Finish school: check. Move out of our house: check. Begin fund raising: check. Turn in visa application: not quite.
Here's an update on our visa situation so far. Our applications have been turned down twice by the Brazilian consulate in Chicago. The first time we were rejected because applicants for a missionary visa much apply in person. After some last minute scrambling, Andy made the trip up to Chicago on April 24th. We were rejected again, this time because we lacked a necessary document from Brazil. Currently we are waiting for this necessary document to arrive. We were hoping to receive it on May 7th (yesterday) and go to Chicago today but that didn't happen.
Both Andy and I are frustrated about the visa situation, and even though we would love to just have deliverance we suspect God's trying to develop us. We hope we can get our applications turned in before we have to leave for Colorado on May 22nd. We covet your prayers.
oh you guys! i had a spark of sympathy pains for you. but as you already know God is just as interested in the journey as the destination, just as interested, if not more, in what He is doing in you as through you. and this is all part of it. and not to scare you but the visa process does not end for many, many years. just one of a bunch of things to just put in God's hand.
ReplyDeleteloved your accordion file.
um braço~ brin
Wow this here web-log is a pretty new fangled invention...good thing I figured out how to comment on it ;)
ReplyDeleteJust reminding you guys we are praying for you and that we will miss you both :)