Prayer updates

Here is an update on the power of your prayers:

We went to immigration Monday to get permission for me to leave Costa Rica with the girls and for Matt to leave with Ethan next month to renew our tourist visas. We were told that, in fact, we do not need any special permission to leave. This was unexpected and a huge blessing! It was hard to believe actually. I called the Us State Dept. to check with them, as well. They agreed, but strongly suggested that we write letters for each of us, stating the spouse has permission to leave with children and get it notarized. So, we were able to do that yesterday, Praise God!

Also, we are going to look at a vehicle today that may (or may not) work for our family. The price is right and it seems that it would be a great vehicle for the ministry and our family. Please pray that we would be given wisdom and that this would be the answer to our prayers. The vehicle is owned by a couple who we went to language school with, who are good friends of ours.

And finally, as if packing and preparing to move 6 hours away is not enough...we may have found a dog :) We saw a few numbers yesterday for dogs up for adoption (which means FREE). I called and we went and looked at a young Lab mix. He was sweet, but very hyper and had not been trained well. We knew he wasn't the dog that would be "our" dog even though he was cute. So, we went to look at a couple more. The woman who has the dogs is a vet and she takes in strays, gets them well and then gives them up for adoption. We looked at a super cute, calm and medium sized dog who is about 5 months old. She is very sweet, appears to be very loyal. She gives kisses, which the girls loved! She also has an adult Lab that Ethan loved. We are trying to decide as a family.

Join us in praising God for the ways he is providing for our family!