Tough Week

This week has been a tough one. We had planned on leaving for China on Friday. Wednesday we got a call from the Chinese Embassy that they were denying Brooklyn's visa. We tried everything to get her a visa including contacting the US embassy. The US embassy was amazing. They tried everything they could to help us but in the end we were forced to cancel our trip to China. To say we were devastated is an understatement. We know that all things happen according to God's will so we are choosing to trust in his timing. Our trip to China is now scheduled for October. The new plan is to hang out in Kuala Lumpur.

On a totally different topic, John and I have decided to stay in Sumatra for another year. It was a tough decision. After a lot of prayer we have decided that this is where we need to be for one more year. Stanwood School District was gracious enough to get us another years leave so we can return to back to our jobs in 2012. A lot of factors played into our decision on staying another year. More details on that at later date.