Happy New Year!
We trust you all had a safe and Happy New Year. God has blessed us in so many ways this past year, it would be impossible to put them all down in this letter, but praise God for each and every blessing. We want to thank each and every church that sent us Christmas cards and gifts. (James 1:17a – “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above…”) Of course one of our biggest blessings was the birth of our youngest son Carter. He is now seven months old and crawling all over the place. Cooper turned three this month, Chandler is five, and Connor is eight. Both Connor and Chandler are home-schooled and are doing well.
January News
We started out the month of January with a meeting in Kansas, and then returned home to Missouri. We have started going through some of our belongings and packing things in boxes. Deciding what’s going, what’s staying, and what will be sold, is a bigger task than we thought. We have a lot of work ahead of us and we’ll probably spend a majority of the month of February going through things.
Paperwork Update
Our visa paperwork has reached its final destination on the Australian immigration side, where they will decide to approve, or disapprove us, for our visas. This process could still take several weeks, but is a major step in our application. Please continue to make this a serious matter of prayer. We did receive word from the Calvary Baptist Church in Australind, Western Australia (this is the church sponsoring us into the country) that they have received a permanent sponsorship status, which is a good thing for us. This should help out our application, as well as cut down on some of the paperwork process.
Current Status
We are currently filling out some forms that we will send to immigration on the US side, as soon as our application is approved from Australia. There are still several hoops to go through, and hurdles to jump over, but God is in control, and we trust Him. Thank you for your continued prayers and financial support for the Schrope family.
