Waiting

Alpha and I have pulled together a pile of paperwork, visited government offices, paid fees, prayed over mail couriers and submitted the last of Alpha's visa application!

The last few months have been filled with anxiety, unknowns, paperwork, phone calls, waiting, more paperwork, patience and oh, did I mention paperwork? We have done all that we can do, and now we are waiting, patience has become my best friend.

Alpha's application is in process and we should hear back mid May about his interview date at the embassy. We are praying that the wait for the interview is not too long. In some countries the wait can be 6+months!!! We have a family reunion in August and would love to be able to attend as Alpha has not met my family yet.

Please pray with us as we continue to wait on the Lord and the US Government.

You can also pray for me (Emily) as it has been almost 2 years since I have been home to the States and I am fairly homesick. The unknown is hard because we are hoping to go back soon, but we don't know when, so there is no date to look forward to or plan on or count down to.

Pray for Alpha as he prepares to leave his home and enter a new culture and country he has never been to. Pray that God touches both of us as individuals and as a couple in this waiting time. 

One Year Down... Forever to Go

I cannot believe I forgot to write about our 1 year anniversary! And I cannot believe that we have been married for over a year!

On March 20th, 2016 Alpha and I celebrated our 1st anniversary. We had a quiet dinner at a restaurant that looked out over Dhaka city from the 9th floor.

We actually almost missed our dinner together as Alpha spent the day at the government offices getting the last of his paper work sorted and picked up for his visa application. But a prayer over the phone and unusually light Dhaka traffic brought us back together for an evening together.

Here are some pictures from that night as well as some old pictures that were the highlights of our first year together. 

1st Anniversary 

Alpha got me the beautiful flowers and I made the card and sign with our vows. 

Highlight of the year our time in Germany

Going to the Zoo and "Aquarium" in Khulna (Yes that is a shark squeezed into and tank)

The "Aquarium" was fish in formaldehyde 

Titan was a gift from Alpha, we had to give him away due to a no pet policy, but we enjoyed him for a few months

When the Foreigner was shot in Oct, we were not allowed out, we spent a day of unknowns painting with friends

Hanging out with friends