Sri Lanka, etc.

Things change quickly around here! As you may know, it is not going to work out for Rachel and Rebekah to go to the States this month. Instead, our family will be traveling together to Sri Lanka for 10 days. We cannot get a long-term visa in Sri Lanka, but we should be able to obtain either a 6 or 12 month visa for Rebekah. That will give us time to make further arrangements for a trip to the States to get a 5-year visa.

Rebekah's passport DID arrive last week (thank you for praying!), and today should be our last of half a dozen trips down to the Foreigners Registration Office (FRO) to get an exit visa for Rebekah. Dad Waldock always told us that it usually takes him several trips down to the FRO to get anything done, and we are finding that to be true! The greater part of last week was spent going back and forth to the FRO and running around doing other related errands.

Rebekah seems to be taking everything in stride. Folks at the FRO seemed to be a little more helpful when we had her along! She continues to be a very happy little girl, even in the midst of the business and missing a few naps here and there. She will be 10 weeks old tomorrow, and will take her first plane ride and visit her first "new" country. Ah, the life of an MK!

We will be in Sri Lanka until the 22nd, so you probably won't hear from us again until then. Meanwhile, please keep us in prayer as we travel, and as we seek to obtain a visa for Rebekah to return to India with us. We will fill you in on everything when we return!