Phase 1 Complete!

Praise the Lord—our passports safely arrived at Nate’s Mom’s house via DHL on Friday and she has sent them guaranteed overnight delivery to the Ethiopian embassy in Washington DC. They said on their website that it would take 2-3 days processing time for these business visas. Please pray for phase 2: that our passports and applications would be seen and processed in a timely way and returned to Nate’s Mom next week.

The Dramatic Series "The Kidders Attempt to Move to Ethiopia"

In this latest episode of the dramatic series "The Kidders Attempt to Move to Ethiopia", the Kidders have scrapped the Oct. 22nd departure date and have sent all 4 passports half way across the world to the Ethiopian embassy in Washington DC, in order to procure 6-month business visas for the whole family. To make this slightly unnerving move even more exciting, the passports have to be back in their hands (via DHL) before Nov. 3rd, the date that their Kenya visas expire. The benefits of this endeavor? Nate will no longer need to leave the family a few days after arriving in Ethiopia (to send off for a new business visa) and Amy will be able to legally attend language school (which she couldn't have done on a tourist visa). They are thankful for the reliable services of DHL and Nate's Mom to make all this possible but ask for your prayers that the LORD's almighty hand will move the documents along and keep them safe.