Waiting for the Sea to Part Exodus 12

As many of you know, we are working on a visa issue to be allowed into Kenya. This has been a frustration, hurdle, story problem, an unknown, stressor, humbling experience, learning experience, faith builder, well frankly it has dominated much of our thoughts and planning for nearly 2 months. It is being worked on from two angles, a lawyer here in the states and by AIM personnel in Kenya. We are confident in the end it will be worked out.

Here is some of what we have learned. During this time we have experienced many of the emotions the Israelites had when they were fleeing Egypt to go to the Promised Land. Let's not get carried away, we are not in fear of losing our lives nor are we fleeing slavery. More like there is a hurdle in the way of going from one great place to the next great place. Yet, it is how we feel. Our foot is in the air hovering over the Red Sea waiting for the sea to part. There have been tears. We have, for periods, turned our back on going and contemplated pulling the plug.  We have stopped our preparation.  We have lost some of the joy.  We have questioned our call. But mostly, we have looked up and focused on our Savior and looked for direction. We have been directed to:
     -Continue our preperation
     -Share our burden with more people
     -Count it all joy when we struggle
     -Embrace this opportunity to learn

Don't for a minute think we are complaining. In the middle, looking back, we can see God working. Looking forward, we have anticipation that he will remove the hurdle. Our preparation is back to a reasonable pace and we are making progress. Please continue to pray that we will be granted our visas and work permits. Thanks for sharing our journey with us even though we haven't really gone anywhere yet. Encouragement is a very high octane fuel.