Passport applied for.

Well, today was another step forward.  I actually had everything I needed when I went to the post office to apply for my passport.  The first time I went I didn’t have the proper birth certificate.  Lesson learned.  I went to the Post Office in Spaulding and had a very patient and happy person wait on me.  She took the picture, finished the paperwork and of course, collected the money ($150) and off to the State Department for approval.  As I was at the post office I ran into another gentleman that was there to renew his passport.  I had the opportunity to share our trip to Liberia with him.  What a great opportunity to share God’s leading in our church’s plans.  I am finding that the more I am willing to share about this trip, the more people are interested in finding out what we will be doing. 

I was reminded of the passport step at our first discipleship meeting.  Pastor Buckley’s teaching, the Away team’s singing and study in the Word.  What a great night.  One thing that really struck me as Pastor Buckley taught us was the financial differences from the US and Liberia.  We, as Americans are very blessed and hopefully our pride isn’t an obstacle as we develop relationships with our Liberian Christian brothers and sisters.  What is truly amazing is that regardless of financial standing, without Christ we are all lost and because of His grace Christians are saved.   Ephesians 2:8 says ‘For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God’  So, any pride we may have should be shattered as we realize what God does for those who believe.

Anyway, I now have my passport submitted and I should have this within 4 weeks.  Next step plane ticket.

Prayer request would be for my upcoming ticket purchase and final news about our crate.  I did not get final confirmation that the crate is in the container since the gentleman that is packing the container was preoccupied w/ the storms that went through the center of the US.  He should confirm things next week.