Hamm Prayer Points (VISAS!!!) - 13|02|07

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COMING TO CANADA...REALLY!!!

Today THE letter arrived from the Canadian Embassy in Moscow. "Your visas are ready to be picked up" is essentially what it read, precisely the news we've been waiting for for over a year! Praise the Lord!!! Tomorrow Lena will bring the passports to Pony Express so they can pick up the visas for us (it's less expensive than Lena travelling to Moscow herself to go to the Embassy).

Now begins the process of putting our apartment up for sale, selling some appliances and furniture, giving away toys & books and packing whatever we can fit into ten suitcases!

Oh yes, the Christian Camping Leaders Conference was a great success, with over three hundred participants from across the former Soviet Union and beyond. There is much to report, but for now please take a look at photos on Flickr from the six-day event!

Since there is so much to tell, I will save more writing for the next issue of Hamm's Headings, which I'll try to put out this week. If you are not already subscribed to our "summary" newsletter (or simply aren't certain that you are), please send a blank email to hh-subscribe@myinjesus.com.

Thank you for your prayers throughout the long process...and please don't stop praying now!

— Kevin, Lena, Sonia, Maya & Deena

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COMING TO CANADA

Yes we are! Now that we know we are coming in the near future, the scrambling begins. While we wrap things up here, my Dad & Mom are busy organizing our newly-collected belongings in Portage la Prairie. The mobile home that we were given to use for the winter has become simply a storage facility, and since by the end of next month we have to move out, my parents will have to find another place to store our things. Our course we'll need a home to live in once we come, so we are looking for three- (or more) bedroom homes that we could rent or house-sit in from the end of March/early April until we can find a more permanent home.

We will soon update you on further happenings & needs pertaining to our arrival in Canada!

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BLESSINGS

Praise God that the visa process has been completed successfully. It feels a bit strange now that the wait is over, but we are so very thankful for all who encouraged us & prayed for us during this time.

The 2007 CCLC was wonderful. We thank God for His provision and blessing on the conference!

Our deficit with MBMSI has been paid off!!! Praise God for the many who gave generously over the past few months to help us start the year in the black. While we're encouraged by this development, we are still only receiving 75% of our salary, so we definitely need your continued support.

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PETITIONS

Please pray for our preparations & packing. The biggest question for us is when will our home sell. If we can sell it soon, we can be in Canada before the end of March. Please pray that we will be able to sell our apartment at a good price in good time.

Deena injured her neck this past week, thankfully not too seriously. Please pray for her continued healing and for safety in our home.

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DID YOU KNOW...

...that one of the biggest hassles of travelling to Russia is apparently easy to avoid? Every foreigner crossing into Russia must complete a migration card that subsequently must be registered at their place of stay. This costly process seems to be for naught: for the past six exits from Russia I've never been asked to show my migration card! (Of course, someday the authorities may come looking for me, wondering why I've never "left" Russia!)

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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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