An Urgent Prayer Request
When it rains it pours. That’s what people say when things seem to go wrong all at once. I’ve said it to others a few times myself. However, we are currently in such a time in our lives and would really like your prayer.
As many of you know, my wife (Kim) is Australian and has been serving with YWAM here for several years. In the process of renewing her visa, we recently received a call from Immigration Canada suggesting that they are considering NOT renewing the visa, as they feel Kim should apply for Permanent Residency. We have an interview with them on Feb. 28th to find out.
The trouble is that they could very well make Kim leave the country to apply from Australia. Needless to say, this would be terrible. One of the reasons we have not applied for her status earlier is that it requires a significant amount of money to do so. Needless to say, we dealing with a great deal of stress right now.
Our first hope is that they grant us the visa that will allow us to pursue Permanent Residency while Kim remains in Canada. However, even we this is the case, we face the challenge of raising the finances (nearly $2000 in the end) and dealing with the limitations of the process that will strongly impact Kim’s ministry leadership (i.e. travel limitations, etc.).
As if that weren’t enough, we came home to find that the YWAM Mission House furnace, which we just spent $500 to repair a month ago is dead again. Sure, it isn’t a huge deal, but in times like this, every little challenge gets blown out of proportion.
That is why we really need your prayers during the next few days, weeks and months. God has always been faithful in His provision. Stand with us as we seek Him for the peace and wisdom to deal with each day.
Peace,
Jamie Arpin-Ricci
www.arpin-ricci.blog.com
