Almost There

Went to the Embassy again this morning. The guard greeted me by my last name, which shows how frequently I've been visiting. I'm so thankful the Embassy is only 5 minutes from the LOC. 

Due to continuing issues with the U.S. Visa system, they cannot actually issue me a visa for Leila. Instead they will give me 3 sealed envelopes: 1 for Air France and 2 for Customs and Border Patrol, which must remain sealed until we enter the U.S. These latter 2 letters will act as a visa because the Niger Embassy put in a request yesterday for her entry.

The 2 sticking points for which we need prayer:

1. The printers haven't been working at the U.S. Embassy, so I have to return at 4pm today to see if they were able to print these letters. I continue to be baffled at the poor resources/technology issues at a U.S. Embassy.

2. The consulate told border patrol we would be entering the U.S. on Friday because our original return flight was scheduled to return then. We are still planning to leave tomorrow (Wednesday) night and arrive in the U.S. on Thursday. The consulate doesn't think this will be a problem because she told them our flight may move up, but she can't guarantee anything. I asked her if she thought they would detain us for a day. She said she doubted that since our port of entry was good for 5 days from today. I said I really wasn't too worried since I'd at least be on US soil, but still, please pray we can smoothly make it through US customs.

We are SO close!