Moving Closer (by Thom)

I mentioned last month that we were having to extend our time on furlough in the US while we sought passports for Miriam and Hannah. Well, I'm very, very excited to announce that a major obstacle in that process has come through. As of last Saturday we now have Social Security cards for each girl! (It only took 6 months and 3 applications!) Now we can actually apply for the passports. We're planning on returning to Africa at the end of June, although we don't have a firm date yet set. We'll keep you posted here when we do, though.