Ideally, we would have 100% of our pledges in so that we can
return to Peru as soon as the US immigration sends us back (Albino gets his
citizenship!). That said, if you are
thinking about pledge, please don’t delay sending that in. ;) Here’s an e-mail that Sandy wrote to some
friends to explain our travel situation and whether we can visit them in
September. See if you can follow.
Albino has his citizenship interview on August 6. If
accepted, which we don't foresee why he won't be, we have to go to his swearing
in ceremony. Who knows when that is?? (We hope we can do some
investigation and figure out possibilities.) We have a trip scheduled to
Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the middle of September. We are praying that
Albino can go; he needs to have a US passport to travel after the ceremony.
So, we'll probably have to get that expedited no matter what, with a trip
to the Chicago passport office. To make it even more exciting, we have to
return to Peru within 45 days of that swearing in ceremony. The question
for us remains, how long will we be in Peru? We are currently awaiting a
"verdict” from the RCA office as to whether we have to come back and
finish our fundraising after a quick visit. Or, can we stay until June
2014 and come back for Tim's wedding (Sandy’s brother for those who don’t know)
AND fundraising, staying until we reach that 100% mark?
No matter the situation, God’s hand is in this all. If we get Albino’s citizenship now, we won’t
have complications with Albino’s international travel plans in the future. Having 100% of our funds pledged/raised,
means we can focus on our ministry in Cusco; of course, we’ll still be
communicating and keeping in touch with you all—it just won’t be the same
travelling and networking needed. It
will all happen in the best timing.
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