Passports lost . . . finally returned!

Hello Family and Friends,
Rollercoaster might be a good word to use to describe the situation we have just experienced. But we have asked many of you to please pray with us, and the Lord has come through again! Three weeks ago we sent our passports (certified) to the Embassy in Chad, but alas, to an old address. (I am always nervous putting important documents in the mail.) They arrived a couple of days later at some point where they were scanned as undeliverable. Our local postmaster called the destination post office who could not trace anything - we were hovering between trusting that God knew exactly where our passports were and despairing ever seeing them again and having to replace them. Yesterday we spoke to our mail carrier, gave them the tracking number on the missing envelope and planned to wait a day to see if they could possibly trace it. This morning we received a call from our mail carrier - the missing envelope containing our passports was delivered to the post office this morning!! Praise the Lord for His goodness, for His compassion on us!! We drove to the post office and signed for the envelope, hardly believing we had them in our hands. Tomorrow we start the process again, this time with a correct address and a more secure way of sending them. So we again will be praying that they get to their destination and are returned soon with the required visas. We'll keep you posted . . . sing His praises, thank you Lord!

Yellow fever shots, preaching/singing appts, etc!

Receiving the yellow fever immunization was uneventful, then the joint aches showed up the next day. Still waiting for our visas . . . in the meantime trying to sort through books and photos - oh the memories - shedding a few tears. Not sorry to see the apartment getting emptier. Another step toward Chad.
September was fully booked with singing appointments, and Kel will preach end of the month.
The Lord is so good to us, giving us the energy we need every day. He will be with us always! Claim His promises and watch things happen!

Asking questions . . .

(Thursday 9/9) Last night 13 of us met at Gary and Wendy's place for a meal and to talk about Chad. All were young people -34 and younger - so we are oupa and ouma in the group, especially with little Cherise running around. Some of the young people had been to Chad before, and others of us are going. Gary encouraged us to ask questions, and those who knew shared "tricks of the trade" so to speak, such as what to bring, what not to bring, and how to live in 120 degree heat combined with humidity and mud and rain.
We have applied for visas, wow, Chad sure knows how to charge for a piece of paper!
Next week we go for immunizations. Our apartment is slowly but surely being emptied. Quite a bit of the furniture has gone to people who had nothing. The Lord brings them to our door.

Post # 3

Well, it's been a busy weekend. We moved out several large pieces of furniture yesterday. They went to people who wanted them. Josie had a yard sale today - first of several. We did quite well, and sold more stuff. Amazing how much you can collect over the years!