The Boarder Crossing

An little bit of whats its like to cross the boarder from South Africa into Mozambique and back again.

Monday was no ordinary day. Today Felito & I needed to renew our South African visas. They become somewhat of a chore. Felito’s visa only lasts for month, but with a huge smile mine is for three months. But once the church is registered here in South Africa we will be able to apply for volunteer/resident visas.

We handed in the application for the church to be registered in early March. We were told the process only takes three months. But just like Mozambique, South Africa has its own rhythm & time. With each phone call to the Department we are getting more & more desperate but God in His mercy is teaching us the word GRACE. Please pray for the registration of the church to have the favour of God, just as Esther did. Also without the church being registered it means, we are unable to build permanent structures on the land and also we are unable to send an application to the local government/council to send an application of interest in the land.

The Boarder Crossing. Oh, How good our God is. As the alarm goes off early in the morning, my mind wishes the sound to go away. After preparing everything, we were off. It’s about a four-hour drive to the boarder and we wanted to get there before the buses did. As they create LONG lines. The drive was wonderful. Cathi & Billy & Eric came along for the ride too. We had the CD player going, and the heater. We were all just praising God and simply having a grand time. But enjoying the heat was we drove up through the country. As we had rented a car, it was unable to cross. We left Eric & Cathi & Billy on the South African side and crossed over by foot. It was great, as we walked the birds were singing as the sun was going down. Must admit that here in Africa, the sunsets are glorious and full of colour. It was another successful boarding crossing/visa
renewal for another month.

Thank you all, for you prayers!