Patrick and Jamie serve as regional coordinators for Europe and the Middle East for the Church of God They travel extensively throughout the region, working in collaboration with national leaders to develop regional ministry strategies and country-specific strategies, cultivating relationships within the Church of God across Europe and the Middle East, connecting the church across the region. They also oversee projects and missionaries in the region, providing pastoral care and supervision.
Patrick and Jamie, and their entire team, commonly known as the Three Worlds team, focus ministry through a prism of three points: They work to engage young people in cross-cultural ministry; support empowered and accountable leaders, especially under the age of 45; and create interconnectivity within churches, countries, and the entire region.
Patrick is a third-generation missionary and grew up in Costa Rica. Jamie, also a third-generation missionary, grew up in Cairo, Egypt. They served with Church of God Global Missions for nine years as missionaries in Hong Kong, with outreach into mainland China as well. Between the two of them, the Nachtigalls have traveled to more than seventy countries and lived in six different regions of the world. Patrick is also the author of five books, used in colleges and seminaries in various countries, dealing with the interaction of globalization and religion, particularly Christianity. They are the parents of an engaging teenage son.