Pray for Intervention

Pray for Intervention
Today I took my first chloroquine tablet for malaria in preparation for my trip. It is a series of pills that you take during your trip and for 4 weeks after you come home. I did not have any side effects last year and hope that it will be the same. This first step really brings home the fact that I will be on my way to Haiti next week!I am really looking to all my friends to pray for some serious matters happening in Haiti as we speak. Our foundation director has been working diligently for the past several months to secure the proper documentation to obtain visas for 3 children and our translator to come to the States this summer. On Tuesday, all four were denied due to ridiculous circumstances. She was not allowed to enter the US Embassy on the basis that she was an American citizen. Yes, you heard right! It was imperative that she be allowed entry and attend the processing meeting. After six hours of waiting, the family returned, and was told that their visas were denied because she was not at the meeting. It is hard to fathom as an American that such corruption could take place even inside our embassy, but that is a part of daily life in Haiti.I contacted Congressman Pete Hoekstra's office here in Holland last night in hopes of securing his intervention in the matter. My hope is that I will hear from him today and something can be done to secure those visas, Lord willing. If you know anyone who might be of some influence, please contact me and I will forward the proper paperwork to them.My devotions today spoke to me about submission to God's design and plan for our lives. I am reminded that these precious words apply to this situation as well. Many thanks ahead of time for your prayers and support.