Consulates and Airlines

Praise Him!

It's been a rather long, but exciting day! 

My mom and I headed out this morning to the Ecuadorian consulate in Toronto. After a few minor setbacks, they accepted the paperwork, and we settled in for the wait. I do believe we were the only people in the office that were Canadian citizens. Surrounded by Spanish conversations, I thought I'd try to see how much I could pick up. Let's just say, Spanish language training is definitely going to be needed! 

We had applied for a two year visa, just to see what they would be willing to give. After a 2 hour wait the paperwork was handed back, as well as a visa valid for 720 days! That's only 10 days shy of 2 years. 

Now that the visa is processed plane tickets have been booked :) My flight leaves Toronto Pearson Airport  the morning of November 5th, and Lord willing, I return the evening of June 11, 2014

Prayer points:

~ praise for His peace and the assurance that this is what He has called me to do

~ thankfulness that the visa request has been granted

~ strength as I finalize things here

Welcome!

Hola (Hello)

Here goes..... I'm not going to promise I'll be any good at this, but I'll try my best to keep everyone in the loop :)

As far as things look now, we are still working toward a leaving date of November 4, 2013. 
All the paperwork looks to be in order, now I just need to head to the Ecuadorian consulate in Toronto this Thursday. From what I'm told, you just hand them the paperwork and then you need to sit and wait while they process it. Approximately a 2-4hr process, but at least I can walk out with a visa in hand. 
Emotionally, I feel far less ready. The final packing and getting paperwork in order is overwhelming. The fact that I won't be seeing friends and (church)family for 7 months is something I still can't seem to wrap my head around, its such a foreign concept to me. Which I suppose I should be extremely thankful for! However, I am looking forward to experiencing a more laid-back style of living. (I may never want to come back to our North American fast-food style of life) I'm excited to spend a winter in the warmth and sunshine. But most of all, I can't wait to see what God has in store for me, and where His plan will lead! 
And I look forward to sharing it all with you :)