Getting close ...

We have received the documents from Brazil (in Portuguese) that will be needed to apply for the missionary visas. We are still waiting on some paperwork from Alabama and some paperwork from Bob Jones University. We will be going to Chicago within a week or two with all of the papers to see if we meet their requirements for formal application. We hope to have everything in the correct order and with the correct legalizations.

Psalm 107:9 "For He has satisfied the thirsty soul,
And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good."

Unshakable Hope

Jim bought some roses for me on Tuesday. He was happy to have me come home.

While in Virginia Dan gave me an extra copy of the book, This Momentary Marriage by John Piper. We are to remember how an earthly marriage is a mere shadow of the glorious marriage between Christ and the church. I thought one statement (p. 99) in the chapter called The Beautiful Faith of Fearless Submission, caused me to think about praying for what I need.

A Biblical portrait of a woman: "Unshakable hope in God. Courage and fearlessness in the face of the future. Quiet tranquility of soul. Humble submission to her husband's leadership."

And we are not to faint in our praying, even when we don't always see the results we expected to see.

Jim and I will be in central Indiana for a meeting next week.

visa prayers

I have been in Virginia for a couple of weeks trying to help Dan and Sara with the boys, doing some cooking, etc. Hopefully Sara got some extra rest. I am happy to see them and sad that we will be gone from them for the time we go to language school in Porto Alegre.

We are deep into the paperwork processing of missionary visas. Please pray specifically that we will be able to dot all the i's and cross all the t's with the correct legalization submitted. The consulate in Houston legalized everything we sent them, so that is one part of the paperwork. We still need to get papers through the consulate in Miami, and then finally the entire stack of papers from all the consulates goes in all at once to the consulate in Chicago.

The language barrier adds a challenge, but we are confident we can do this with the Lord's help. Also please pray for more support to come in and for us as we take care of the house and household items. Thanks for those prayers.