Another Delay

I thought I had cleared my last hurdle and jumped through the last hoop. However, the Brazilian Consulate has created another one, that will delay my departure until at least July. So more waiting. I know that the Lord has this in His control, and He is continually working on me, preparing me more, as He draws me closer to Him. I am reading through the book "Celebration of Discipline", and it has been so encouraging and uplifting to me as I seek to be more intimate with Christ.
In the meantime, praise the Lord for my ministry here in the Twin Cities. One of the young men I disciple, is really growing in the Lord, and his hunger for God is contagious. Please continue to pray that I will find work soon, and that my ministry here will continue to be fruitful. Thank you for your prayers.

Oh and my ankle is making progress everyday it seems. Thanks for praying.

Hobbling and Waiting

As I wait, I hobble. 2 weeks ago I played in a basketball tournament with my cousins and brother. With five minutes to go in the game, I tried to play as if I wasn't significantly shorter than everybody else, went in for a rebound, came down on somebody's foot, and down I went. I had a 3rd degree sprain on my left ankle, with partially torn ligaments. After being on crutches for a week and a half, I am finally walking with a limp. But I can't walk very far or stand very long, so the occassional crutch around mall of america, and use the motorized scooter at the grocery store provide my friends with great entertainment. Please pray for the continual healing of my ankle, which could take several months before I am completely healed.

The End and the Beginning of the Long Wait

The long wait for my documents to in hand and in order to apply for my visa, is over. Complication after complication, months after anticipated my visa application was finally submitted this morning to the Brazilian Consulate of Chicago. Now, I just have to wait for my visa, and a little more support and I can finally start my ministry in Brazil. Please be in prayer for the visa process to be succesful and speedy. There is no guarantee that my visa application will be approved, or that it will be here in less than a few months. As much as it seems that my life is resting in the hands of the Brazilian officials, I know that my life solely rests in the hands of the Lord. So I will continue to wait on the Lord, and prepare faithfully for my service.