September 30th!!!!

Many of you have asked me if we have a departure date from the US. The reason that we have been so uncertain up to this point is because of our VISA situation. The Nepali government did not want to issue two work VISAs for the same job. This is a problem because the current VISA holder for my position, Alan, is scheduled to leave Nepal in December. We were hoping to overlap for a few months so that I could learn the job prior to his departure. This was explained to the Nepali government and they have tentatively agreed to allow my VISA on October 1st.

Alan is a retired British police officer. He has been serving in Nepal for over a year and has been a huge asset to the United Mission to Nepal. Following the break down of the cease fire Alan has been very busy. Much of the fighting has moved from rural areas to urban areas and the capital city of Kathmandu has seen the worst fighting since the wars inception in 2001. Please pray that our VISA will be approved on October 1st as planned. Please pray for peace in a country that has already experienced so many hardships.