example for all Nigerian
Disciples to return to Nigeria
to save their people!