AAAAUUGGGHHH! Disappointment! So, today I called US Immigration again just to check on the status of our paperwork. I have been praying from the moment that we saw Miriam's picture that we could bring her home in October. Her birthday is October 24th, and I want to be with her on that day. As time goes on, and there is no approval in the mailbox, it gets less likely that we will travel in October. I decided to be proactive and call again to see where we were in the approval process. The woman that answered the phone (after being on hold for a long time) didn't even let me talk with Officer Lauren. She said that Officer Lauren just returned to work after being out for several weeks. WHAT? Out for several weeks? I wanted to cry. I told the lady that I was trying really hard not to cry. She said, "There is no reason to cry. She is working on your paperwork." I tried to explain about Miriam's birthday and how I wanted to be with her by then, but it didn't seem to matter. So I politely got off the phone and then I did cry. God will have to move in a mighty way in order for us to travel in October.
Yesterday, when I was in my God is able mood. I looked in my concordance to see all the places in scripture where God is shown as able to do something. The first one I looked at was in Daniel 3. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are getting ready to be thrown into the furnace for not bowing down and worshiping the statue of the king. In verses 17-18 they say, "If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O King. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O King, that we will not serve you gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." So, I know that God is able to move in miraculous ways...he can move the paperwork...get the embassy appointment...issue the visa to Miriam all in time for us to travel in October. BUT if he does not, I will still serve and worship Him! I continue to pray and ask for this miraculous movement all the while trusting that He is always working for good of those who love Him.
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