New nephew!

On Saturday we became aunt and uncle! Anna's sister had a son, named
Oliver. Just in time to, as we were able to see him before we left
Holland. He's still in the hospital with a possible infection.

Last night we also arrived in Canada, and are looking forward to two
weeks spent with family and supporters here as we prepare for heading
to Denver.

got our visas!

Yesterday we went to the US consulate in Amsterdam for our visa
appointment. We had been waiting for this day for a long time, and a
lot hinged on this appointment. On the way to the consulate the tram
we were on broke down or something, so we had to jump onto a different
tram and take a long detour as we watched the minutes count down,
hoping we wouldn't be late. We made it just in time, and had a very
smooth interview process. Fortunately, Anna had carefully read
everything on their website, so we had all the necessary paperwork and
photos etc, they can be picky about that.

After a couple hours of lots of waiting and a brief interview, we were
told our visas were issued! And we received them in the mail today.

We're really excited to be heading back to Denver (very officially
now), to continue our work there.

Thanks to all of you who prayed for our visas!

Brent