A lot of things have happened since I last blogged. With minor delays and much frustration we completed the paperwork for our visas and sent them off. Within a few days we heard from them that we had not sent our marriage certificate. Now this at first seemed to be somewhat of a problem., since our license was on it's way across the Atlantic on a big boat. Then I remembered that I could request a certified copy by mail. We sent out the request overnight and received that within a few days. That had to be sent overnight to New York. They received that this past Monday and a week before our departure we received our passports with our visas. We have seen God's hand throughout this process. It's amazing how quickly everything came together. Sometimes it seemed that with every paper or process we completed we were met with another obstacle, but in the end we simply needed to trust God to bring it all about on time. These past two months of getting everything together to apply we have definitely been tested and learned patience again and again.
Now the wait is almost over. In two days we board a plane to the place God desires us to be. I don't know what lies ahead for us, but I pray that whatever we do, wherever God leads us that we do all to glorify Him.
Today is Sunday, our last Sunday in our home church for a while. We leave loved ones behind and we will miss them! We had a special commissioning service with a dinner afterwards.
We've been granted a 3 year visa which is the longest time frame they give. The kids are excited about going. I don't think they understand the time frame we will be gone. They know it will be a long time, but I wonder when they will begin to ask if they can visit nana and papa, or Oma and Opa.
I'm ready to get into my house and buy furniture. Don can't wait to just finally be there.
"And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, THEY SENT THEM AWAY." Acts 13:3 KJB
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