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The following came from Amuy today, 5/6/15:

Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for your prayers for our family. Just a note to share that yesterday Mario received a call saying that Lucas documents for nationality were rejected (this was the main reason why he travelled to Panama). It was caused by a typing mistake on a date in the lawyer’s document. Mario was able to work on this as fast as he could and thanks God the document was replaced. Now Lucas documents were totally accepted.
About Josias situation, Mario keeps waiting for the Spanish document that would allow him to travel. But the document has not arrived yet. This morning he received a call from the mailing DHL Company saying that the document is actually in Costa Rica because their airplane is delayed because a volcano eruption in the zone and it’s not allowed to fly! So we don’t know when the document will arrive to Panama.
By the other part, the airline company agreed to give to Mario new tickets to return home paying only the taxes, but they are asking them to take the flight of tomorrow Thursday at 5pm. They want to come home, but they first need to receive the document and then see if the immigration office accept it at the airport to let them travel.
Mario is asking your prayers for him to have patience, peace, wisdom and strength in this situation. But mostly to understand what the Lord is teaching our family in the middle of this.
Thank you for your love and prayers,

Today’s Bible reading – Ruth 2:1-4:22 John 4:43-54 Psalm 105:16-36 Proverbs 14:26-27

Sorry for the lateness of this entry.  I spent basically a sleepless night trying to get ready to travel today.  I am now in the Atlanta airport waiting on the flight to Guatemala City.  Some things changed which prevented Lisa from traveling with me which is a real bummer for me.  So, I am flying solo (almost – more on that later).

Jimmy Moates is so ready to be discharged from the hospital.  Hopefully that will happen today.  His blood pressure remains too low for the doctor to sign off on his discharge.

Roseanne Baria was discharged from the hospital yesterday.  She was supposed to have been discharged on Monday but there was a mix up in communication.  Now, Roseanne was her usual kind self to me but she was “madder than a wet setting hen” about the whole situation.  She was going home yesterday regardless!

No real new updates on anyone else.

Regular schedule this morning and tonight.  Bro. Jerry will preach in the 10:00AM & 6:30PM services.  Soy is leading the 7:30PM Bible study at the house.

So, I am getting out of my car at the Mobile airport this morning when I hear someone say, “you have a dollar?”  Sam Schjott!  Turns out that we were on the same flight to Atlanta.  Sam has some Alabama Power pull and got me upgraded to first class!

Picked the first picking of the snap beans yesterday.  Not a bushel but a good mess.  I suspect Lisa will be picking a good bit more before I get home on Saturday night.  God is good!

I pray that you will have a great Wednesday with Jesus.

I received this mass mailing e-mail from Amuy yesterday:

Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for your prayers and emails of encouragement. The situation of Mario and Josias is almost the same; they continue in Panama looking for the possibility to travel back home. The past days have been tired for both of us… visiting offices, many phone calls and trying to deal with the 7 hours of difference among both countries.
As you know, the Panamanian government was asking for a certain stamp on Josias permission to travel, but our embassy here is not allowed to give this stamp! They are asking documents as if Josias is a Panamanian resident, but he is not! And for this reason they don’t allow him to leave the country.
Finally I was asked to visit a lawyer here and make a special document where I declared that “I am his mother, that he has been detained in Panama and that Mario has the total permission from my part to bring our son back to Spain where we actually live”. It’s a document of 6 pages that has a stamp of the government here and we hope it would help. The letter should arrive to Panama tomorrow. Please help us praying.
1. That with this document Mario and Josias would be able to return home and to get a flight for them soon.

2. For Josias school, I have been visiting the teachers to update them and they are willing to help sending homework to Panama by email.

3. For our church here, we are passing a difficult situation. The oldest sister of our church is at hospital and the doctors just said she will die soon. Her family and church are needing someone to guide them in this difficult moments and Mario is not here to help.

We are trusting that everything will happen according to the will and time of the Lord. Thank you so much for your love and prayers in this time.