Well, I'm still here in Poland of course. The paperwork in Kiev, Ukraine is going a bit crazy. One department sends the paperwork to another. The second says no, we don't want it. Sends it back to the first. The first says, okay did we mention we want another document? The department for the extra document forgets to mention they want a scan of EVERY page of our passports (including covers, blank pages, and backs). The funny thing is that while this is frustrating, none of it surprises me in the least.
Thankfully, Lesya and the two youth pastors I work under are trying to keep on top of things and make sure that they don't take more time than they have to. The extra document should be ready Monday morning. Lesya has assurance from the first department that they should be able to approve things in about an hour once they receive this document. Then the question is, how long will it take the second department to approve things? Hopefully, only one or two days!
So here are the parts to be praying for especially, please:
- That the documents will go very speedily from the first department to the second.
- That this second department, the Ministry of Culture, will look at our documents immediately and process them efficiently.
- That the documents will make it to an overnight shipping service or onto an overnight train in time to arrive here Thursday, giving us a chance to apply for visas Friday and get out of here in time for Christmas with loved ones and friends!
In the meantime I am hanging tight, doing lots of walking and examining lots of choices for Christmas gifts. Krakow is a beautiful city and quite inexpensive. I am staying in a hostel for $11/night and that includes breakfast and occasional free food in the evening. There are lots of sights within walking distance. Today I went to a theater to watch a matinee showing of Moneyball. Well done movie about the season the Cleveland Athletics made a record-breaking winning streak of 20 games despite being one of the lowest budget teams in the American League. I can't say I'm a baseball fan, but it was good.
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| Subway! Not in Ukraine |
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| Lots of beautiful cathedrals here |
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| Market Square |
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