It is evening here and I am supposed to leave at 10:15am! I just received word that my passport is available to pick up at 9:00am, and I WILL be flying tomorrow!
Wasn't this exciting?
Thanking Jesus for answering, and thanking all of you for praying!
p.s. I am good now, in Congo, for 5 years

Monday......

NO.......

TODAY!

it is that time again.......

(provided I get my passport back?? Three days...)

Thanks for praying!

We were able to leave Goma and get to Kinshasa at last!

The first Sunday in our church plant here was a great time of renewal of acquaintances & rejoicing together as a family! Only God builds a family like this!

Here is a photo of some of the leaders we have been blessed with...

aaaaaannnndd.............

back to Goma!
Today they accepted my documents = YAY!
Kinshasa we're coming home....see you tomorrow.

This is Raha, myself, and Mokili. Mokili did a great job of helping with the church plant in Kinshasa, so I was hoping he might return. His response, "No, Mama, you need a son every place you go, to take care of you"
Such kindness, I am blessed!

and now....

after many efforts in futility, we were unable to fly without official documents.
So we returned to Bukavu!
We left the last of the Lion's Club glasses in Goma to be distributed where they are most needed.
We leave for Goma on Thursday AGAIN, to fly on Friday.
(we are now in possession of official papers)
Then I have 2 weeks to get my passport back....so that I will be able to fly to Canada.

Here is 'our' boat (the orange one).....3 hours to Bukavu

as we leave Goma....

update...

we are here in Goma until some official travel papers arrive for me. Praying that will happen on Monday. We have had to change our flights. 😣 ( apparently, this is called the persevering face".....so we are persevering)