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      <title>Titus 2010 Teams Out the Door!</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:37:20 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://blomerus.org/blomerus.org/Home/Entries/2010/7/26_Titus_2010_Teams_Out_the_Door%21_files/Titus%20Class%202010.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://blomerus.org/blomerus.org/Home/Media/object002_3.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:322px; height:241px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Our Titus Project 2010 teams left this weekend for their teaching locations all over Africa. This is the 4th school we have held on the continent, training up teachers of the Bible. Here is their school photo, a very mixed and talented bunch. Now, lets show you each team, their photo, and where they are headed:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Meet Team Uganda&lt;br/&gt;What happened when a South African, American, Zambian, and Germany (left to right) get together? They form an awesome team off to teach in South African townships and then in Uganda. Between the most urban settings of Cape Town to Sudanese refugee camps they are off to for the next few months to teach with boldness.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Meet Team Botswana&lt;br/&gt;Lets play a game: Which one of these do you think is NOT an African? The answer, all of them are from Africa. (Left to right) From: Malawi/Zimbabwe, South Africa (Afrikaaner), Togo (in West Africa), and South Africa (English). They represent what is so beautiful and diverse about this continent. Jaco (the guy on the left) is also traveling with his wife and 3 small children. They are off to work in South African townships across the country and with &lt;a href=&quot;http://ywambotswana.org/&quot;&gt;YWAM Botswana that we are pioneering&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Meet Team Zimbabwe&lt;br/&gt;In 2007, we wanted this to happen. Due to a much more volatile security situation, we had to say no to sending a team there. This year, after YEARS of praying &amp;amp; prophecy, we send our first teaching team FINALLY to Zimbabwe. Best of all, with a Zimbabwean team leader (pictured left with his wife &amp;amp; son)! Lots of kids on these teams, keep them in your prayers. We sense this is the beginning of something big and much longer lasting with Zimbabwe.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This weekend we shuffled them off to airport and the townships they will be living in, dropping them off to GO into all of Africa and teach. &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/9/23_VIDEO__Local_Pastors_Speak.html&quot;&gt;Answering the call that these guys are asking for. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A proud day indeed! Watch this space for more of their stories to come.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;RELATED POSTS:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/9/23_VIDEO__Local_Pastors_Speak.html&quot;&gt;Video: Local Pastors Speak&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/9/8_5_photos__a_peek_into_ministry.html&quot;&gt;5 photos: A peak into ministry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/3/11_Why_we_moved_to_South_Africa._Reason_5.html&quot;&gt;Why we moved to South Africa (5 Reasons)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;See all Archives&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/7/19_Why_blogging_has_taken_a_back_seat__life_right_NOW_in_photos.html&quot;&gt;&amp;lt; PREVIOUS (older posts)&lt;/a&gt;                    &lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;(newer posts) NEXT &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <title>Why blogging has taken a back seat: life right NOW in photos</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:30:08 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://blomerus.org/blomerus.org/Home/Entries/2010/7/19_Why_blogging_has_taken_a_back_seat__life_right_NOW_in_photos_files/Our%20Maternity%20Pictures3.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://blomerus.org/blomerus.org/Home/Media/object003_1.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:322px; height:241px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(Marysol writes) Most professional bloggers will say never apologize that its been a while since you blogged. Well, over 5 weeks delay, in my opinion, needs an explanation. Its not for lack of content, in fact I feel I could write several posts a day! Its because we are in the most chaotic, exciting season of our life right now:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;#1: CITIZENSHIP OVER &lt;br/&gt;De Wet flew back to the United States and was sworn in as an American citizen. Flying over 40 hours each way because that’s the cheapest ticket we could find. &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/7/18_Immigration_Update__It_Is_FINISHED.html&quot;&gt;Full post about that here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;#2: BABIES COMING SOON&lt;br/&gt;I am now almost 33 weeks or 8 months pregnant. (Photos above we took ourselves last weekend). OUr little girl is healthy but leaves me exhausted at the end of the day as I've getting heavier by the minute. She was breech for a while there, but thankfully has turned. Pregnancy brain (which I think applies to adopting too) is also starting to show up more often. This is the first time in my life I have locked the keys in the car and run out of petrol on the side of the road! I'm normally very on top of the details. We are also many more steps into our adoption process, which we will release more information on soon. We are trying our best to savor this last bit and spend lots of time just the two of us before we are suddenly 4. Less than 2 months to go!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;#3: TITUS PROJECT IN FULL SWING&lt;br/&gt;Our annual Titus Project school is in full swing with 14 students all getting ready to be sent out as teachers for Africa this weekend to Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, and Uganda.  Its our most intensive ministry time of the year. God has been faithful this year to provide for these teachers to go teach His word free of charge to those most hungry in Africa. We have been teaching, planning each country's ministry, administrating the logistics of the school, running workshops for learning to make teaching aids and working with technology, and discipling our students. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(Down to the very practical basics of teaching our students how to put on a tie to look presentable as a teacher in Africa) Discipleship we find is much like parenting! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;#4: WORLD CUP MANIA&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Its been 5 weeks of schools out, soccer, and loud vuvuzela's as South Africa has just wrapped up hosting the World Cup. What a historic thing to live through in a developing nation! We had some fun going down to fan zones to watch even though we didn't have tickets to an actual game. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;#5: RE-NETWORKING THE BASE&lt;br/&gt;De Wet took on the monstrous task of re-networking the entire &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/6/10_Did_You_Know_Introducing_YWAM_Muizenberg.html&quot;&gt;YWAM base/campus&lt;/a&gt; where our students live and classes are held. It has been in dire need for a long time. Does he specialize in this? No. In fact, he had never done it before, but took on the challenge of research to do it as it would save lots of money rather than pay someone. On his immigration trip to the US he was able to bring back all the hardware he would need to do this. We had 2 volunteers come to help with the labor side of things. A huge project is now in its later stages, serving a more stable internet for over 150 staff &amp;amp; students!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;That's a glimpse of our life and ministry right now. Full but fulfilling!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;RELATED POSTS:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/3/17_Life_Right_Now_%28in_photos%29.html&quot;&gt;Life Right Now (in photos)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2008/12/15_De_Wet_Tech.html&quot;&gt;De Wet Tech&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/3/11_Why_we_moved_to_South_Africa._Reason_5.html&quot;&gt;Why we moved to South Africa (5 Reasons)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;See all Archives&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/7/18_Immigration_Update__It_Is_FINISHED.html&quot;&gt;&amp;lt; PREVIOUS (older posts)&lt;/a&gt;                    &lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;(newer posts) NEXT &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <title>Immigration Update: It Is FINISHED</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:59:42 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://blomerus.org/blomerus.org/Home/Entries/2010/7/18_Immigration_Update__It_Is_FINISHED_files/photo.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://blomerus.org/blomerus.org/Home/Media/object002_2.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:322px; height:241px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(Marysol writes) This month we celebrate 2 milestones. First, De Wet’s birthday (picture taken above). Secondly, the finalization of the immigration fiasco: HE IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. The stressful, expensive, came-as-a-shock-to-our-lives-in-a-crazy-year, daunting process is FINISHED! He is now a fully naturalized US Citizen, complete with passport and all, also keeping full citizenship to South Africa. We can now come &amp;amp; go internationally without fear of deportation or separation from family. Instead of blowing out candles, he waved his flags this year!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;There are no words to describe that peace of mind. We cried in relief and gratitude to God for working this all out over the last 6 months. You would think all the other aspects of our lives have been the most stressful, but to be very candid, this ONE has been what has left us up at night and left me crying in frustration multiple times. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To catch up on this immigration journey read from the beginning &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/1/19_The_joys_of_a_multi-passport_family.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/4/5_Immigration_Update__De_Wet_off_to_the_US_for_step_1.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/4/7_He_Made_it_in%21%21.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/6/5_Immigration_Update__Only_one_final_step_to_go%21.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Here are some photos and captions from De Wet about the actual citizenship ceremony. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Signing in with the clerk and immigration officer.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Swearing allegiance, saying “I DO”. A very proud day. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is the judge that swore me in. He made a really epic speech about how now you are fully a citizen and to never be ashamed that you are an immigrant. He was also more than willing to pose for lots of photos.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;No “It is Finished” post would be complete without giving credit to a man that God used to help us navigate these waters. We were given false information from various sources in the beginning, many who were ignorant of the clauses in the law that favor religious workers abroad. Some of this information might have had permanent consequences if we followed it. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Our immigration lawyer, Gunner Armstrong, sort of fell into our lap. He gave us a tremendous discount since we were missionaries, and dealt honesty with us. If we could have, we would have paid him alot more for his services and hours of time over a 6 month period. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He answered emails quickly, was honest, coached us through each step, helped us weigh our options, even prayed with us when most stressed over the phone. He specializes in family reunification law. Now that we are fully done with the process, we can wholeheartedly recommend him to you should you need services like his. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.immlawunitingfamilies.com/&quot;&gt;You can find his information here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Most of all to God be the glory, He has been faithful. This whole process has reminded us what a huge thing it is that ultimately our citizenship is in heaven. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;RELATED POSTS:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;../FAQ.html&quot;&gt;Frequently Asked Questions&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/1/19_The_joys_of_a_multi-passport_family.html&quot;&gt;The challenges of a multi-passport family&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/3/11_Why_we_moved_to_South_Africa._Reason_5.html&quot;&gt;Why we moved to South Africa (5 Reasons)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;See all Archives&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/6/8_UPDATED__Pregnant_%26_Adopting__Your_questions_answered.html&quot;&gt;&amp;lt; PREVIOUS (older posts)&lt;/a&gt;                    &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/7/19_Why_blogging_has_taken_a_back_seat__life_right_NOW_in_photos.html&quot;&gt;(newer posts) NEXT &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <title>UPDATED: Pregnant &amp; Adopting: Your questions answered</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 21:16:17 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>We are less than 3 months away from becoming parents! This is a repost with updates on our pregnancy &amp;amp; adoption journey. New or updated questions for those of you who already ready this are marked in RED. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you have stumbled on this page and have no idea what we are talking about, go read &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/2/8_Great_Expectations%21.html&quot;&gt;the announcement first&lt;/a&gt;. If you have read that already, we realize there are naturally questions that arise. We’ve already been asked these several times. We try our best to be honest &amp;amp; open about our lives while still maintaining a level of privacy. So, with that in mind here are some of those questions.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;PREGNANCY QUESTIONS:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Did you plan on getting pregnant right after miscarrying?&lt;br/&gt;No. Although medically we were free to, we didn't know when we would feel up to &amp;quot;trying again&amp;quot;. So we do feel blessed that now we don't have to make that decision. We actually went to the doctor thinking something was wrong and I had not completely healed from the &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/12/11_A_Miscarriage.html&quot;&gt;miscarriage&lt;/a&gt;. She ran some tests and called us with the news. We were dumbfounded when the explanation for everything was that we were pregnant again. Its a really wonderful surprise!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When are you due?&lt;br/&gt;Sept 9, 2010 with a GIRL (pictured left)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;How are you feeling?&lt;br/&gt;The first trimester was near debilitating, &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/2/15_An_untraditional_Valentines....html&quot;&gt;vomiting daily&lt;/a&gt; all throughout the day. But as soon as 14 weeks hit, De Wet looked at me one day and said “you are back, you look like the Marysol I know!” Something switched and I hit the glorious pregnancy feeling. I now feel great and very healthy. I’ve been able to stay really active and involved in my normal life/ministry responsibilities. I’m tired most days, but if it could stay like this, I would mind being pregnant for longer. I love feeling our little girl kick away!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Will you have the baby in South Africa?&lt;br/&gt;Yes. It would be too complicated to travel back to the US for the birth, stay there, wait on a passport, return, and some how time that just right so we don't miss the call from the adoption agency. Talk about stressful! Plus our medical insurance does not cover a birth in the US, only in South Africa.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Do you have good hospital and doctor?&lt;br/&gt;Yes. We feel we have been given nothing put the best of prenatal care. We have a great midwife, a back-up OBGYN should there be complications, and will be delivering at a hospital in Cape Town.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When you miscarried, did you consider tossing this whole idea  of &amp;quot;twins&amp;quot; out the window?&lt;br/&gt;Although we had questions to contend with in our grief, strangely enough this is the one thing that both of us did not waiver on once. And we asked each other alot. Obviously our timing was thrown off and we wondered if/when it would ever happen. But we both felt strongly that to let this dream go would be the greatest blow to our hearts. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your place is tiny, will you be moving?&lt;br/&gt;Yes! Maybe if there was just one baby coming we could stay &lt;a href=&quot;../Video.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, but with two it would be chaotic. &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/4/7_Moving_on.html&quot;&gt;We moved in April &lt;/a&gt;and are busy setting up home. It was a last minute story of God providing a place as this is a tough rental market. We now have a balcony, large living room, and 2 bedrooms! Its taking us alot longer this time around with so much going on, so we are not quite ready to put up photos yet! :) &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;What if you are pregnant with twins?&lt;br/&gt;We've already had an ultrasound just to be sure. There is one baby with one heartbeat! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Have you picked out names?&lt;br/&gt;Yes. But they are are top secret!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;ADOPTION QUESTIONS:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Why adopt?&lt;br/&gt;This is a fair question but very difficult to answer in words. If you were to ask us why we want to have a biological child, we would be at a loss for how to describe it. How do you describe the desire to have children or make a baby? Since we were dating, we both wanted to adopt one day. It was always how we envisioned building our family. &lt;br/&gt;    We affirm that adoption is a concept God came up with and is at the core of our salvation. It is something He destined before the foundation of the world. He made the same choice based firstly on love. (Eph. 1:3-5) Although we have no biological connection to Jesus, we are fully a part of the family of God through the sacred and final act of adoption. We'd love to point you to a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgNXQ2CazUg&amp;feature=PlayList&amp;p=E571859AF60EA9A7&amp;playnext=1&amp;playnext_from=PL&amp;index=10&quot;&gt;great short video on the theology of adoption&lt;/a&gt; that will perhaps even make you think even more deeply about how special your relationship is to to God as his child.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Have you chosen a gender?&lt;br/&gt;Yes, a BOY! We wanted one of each gender and decided for God to just surprise us. Whatever we were pregnant with, we knew we would adopt the other gender. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;At our first visit with the social worker way back before pregnancy, we casually asked about adoption differences in gender in South Africa. She told us boys are adopted less for alot of reasons. We went in with an open preference, but left feeling that we would really love a son through adoption. We kept this to ourselves, and really would have been THRILLED EITHER WAY God had it in mind. Now seeing the genders unfold how we secretly leaned is really exciting. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;How old will your baby be when you bring him home? &lt;br/&gt;An infant under 3 months old.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Where are things at currently with the adoption?&lt;br/&gt;(Photo: with our awesome social worker, preparing for 2 of everything) We could probably write a whole separate post on this. Thank you for asking as it means alot to us. We have completed all of the paperwork, home visit, and other steps. We have one formal step to go, a panel meeting on June 18th. After this meeting we are considered officially screened parents, suitable for being placed with a child. After that, the waiting game for the phone call begins. We have a strong feeling (from prayer and some conversations with our social worker) our son will be born late June/July. That is coming VERY SOON! However, due to new South African laws, he will not be placed with us until he is 8-11 weeks old. For those 8-11 weeks he will be a ward of the state and living at a place of safety that the agency organizes. That puts his homecoming near the time of our daughter’s birth (September-ish). No guarantees. How the exact timing will work out is in God’s hands. We get asked which child will come home first. Just like you can’t perfectly predict when a woman will give birth, you can’t predict this. Now, we wait, dream, prepare, and pray. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Did you start adopting because you miscarried or thought you might be infertile?&lt;br/&gt;Not at all. Although we realize this is a reason for many other couples. Adoption was always in our hearts as much as getting pregnant. We actually began the adoption process before trying for our first pregnancy. Since we had this dream in mind of &amp;quot;the twins&amp;quot;, we knew it would be good to get a head start on the paperwork.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When will you get to meet your baby or see a photo?&lt;br/&gt;New laws now allow us to know who our baby will be and see photos of him when he is 6 weeks old, nothing before that. We can’t meet him though until the day we are placed with him (around 8-11 weeks old). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;How close in age will the babies be?&lt;br/&gt;Less than 3 months apart. We are hoping for as close together as possibly. They will try to match us with a baby that has a birthday as close as possible to our due date. We were straight up with our social worker from day one about this crazy idea we had. We poured out our hearts (and some tears) to her knowing full and well she had the power to tell us no. She looked at us and said &amp;quot;I don't think you are crazy at all. I stopped trying to dictate to God how He chooses to build families a long time ago. In fact, you are not the first family we've had do this.&amp;quot; She then gave us the name and number of another family who did this that lives in our area! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;What ethnicity will your baby be?&lt;br/&gt;We know this is an awkward question. But its not one we feel awkward answering. Both our babies will be South African in their own way. Our baby will be from a specific South African people group named &amp;quot;Coloureds&amp;quot;. We recognize that word is loaded in many parts of the United States, but here that's a legitimate name for their people group or tribe. The majority of the people in the province of South Africa that we serve in (Western Cape) are Coloured. They have a vibrant, unique culture and great food! One reason we specifically chose to adopt a Coloured baby is because they share the same language as De Wet's family, Afrikaans. Language is a big value to us. We place a high priority on being able to pass on part of our baby's heritage through language. Thus I have yet another reason to keep &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/5/28_Learning_Afrikaans__Day_1.html&quot;&gt;studying hard&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tell me a bit more about how your adoption works. Why don't more people from the US adopt in South Africa? I thought an international adoption takes years?&lt;br/&gt;(Photos: the paperwork of adoption)&lt;br/&gt;We get questions like these alot especially from other families interested in adoption. Adoption in South Africa by Americans is tricky. Honestly we don't know enough about the topic to be much of a resource. It can be done but generally not by someone living in the US. You need to be living here, and even then it can be a huge challenge. We've celebrated some massive obstacles overcome with friends here who have done it. The thing that makes our adoption different is that De Wet is a South African and we are living here. We are not adopting as Americans. The laws lean in favor South African citizens adopting South African children. This is domestic adoption handled fully in South Africa. Much like someone adopting domestically in the United States. Once our child is adopted here and all the paperwork is in place here this legally is our child. Its done. However, after that, we will begin the process of formalizing it in the United States, so that our child is a dual citizen. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Why did you choose to adopt from South Africa as opposed to somewhere else in the world?&lt;br/&gt;We were open to an adoption from anywhere. However, the more we prayed about it and looked around we realized there are babies right here where we live. Maybe that was part of the plan of God having us here? Then realizing that there are so few adoptions (couple thousand) vs. children that need homes (couple million) happening in South Africa, largely in part to the legal structure and availability of parents. It was hard to ignore that God has given us a huge open door of opportunity with De Wet being South African. Being that this is a domestic adoption, it is also much more financial feasible for us. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;What do your families think?&lt;br/&gt;They couldn't be happier! The grandmothers are thrilled to be able to shop for both boy &amp;amp; girl clothes from the beginning. For De Wet's parents these babies are their first grandchildren. For my parents, my brother is having the first grandchild in April. So 2010, is the year of 3 grandkids for them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;RELATED POSTS:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;../FAQ.html&quot;&gt;Frequently Asked Questions&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/2/8_Great_Expectations%21.html&quot;&gt;Great Expectations!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/3/17_Life_Right_Now_%28in_photos%29.html&quot;&gt;Life Right Now in Photos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;See all Archives&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/6/8_June_2010_Newsletter.html&quot;&gt;&amp;lt; PREVIOUS (older posts)&lt;/a&gt;                    &lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;(newer posts) NEXT &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 19:51:32 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://blomerus.org/blomerus.org/Home/Entries/2010/6/8_June_2010_Newsletter_files/June%202010%20Newsletter%20Web_1.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://blomerus.org/blomerus.org/Home/Media/object009_1.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:328px; height:241px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Our June newsletter is here! We try to keep it short so that you stay informed. This has a bit more ministry news than you wouldn’t get just reading our website. You can also browse our &lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;archived newsletters &lt;/a&gt;here and get a blast from the past.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You’ll notice that a portion of it is not available for reading online. We just didn’t feel right about publishing this information on the internet. From time to time, we will choose to communicate somethings only by paper. So...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you would like to get this in your house mailbox 3-4 times a year, &lt;a href=&quot;../Contact.html&quot;&gt;please let us know here&lt;/a&gt;. It doesn’t matter which country you live in, that’s what the postal service is for! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks to the Blomerus Parents AKA the “Newsletter Team” for stuffing alot of envelopes and getting these out faithfully! We can’t do it without you.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Without further ado, enjoy reading.... or download &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/6/8_June_2010_Newsletter_files/June%202010%20Newsletter%20Web.pdf&quot;&gt;June 2010 Newsletter Web.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/6/6_Featured_in_a_magazine%21.html&quot;&gt;&amp;lt; PREVIOUS (older posts)&lt;/a&gt;                    &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/6/8_UPDATED__Pregnant_%26_Adopting__Your_questions_answered.html&quot;&gt;(newer posts) NEXT &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 6 Jun 2010 14:55:05 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>(Marysol writes) As part of &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/6/1_We_are_50_years_old%21.html&quot;&gt;YWAM’s 50th anniversary celebrations&lt;/a&gt;, a magazine was made to tell the stories of the past 50 years of YWAM’s history in Africa and also to look to the future. Really, this magazine is an heirloom for YWAM and I’m really proud of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.commsteamafrica.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;those who produced it&lt;/a&gt;. I was asked months ago to write an article about how Titus Project, the ministry we lead here is impacting the continent. See the article below or download it here &gt; &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/6/6_Featured_in_a_magazine%21_files/en-jub%2039.pdf&quot;&gt;en-jub 39.pdf&lt;/a&gt;. If you are curious, here is the whole magazine &gt; &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/6/6_Featured_in_a_magazine%21_files/en-jub.pdf&quot;&gt;en-jub.pdf&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Oh and a whole new Titus Project begins in less than 3 weeks!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/6/5_Immigration_Update__Only_one_final_step_to_go%21.html&quot;&gt;&amp;lt; PREVIOUS (older posts)&lt;/a&gt;                    &lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;(newer posts) NEXT &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <title>Immigration Update: Only one final step to go!</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 5 Jun 2010 18:49:54 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>We write with oh-so-close good news. De Wet just returned home from his 2nd trip back to the United States, round 2 of his citizenship process. Thanks to a generous response to one of our emails, airline miles were donated for this trip. During this time he had his final interview and American history/civics test. Both of which he passed with flying colors! We had hoped that they could then swear him in and get the whole thing over with on that trip, but it deemed impossible despite all our efforts. We were excited and a bit weary with this trip’s outcome. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Just this weekend we received news that he has been fully approved to be a US Citizen and only needs to come in for an official swearing in ceremony. Its wonderful news! Unfortunately it does mean another trip back in about 2 weeks. We are spending long hours scouring the internet for an obscure cheap ticket. Not easy with World Cup starting in a matter of days. That said, we want to thank everyone at CCF in Lowell, MA who gave when De Wet had a chance to speak there last Sunday specifically to help us finish this process. Its not something we set out to do or felt able to do financially this year, but by God’s grace its working out step by step.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;During this time, blogging was down as Marysol broke her toe and had an upper respiratory infection, both of which couldn’t be treated with the usual medicine due to the pregnancy. She was a hobbling crutch walking 6 month pregnant woman trying to hold down the fort, but feeling much better now! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Come June 25th, it will be over. We might throw a little “Thank God its Over” party with American flags. :) He will be a citizen and we never run the risk of deportation, blacklisting, or not being allowed back to the United States to see family again!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;To catch up on this immigration journey read from the beginning &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/1/19_The_joys_of_a_multi-passport_family.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/4/5_Immigration_Update__De_Wet_off_to_the_US_for_step_1.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/4/7_He_Made_it_in%21%21.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;RELATED POSTS:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;../FAQ.html&quot;&gt;Frequently Asked Questions&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/1/19_The_joys_of_a_multi-passport_family.html&quot;&gt;The challenges of a multi-passport family&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/3/11_Why_we_moved_to_South_Africa._Reason_5.html&quot;&gt;Why we moved to South Africa (5 Reasons)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;See all Archives&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/6/1_We_are_50_years_old%21.html&quot;&gt;&amp;lt; PREVIOUS (older posts)&lt;/a&gt;                    &lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;(newer posts) NEXT &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Jun 2010 22:00:14 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://blomerus.org/blomerus.org/Home/Entries/2010/6/1_We_are_50_years_old%21_files/YWAM%20Capetown%20at%2050th%20Anniversary%20with%20Loren%20Cunningham.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://blomerus.org/blomerus.org/Home/Media/object001_1.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:322px; height:241px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(Marysol writes) No silly, not De Wet &amp;amp; I. YWAM (Youth With a Mission) is now 50 years old this year. To celebrate, the founders (Loren &amp;amp; Darlene Cunningham) are traveling the world and holding celebrations region by region. Being that they are in their mid-70’s now, this could be one of the last times they make it out to so many places. That said, I was very impressed with how sharp, mobile, and energetic they are for their age!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Last week it was Southern Africa’s turn to celebrate, hosted right here in Cape Town. Over 500 guests from all over the region of Southern Africa and the world came for a 2 day conference. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I was honored to finally after almost 10 years in this ministry, meet the founders. Trivia: Loren Cunningham got the World Record for visiting every country on earth! WOW!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was great perspective on the hard work of missions, on years of unnoticed work and seemingly no growth... but what a legacy they have now!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This was a proper African celebration with drums, dancing, jumping, singing, the works.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was great to hear stories from years ago and more fully understand the history of the mission we work for. And then conversely to look forward at the next 50 years, when we will be in our 70's! :)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;What's really faith-building about hearing them speak is knowing they too still live by faith, not a paid salary,&lt;a href=&quot;../Donate.html&quot;&gt; just like us&lt;/a&gt;. Everyone in YWAM in the same. And they have made it half a century. It gives me the push I need to trust God that what he has called us to do, He will provide for month after month, decade after decade.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;These pictures taken by the team covering the 50th. For more on all of YWAM's 50th celebrations around the world see: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ywam50.com/&quot;&gt;http://ywam50.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;RELATED POSTS:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/3/11_Why_we_moved_to_South_Africa._Reason_5.html&quot;&gt;5 Reasons why we moved to South Africa&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/7/21_The_YWAM_base_that_dressed_us_like_this....html&quot;&gt;The YWAM base that dressed us like this&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/6/10_Did_You_Know_Introducing_YWAM_Muizenberg.html&quot;&gt;Introducing YWAM Muizenberg&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;See all Archives&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/5/4_One_night_saved_her_from_slavery.html&quot;&gt;&amp;lt; PREVIOUS (older posts)&lt;/a&gt;                    &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/6/5_Immigration_Update__Only_one_final_step_to_go%21.html&quot;&gt;(newer posts) NEXT &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <description>(Marysol writes) She approaches one of our staff in the bathroom, shy but curious. &amp;quot;I'm communicating with this guy I have never met on my phone. Its going really good. He wants to meet me and have us go away together to work overseas. What do you think?&amp;quot; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The girl adds, &amp;quot;The thing is, I need to know. I'm meeting him tomorrow night.&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Our staff takes a deep breath in. This sounds like classic human trafficking about to happen in less than 24 hours. She shoots her straight.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She's a young vulnerable South African girl from a local township that's hoping for a nice guy and a new life. Most girls like her only see a potential future by leaving the country. She has no idea the hell she could have been tricked and trapped into in less than 24 hours. A drugged up, forced prostitute most likely with no escape. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Essentially, that bathroom conversation at most saved her life. &lt;br/&gt;At the very least her innocence. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The team was sharing that night in her youth group about human trafficking awareness. Teaching the most at risk, the most vulnerable how to protect themselves and how to spot when they are about to walk into a trap. Grassroots human trafficking prevention in a country where it is rampant. She heard their message and put the pieces together. No longer naive and blindly walking into a trap. She got suspicious and brave enough to pull someone aside in the bathroom. Little did this team know that scheduling it that night was divine in this girl's life. What if they had postponed it a week?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This story was shared yesterday in our YWAM staff meeting with a few details changed for privacy sake. Just one of dozens of stories untold every week about the simple, diverse, one-on-one ministry happening here with our team of YWAM missionaries. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We are linking arms with human trafficking prevention. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This weekend in fact we are staying in a local township just like hers for a few days to start passing on this life saving message and teach the Bible. Pray for us. More on that coming soon...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;RELATED POSTS:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/6/10_Did_You_Know_Introducing_YWAM_Muizenberg.html&quot;&gt;Introducing YWAM Muizenberg&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/10/5_A_soup_kitchen_is_born.html&quot;&gt;A soup kitchen is born&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/3/11_Why_we_moved_to_South_Africa._Reason_5.html&quot;&gt;Why we moved to South Africa (5 Reasons)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;See all Archives&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/4/7_Moving_on.html&quot;&gt;&amp;lt; PREVIOUS (older posts)&lt;/a&gt;                    &lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;(newer posts) NEXT &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Apr 2010 08:59:01 +0200</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://blomerus.org/blomerus.org/Home/Entries/2010/4/7_Moving_on_files/IMG_0001.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://blomerus.org/blomerus.org/Home/Media/object002_2.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:322px; height:241px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(Marysol writes) About 2 weeks ago we &amp;quot;moved&amp;quot; from our &lt;a href=&quot;../Video.html&quot;&gt;itty bity place&lt;/a&gt; to one that will be more accommodating for &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/2/8_Great_Expectations%21.html&quot;&gt;2 babies on the way&lt;/a&gt;. This was a little confusing because due to the dates not matching up perfectly we had to physically move our stuff into our new place (in one big pile), but couldn't actually live there for 10 more days. We were in limbo, so we stayed with friends and then went &amp;quot;homeless camping&amp;quot;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Moving day itself couldn't have gone smoother. Lots of friends came over to haul boxes. My husband pretty much forbid me from lifting all this stuff. He's protective, and I secretly like it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some looked like they might break their backs. That's real friends for you! (See those pathetic succulents. Couldn't figure out why they were dying until I realized the local stray cat was using it as a litter box!)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We took a pizza break for lunch in the new place. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;There was lots of cleaning. My mama taught me to leave a place better than I found it. I'm pretty sure we did that especially when you see the before photos of this place.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Speaking of before photos, moving and probably my pregnancy hormones made me all sentimental.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We turned 365 sq ft (33 sq meters) into our first home. It was cozy and never claustrophobic.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We saved alot of money by choosing something so small and cheap. Because of this, we tucked away money for years to be able to adopt. Every time I lamented about not having space for a kitchen table, I reminded myself that this is. worth. every. penny.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/3/17_Real_time_packing..html&quot;&gt;packed up&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; traveled to &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/1/20_PHOTOS__A_week_in_Swaziland.html&quot;&gt;Swaziland&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/11/5_Egypt_in_6_photos.html&quot;&gt;Egypt&lt;/a&gt;, Kenya, &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2008/10/2_Titus_Tanzania_Takes_off....html&quot;&gt;Tanzania&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/5/22_Worldwide_meeting_in_Germany.html&quot;&gt;Germany&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2008/8/25_Travel_with_us_to_Zambia.html&quot;&gt;Zambia&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/1/21_10_PHOTOS__Home-Home_for_the_Holidays.html&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;. This was my little oasis to come home to each time. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We had normal &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/7/18_PHOTO_Day_in_the_Life__Friday.html&quot;&gt;ole busy days&lt;/a&gt;. And lots of lazy Saturdays in pajamas too.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I looked around and thought about the thousands of memories we made here. Walking in fresh off our honeymoon, new missionaries to this country. We had prayed for just the right place, and had no idea how good God was going to be with us. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I first had &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/2/8_Great_Expectations%21.html&quot;&gt;my crazy dreams of &amp;quot;twins&amp;quot; here &lt;/a&gt;and then hundreds of subsequent discussions. We made a baby here, and &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/12/11_A_Miscarriage.html&quot;&gt;lost him or her&lt;/a&gt; surrounded by these same walls. There is something scared to me about that. We made another baby (much to our surprise!) and now move on with a hope renewed. &lt;br/&gt;We also move on with a TON of more stuff. Good grief. These are all of our belongings, furniture, everything in one big pile in our new living room. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;After all my sentimental-ness, we tried to take &amp;quot;one last smiling picture&amp;quot; before locking up. This was what came out the first time. We decided to keep it real. Moving on is exhausting. Thank the Lord it wasn’t across the ocean this time!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;RELATED POSTS:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2008/2/17_Settling_In....html&quot;&gt;Settling in...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/3/17_Real_time_packing..html&quot;&gt;Real Time Packing&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;../Video.html&quot;&gt;Video of our tiny home&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;See all Archives&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/4/7_He_Made_it_in%21%21.html&quot;&gt;&amp;lt; PREVIOUS (older posts)&lt;/a&gt;                    &lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;(newer posts) NEXT &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <description>(Marysol writes) I just heard from De Wet, here's a quick update:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He walked up to the counter and decided on the silent approach. &lt;br/&gt;Just say nothing and see what happens. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The man didn't greet him. He just said, &lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;What year did you move here?&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;De Wet said, &amp;quot;1999, Sir&amp;quot;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He stamped his passport and waived him through. That's it!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;That was God's EVERYDAY grace &amp;amp; favor witnessed in such a short almost comical exchange. &lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/4/7_He_Made_it_in%21%21.html&quot;&gt;Thanks everyone for praying!!! &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Your response was overwhelming. My inbox is exploding.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Ya'll are too to good us ;)&lt;br/&gt;Marysol &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;PS: Oh, and in a baby watch update: Nothing on the horizon yet. As my brother puts it, “She is in overtime”.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;RELATED POSTS:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;../FAQ.html&quot;&gt;Frequently Asked Questions&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/1/19_The_joys_of_a_multi-passport_family.html&quot;&gt;The challenges of a multi-passport family&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2009/3/11_Why_we_moved_to_South_Africa._Reason_5.html&quot;&gt;Why we moved to South Africa (5 Reasons)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;See all Archives&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Entries/2010/4/5_Immigration_Update__De_Wet_off_to_the_US_for_step_1.html&quot;&gt;&amp;lt; PREVIOUS (older posts)&lt;/a&gt;                    &lt;a href=&quot;Archive.html&quot;&gt;(newer posts) NEXT &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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