{"id":1648,"date":"2017-08-24T19:49:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T19:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2017-08-24T21:51:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T21:51:40","slug":"tribute-mary-alice-pate-1924-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/tribute-mary-alice-pate-1924-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tribute to Mary Alice Pate (1924-2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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World Missions Ministries extends our love and prayers to the family of Mary Alice Pate at this time. We are grateful to the Lord for her life and faithful ministry. We take peace in the knowledge that she is at home with Jesus.<\/p>\n

“Mary Alice Pate, age 93, passed away on August 21, 2017. Heaven said \u201cEnough!\u201d and called her from our arms to Jesus\u2019 arms. She was born on January 21, 1924 in Rockingham, NC to Abner \u201cAzz\u201d & Leona Jenkins. At the age of twelve, Mary prayed a prayer that would change her life. \u201cLord, I\u2019ll go anywhere and do anything if you\u2019ll save me from my sins.\u201d After graduation from high school, Mary went to Holmes Bible School in Greenville, SC where she met her future husband, Manuel Lamar Pate. After marrying, they prepared to go to Africa as missionaries for the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC).<\/p>\n

On November 2nd, 1956 in New Orleans, LA, Mary, her husband, and two young daughters, Cathy and Lydia, boarded a Lykes Line cargo ship headed for South Africa. After reaching South Africa, their ship sailed up the east coast from Capetown to Durban, where they disembarked on December 4th. In January 1957, they arrived in Zambia, Central Africa to replace the senior missionaries, Rev. and Mrs. Guthrie, while they returned to the States on furlough. After much prayer, in December 1958 they moved to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), Central Africa to pioneer a work. During their first missionary term, they planted and built seven churches in seven years. Where there was no church building, they worshiped in thatch-roof structures, under trees, and in rented buildings. In 1961, Mary and family rejoiced at the birth of son Manuel. Many Sundays, Mary would arise early, bake biscuits, fry chicken, pack the family into Dad\u2019s truck, and head out to rural villages for three to four services. At day\u2019s end, weary but rejoicing, she returned with her family and the skeletal remains of her fried chicken.<\/p>\n

On September 1st, 1972, after a sudden illness, her husband passed away. Stunned and grieving, Mary held her family tightly together, carrying on the missionary work despite having to navigate the increasingly tense political situation in Rhodesia which led to the seven-year war for independence. In 1975, she returned to the States where she completed her Bachelor\u2019s degree in Theology at Southwestern College in Oklahoma City. She also got a job in the prayer tower at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK and prayed with callers from all over the States and the world. In 1985, she returned to the now independent nation of Zimbabwe where she completed a five-year term. After furlough in the States, she returned for a second term, but suffered a cervical spinal cord injury after a fall in the capital city of Harare. Mary was hospitalized in two Zimbabwean hospitals, and then on November 8th, 1991 was airlifted to St. Mary\u2019s Mayo Clinic hospital in Rochester, MN where she underwent surgery and months of intensive therapy, After discharge from the hospital, Mary went to live with her children.<\/p>\n

After missionary retirement, Mary continued her prayer ministry, praying for her family, nursing staff who came to the house, the missionary work, and for anyone in need. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a prayer warrior and loved to read the Bible. With family and friends around her, she delighted in sharing stories of Africa and always enjoyed a good laugh. Her faith sustained her through life\u2019s tragedies and adversities. She is preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, and two brothers. Mary is survived by her children Cathy Harrick, Lydia Pate, and Manuel Pate, as well as four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Many heartfelt thanks to McNeil\u2019s Funeral Service, The Bridge, IPHC, Crossroads Hospice, Dr. Elwood Williams, and Deaconess staff who have cared for her over the years. A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 25, at 10am at The Bridge church in Mustang, OK. Donations may be made in Mary\u2019s honor to the IPHC World Missions<\/a> department. Online condolences may be made at www.mcneilsfuneral.com”<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

World Missions Ministries extends our love and prayers to the family of Mary Alice Pate at this time. We are grateful to the Lord for her life and faithful ministry….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[249,248],"class_list":{"0":"post-1648","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world-missions","8":"tag-in-memory","9":"tag-mary-alice-pate","10":"entry"},"title_es":"Un tributo a Mary Alice Pate (1924-2017)","content_es":"\"\"<\/a> Mary Alice Pate, de 93 a\u00f1os, falleci\u00f3 el 21 de agosto de 2017. El cielo dijo \"\u00a1Basta!\" Y la llam\u00f3 desde nuestros brazos hasta los brazos de Jes\u00fas. Naci\u00f3 el 21 de enero de 1924 en Rockingham, NC a Abner \"Azz\" y Leona Jenkins. A la edad de doce a\u00f1os, Mar\u00eda or\u00f3 una oraci\u00f3n que cambiar\u00eda su vida. Despu\u00e9s de graduarse de la escuela secundaria, Mary fue a Holmes Bible School en Greenville, SC, donde conoci\u00f3 a su futuro esposo, Manuel Lamar Pate. Despu\u00e9s de casarse, se prepararon para ir a \u00c1frica como misioneros para la Iglesia Internacional de Santidad Pentecostal (IPHC). El 2 de noviembre de 1956 en Nueva Orle\u00e1ns, LA, Mary, su marido y dos hijas j\u00f3venes, Cathy y Lydia, abordaron un buque de carga de Lykes Line rumbo a Sud\u00e1frica. Despu\u00e9s de alcanzar Sud\u00e1frica, su nave naveg\u00f3 encima de la costa del este de Capetown a Durban, donde desembarcaron el 4 de diciembre. En enero de 1957, llegaron a Zambia, \u00c1frica Central para reemplazar a los misioneros mayores, el Rev. y la Sra. Guthrie, mientras regresaban a los Estados en vacaciones. Despu\u00e9s de mucha oraci\u00f3n, en diciembre de 1958 se trasladaron a Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), \u00c1frica Central para pioner una obra. Durante su primer per\u00edodo misionero, plantaron y construyeron siete iglesias en siete a\u00f1os. Donde no hab\u00eda iglesia, adoraban en estructuras de techo de paja, bajo \u00e1rboles y en edificios alquilados. En 1961, Mar\u00eda y su familia se regocijaron con el nacimiento de su hijo Manuel. Muchos domingos, Mar\u00eda se levantaba temprano, horneaba galletas, fre\u00eda pollo, empaqueta a la familia en el cami\u00f3n de pap\u00e1 y se dirig\u00eda a aldeas rurales de tres a cuatro servicios. Al final del d\u00eda, cansada pero regocijada, regres\u00f3 con su familia y los restos esquel\u00e9ticos de su pollo frito. El 1 de septiembre de 1972, despu\u00e9s de una enfermedad repentina, su marido falleci\u00f3. At\u00f3nita y afligida, Mar\u00eda mantuvo a su familia estrechamente unida, llevando a cabo la obra misionera a pesar de tener que navegar por la situaci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica cada vez m\u00e1s tensa en Rhodesia que llev\u00f3 a la guerra de siete a\u00f1os para la independencia. En 1975, regres\u00f3 a los Estados Unidos donde termin\u00f3 su licenciatura en Teolog\u00eda en Southwestern College en Oklahoma City. Ella tambi\u00e9n consigui\u00f3 un trabajo en la torre de oraci\u00f3n en la Universidad Oral Roberts en Tulsa, OK y rez\u00f3 con los llamantes de todos los estados y el mundo. En 1985, volvi\u00f3 a la naci\u00f3n ahora independiente de Zimbabwe donde termin\u00f3 un t\u00e9rmino de cinco a\u00f1os. Despu\u00e9s de la licencia en los Estados Unidos, volvi\u00f3 para un segundo t\u00e9rmino, pero sufri\u00f3 una lesi\u00f3n cervical de la m\u00e9dula espinal despu\u00e9s de una ca\u00edda en la ciudad capital de Harare. Mary fue hospitalizada en dos hospitales de Zimbabue, y luego el 8 de noviembre de 1991 fue trasladada por aire al hospital St. Mary's Mayo Clinic de Rochester, MN, donde fue sometida a cirug\u00eda y meses de terapia intensiva. Tras el alta del hospital, Mary fue a vivir con ella ni\u00f1os. Despu\u00e9s de la jubilaci\u00f3n misionera, Mar\u00eda continu\u00f3 su ministerio de oraci\u00f3n, rezando por su familia, el personal de enfermer\u00eda que vino a la casa, el trabajo misionero, y para cualquier persona necesitada. Era una esposa dedicada, madre y abuela. Ella era una guerrera de oraci\u00f3n y le encantaba leer la Biblia. Con familiares y amigos a su alrededor, se deleitaba en compartir historias de \u00c1frica y siempre disfrutaba de una buena risa. Su fe la sostuvo a trav\u00e9s de las tragedias y las adversidades de la vida. Ella es precedida en la muerte por sus padres, cuatro hermanas, y dos hermanos. A Mary le sobreviven sus hijos Cathy Harrick, Lydia Pate y Manuel Pate, as\u00ed como cuatro nietos y tres bisnietos. Muchas gracias de coraz\u00f3n al servicio f\u00fanebre de McNeil, al puente, al IPHC, al hospicio de la encrucijada, al Dr. Elwood Williams, y al personal de la diaconisa que la han cuidado durante los a\u00f1os. Un servicio conmemorativo se llevar\u00e1 a cabo el viernes, 25 de agosto, a las 10 am en la iglesia del Puente en Mustang, OK. Se pueden hacer donaciones en honor de Mary al departamento de misiones mundiales de IPHC. 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