Guys! We have exciting news!!
1) We bought the tickets for our move!
We needed to have a flight itinerary for our visa application, so we bought the tickets a couple weekends ago! Eeeek! As long as our visa is approved in time, we will officially be leaving for Brasil at the end of September! We have tons to do before then, but we're incredibly excited!
2) We sent all of our visa documents in to be processed by the Brasilian government!
These were sent off about a week or so ago, and now we have to wait for the decision of the government! We used a visa service to ensure we had all the necessary documents, so we are expecting to be approved, but you never know what may happen when working with a foreign government.
3) We have a move-out day for our rental home in Walnut Grove!
We recently let our landlord know that we are planning to move out of our home by the end of August. This has given us a deadline for getting all of our things packed up and ready to go!!
4) We will be using September as a month to visit family.
We were able to visit JD's family over the 4th of July, but three days there just wasn't enough. Because of this, we will be heading to NY for about a week and a half at the beginning of September. We are really excited to get some time in with friends and family, eat some really good food, and see some sights (we're looking at you, Niagara Falls and Stony Brook)! For the last week and a half or so before we leave for Brasil, we will be staying with Brittni's parents.
Other important notes:
- We are still working on raising funds to be fully supported in this time. We're currently about 1/3 of the way to our goal of $2000 per month. If you feel led to support us in this way, we'd love to partner with you in reaching the lost in Brasil! (click HERE to give)
- We have made a list of items that we are hoping to take with us when we move, and we have added them to an Amazon registry. If you can't partner with us as a monthly supporter but still want to help, the items on that list would really help us out! Click HERE to visit the registry.
- Please be praying for us over these next couple months! Here are some specific needs/requests:
- That our visas are approved in plenty of time for us to leave on the date we bought tickets for
- That we would have plenty of time with friends and family over the next two months
- That we will deal with every emotion as they come up (even if - and especially if - they are hard)
- That we would find people to partner with us financially to reach our goal
- For our language-learning skills
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| Our turn hosting monthly small group dinner at ReRico Brazilian Steakhouse! Everyone enjoyed their Brazilian experience :) |
