DECISION
MADE
Those were the words that greeted us last Tuesday on the Immigration Canada web site. But what was the decision??? That's what kept us in suspense all week as we waited for the letter to arrive at my Mom & Dad's home.
Well, today the letter arrived! It was with great pleasure that Dad read the contents of the letter to us over the phone. Praise the Lord, my application to sponsor Lena & Sonia for permanent residency has been approved!
Now we move on to stage two: the immigration visas. It may be another lengthy wait–according to the Immigration Canada web site, only 30% of visa applications at the Canadian Embassy in Moscow are processed within five months!
Please continue to pray for the process! Thank you all for your prayers!!!
– Kevin, Lena, Sonia, Maya & DeenaCOMING TO CANADA
There is still hope that we will be able to come to Canada this summer. For the sake of Sonia & Maya's schooling we pray that it may be so! A home is still top priority for us: an inexpensive (or free!) home (three bedroom minimum) for us to live in for the first fewmonths is what we need. As for location, we'll consider anything in southern Manitoba! If you have any leads, please let us know!BLESSINGS
Sonia turns seventeen on April 5th. Praise God for the joy she brings into our lives! Want to give Sonia a birthday gift? Take a peek at her posted pictures on Flickr.com and leave her a comment or two!
PETITIONS
The CCI/Russia office is busy with preparations for the upcoming Staff Training Workshops (STWs). Please remember in prayer our staff and the regional leaders as the time for the STWs draws near.
Please continue to pray for the timely arrival of my LOIs (Letter Of Invitation) for Russian and Uzbek visas. Please pray that the agencies working on these vital documents will be able to prepare them in time for me to obtain my visas.
DID YOU KNOW...
...that in Finland every Saturday (or Friday) is "candy day" for the children? Traditionally, in most Finnish homes children are not allowed to have sweets except on one day when they are permitted to eat as much as they like! According to the Finns, this is one reason why they have such great teeth!!!
ESSENTIAL INFO
Kevin & Lena Hamm are missionaries with Mennonite Brethren Mission and Service International, serving with Christian Camping International/Russia in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Hundreds of our recent photos can be viewed at Flickr.com. (And now Sonia's pictures too!)
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