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> After many long worrisome months… it’s finally arrived! Yesterday my passport was delivered in the mail with my long awaited Visa stamped into it. I’ve been in such suspense wondering how long it would be for… was hoping for 2 years, but hey, 1 is better than nothing! Yep, I have 1 year before … Continue reading
The Paper Chase Nears its End!
>Great news! On Friday we made one of our frequent trips to Quito to chase more paper (jumping hoops trying to obtain visas and/or visa extensions). Well, this time I believe we have a breakthrough! Hopefully I have jumped my last hoop for a while. They approved all the papers for me as the ‘general … Continue reading
It Comes with the Territory
>Preaching in Ecuador is so vastly different than anywhere I’ve ever preached before! On a typical service week, we will ride a bus at least 8 times and walk anywhere from 10 to 20 miles! This is not counting the bus rides and walking involved in attending meetings. The weekly schedule goes like this: Tuesday … Continue reading
Sheep and House Hunting
> July 6th – August 3rd Once our Columbian border fiasco was behind us, we now had 3 objectives: concentrate more on the ministry look harder for a house to rent try to keep our lawyer on track with our visas The first two items blended together one day when I went to my bible … Continue reading
To Columbia or Not to Columbia…etc.
>June 30th to July 5th: What a dilemma! Should we book a flight home to Canada? Should we book a flight to somewhere else? Like Belize maybe? That sounded so comforting when we were in such turmoil and frustration with all the red tape and agonizing waiting over trying to get visas to stay in … Continue reading