We had a big breakthrough this past week on the boys’ paperwork; the US Embassy issued IH3 visas for them, which will grant them citizenship on entry to the US! We have been working towards this for a long time and it is a great relief to have them in hand. We are planning a short trip to the US to finalize the paperwork in spring of 2019. Pray for wisdom as we plan that trip.

Our team celebrating Thanksgiving

Right after we got the boys’ visas we were able to pick up our girls from boarding school and go home together for a big team Thanksgiving. We had a sweet, sweet time with everyone home. We are looking forward to having the girls home for Christmas break soon.

As I write this I am looking forward to picking up Bob Japenga at the airport and heading back to Kaffrine with him. Bob is an elder at our church in Connecticut and a mentor to us. He is coming to do team-building with our Kaffrine team, including doing the Playmaker gifts/motivations assessment and teaching us listening prayer together as a group. We are excited to show him around Senegal a bit, to take time to work on our relationships with God and to get to know each other better. Pray for a productive time together and that God will be in our midst during these days.