Dossier Complete!

Don't let me down, FedEx! Yesterday, our dossier was sent to AWAA in McLean, Virginia. (It would fall on a holiday weekend so they'll not get it until Tuesday.) There are some more hoops to jump through with the U.S. government next week. Supposedly, this takes 1-3 weeks and then our agency sends the dossier to Ethiopia and the official wait begins! Glad to be at this point.

Just an Update

I hold in my hand our first stab at a completed dossier! It took us a YEAR to get to this point but we are here. I faxed everything to America World just yesterday. Provided there are no major mistakes in our paper work, we may be looking for county/state certifications this week! Once everything is certified, we will overnight our dossier to Virginia. After about a week there (& more authentication), it will be sent to Ethiopia. Wheww.

Of course, the largest check to date will be sent with the dossier to Virginia. Praise God that we are ahead on fundraising and have more than enough saved to make the payment this time! We still need to save/raise the last third of our funds. Fortunately, we have time as the next payment is several months away.

Please keep us in your prayers!

Another Family Living Boldly

Check out this story - well worth the 9 minutes! This is precisely what our friends Adam & Amy Pierce are doing in Northport, Alabama. What an amazing testimony!

Living on the Front Porch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRGac7eHKgc

Retreat or Risk It All?

Get Ready! Another amazing challenge from David Platt, pastor of The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham. Would love to hear your comments after watching!

David Platt: SBC Pastors Conference 2009 from Todd Thomas on Vimeo.