A big challenge we've had recently is getting our kids' passports renewed.
Our kids passports expire in July of this year, and to renew them in country you need to have an official of the U.S. Consolate site the kids. This would be an expense of around $500.00 or more for us to travel to the Consolate by plane.
Well the good news WAS that a representative was going to travel to us to do the sighting, but then at the last minute they canceled. Which means we were faced with taking time off work, getting the papers, the money, oh the money!!! To renew alone costs about $100 per child, not to mention the hotel stay, and the air fare, and taxi rides and all that in town.
So our approach was "I dunno how I'm gonna do this, so.. let's ask God for help." And then wait and hope for the best.
Today my wife found me in a meeting and said "we have a small window of opportunity, can you get the paperwork ready in 20 minutes?"
Well of course we could because we already had the new passport photos printed and the application 90% filled out, because we were expecting to have to do this.
Apparently the diplomat I mentioned having lunch with earlier, was able to site our kids (as well as about 20 other families) today during dinner time. I was joking earlier today with my wife about asking him, but someone else must have because they pulled it all together last minute.
So, a few hours later, a few points in risen blood pressure for many families here, one speaker phone call to the consolate to say our oaths, and voila...
So Praise God!! Our kids passport apps have been submitted now.
