We have our passports and my driver’s license and my bank debit card! All of these documents have been in process for a long time. My driver’s license was lost in the mail. I applied for the renewal in April. The internet at the Federal Police has been very intermittent, “our system is down again.” This week protestors are blocking the only bridge crossing the river on the Interstate Highway, right in the middle of town. It has been blocked for a couple of days now, but the protestors have been taking a break in the heat of the day, allowing people through in the afternoons. Key people responsible for our document processes at the bank, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Federal Police have not been able to get to work. They live on the other side of Marabá. These offices are on our side of Marabá.
These documents all came through yesterday afternoon! Thank you Jesus, and thank you for all who were praying for us.
We still need to cross that bridge to get to the airport at 5 a.m. Monday morning.
NOTE: We are having a little trouble with unified prayer. Some people were praying we would not get our passports in time, hoping we would stay in Marabá a little longer. Even our girls wondered how they should pray. Like Olivia said, “I guess it’s good God doesn’t answer everyone’s prayers.”
Here is a Marabá news clip I got off the internet.
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| Protestors Block the Highway in Marabá |
Members of the Brazilian Landless Movement (MST) block the Trans-Amazonian Highway in Maraba, Para State, in northern Brazil, in demand of higher security and more support from the government towards rural workers, on June 16, 2011.
Marabá Highway Closed
God has a way of working at the 11th hour, I guess he does that so He can receive all the glory. So glad that everything has come through for you and the family, praying for a safe trip.
Shannon & Darrell
Transitions are hard, but we have an omnipresent Bod. This one will be different as in the future your family will be divided in “ministry.” Together you have poured out your hearts in ministry. Get ready for some very interesting “new” opportunities. So bless you as you struggle to pack and may God give you wisdom and make a way for you to be able to board the airplane. Blessing, Nancy in Mi.