update, last for a few days.

The weekend is over.  Ronnie and Sybil left Saturday morning for
Cape Town.  A few months ago they bought a home there that they are going to be moving to in March.  It will be a retirement home for them where they say they are going to “grow old in.”  Ha. 

Well, folks the deal with Phumlani’s coming to the State’s situation is this:  we got his passport this past week on Tuesday and arranged for an appointment at the
U.S. embassy to have Phumlani interviewed for a visa this week on Wednesday morning.  Brooke and I are hiring (renting) a small car tomorrow morning (Tuesday) and driving down there for the appointment the following day.  If you happen to be up around 2pm your time Wednesday morning, please pray for us.  The interview only lasts 15-20 minutes and at the end of it we will know whether or not they are going to give him a visa.  I was thinking about the interview and everything and was asking myself if I was worried or nervous about the whole thing and realized that I was barely even thinking about it.  We can’t really do anything more to assure us a visa.  It’s all up to God now and whether he gives us someone at the consulate that will trust us and give Phumlani a visa.  We’ve gone out and got letters from doctors, teachers, his job, from Oceans of mercy all backing us up and answering some of the questions that the consulate will have. 

I’m sorry this is so short but it’s a very busy day and got lots to do before we leave tomorrow morning.  Gotta go book the airline tickets, pick up the kids from school, grocery shopping for a whole weeks worth of food for 15 people, and find sometime to pack a few clothes for this short trip.  Plus I gotta look nice Wednesday morning so that means I gotta shave too.  Blah! Ha. 

I don’t think I will be able to write again while I’m in
Cape Town.  The plans are to come back on Saturday morning.  If I get a chance I’ll write before that be if you don’t see anything, make sure you check Saturday sometime to see how the trip went. 

Thanks guys so much.  Please be praying and asking for a good turnout.  It’s all up to God but we have to ask for it.  Sure, He knows everything, but how can we be given something if we don’t ask for it.

 

Love you guys!

daniel