Nádya's Birthday

Yesterday was Nádya's birthday, and we had celebration quite similar to my birthday. There was cake and soda, but most importantly, there was family.
Nádya works on Saturday mornings, and her friends there had a breakfast to celebrate with her. They brought gifts as well, and the flowers below are from that occasion.

We spent the afternoon getting ready for the evening celebration. Nádya's mother made a cake, and we all cleaned the house.

Allan and Hérika came over with Yluska (they are caring for her at the moment), and the party began. Here are some of the pictures I took last night. If you are interested in more pictures, you can find them at our flikr account. At the time I am writing this, they are not up yet, but they will be within the next day or two.

Here is the situation with Nádya's visa:

I think I have mentioned before that there was a problem with the paperwork when I submitted my forms to become a lawful permanent resident here in Brasil. I am still waiting for that paperwork to finish its return trip to me. At that point I will then re-submit the documents for approval. Only once I get this approval can we attempt to apply for Nádya's visa to the US. After we apply, it will be a few months before we can actually go.

We are not sure of the timeline here, as everything is dependent on so many variables, but we are really praying that God will pave the way for us to be back by my brother's wedding in May. Please pray with us.

I will keep you updated with further developments, and I appreciate all those of you who have asked about it recently (yay you haven't forgotten me!).