07.17.07
Please Pray
VISA, VISA, VISA! COME AND GET IT!
If only it were that easy.
Since we got here Seth has been diligently working on getting us a
student visa…or really any visa that will fit our situation and time
needs.
Every time he has gone down to immigration they tell him that all of
our paperwork has been lost. We’re not even in the system.
This last week he finally got pounded out a special visa that fit our
needs perfectly and today he went down to finish the final details of
said visa.
He is down there now and just called; they gave him the visa but are
now saying that they can’t do the same for me and the kids.
As of tomorrow we are officially illegal here.
We’ve been trying to get this done since we got here.
We were just going to plan a trip outside the country but were told
not to…that we would be able to get the visas in time.
If we are unable to get the visas we will have to leave the country
asap for 5 days and then come back in on a tourist visa again.
This wouldn’t be such a big deal if we could just cross over to Uganda
or Tanzania but we have to leave the East African Community. Which
means we’ll have to travel farther and last minute prices, as you can
imagine, are far from friendly.
Anyone care to meet us in Egypt for a week or so? We could use some
relaxation with friendly and familiar faces. : )
So please pray. Pray that our visas come through or that God provides
for last minute travel.
Pray that we don’t lose our patience with a culture and system that
views time, deadlines, and accomplishment so differently than we are
used to.
THANKYOU ALL! Knowing you all care means the world to us and makes
situations like this so much easier to bear.
We’ll keep you posted,
Hannah (& Seth, Keziah, and Jared)