Yes, I realize that this blog post has a strange title, different words that dont really make all that much sense when put together in one phrase the way I put them, but dont worry... they all have meaning and are what God has been showing me, teaching me and instilling into me the past few weeks.
32 Week Goal: Praise the Lord that baby girl number two has reached the goal of 32 weeks gestation. That is a big deal! We praise Him for that. Our next goal would be to make it to 35 weeks, and we are thinking we just might make it. I have had prenatal visits with a local OB here stateside since we arrived four weeks ago. So far things have remained pretty stable. My blood pressure fluctuates and so does the protein detected in my urine but that is normal and has raised no high concerns so far. We are still taking things easy and just trying to let baby number 2 bake as long as we can. Thank you so much for all of your encouragement and kind words the last month. We wouldnt be where we are if it were not for all of you. I am beyond grateful. Denial: Some of you know this, but my husband, Omar, is a native Honduran and he could not travel with us back here to MS last month because he does not have a visa. Well, we prayerfully decided to try and get him a temporary visa so that he could come to be with Aliyana and me for the birth of our second child. We applied, paid 160 dollars, gathered up so much paperwork and bought him a plane ticket to travel to the capital city of Honduras to visit the US Embassy and had a huge list of people praying for him today (thank you all so much for that), sadly he was denied almost five minutes after arriving. They did not even look at our paperwork or really even consider why he needed to come to the US. He has handled the bad news a lot better than myself, (I blame the pregnancy hormones for my feelings, ha!) However, we have been discussing it and think we want to give it one last try and get an emergency requested appointment and an expedited interview and pray that this time around they take us more seriously and allow my husband to travel here to be with us in this time. We ask for you to pray alongside us as we go through this process again and hopefully more efficiently the second time around. We also ask that you pray with us for financial support in this time. It cost 160 USD just to apply, roughly 140 USD to travel to the embassy plus the taxis he has to take, and the parking for all day parking for our vehicle while he travels by small plane. We have already spent this amount once and are willing to do it again in good faith that the Lord will make his will clear. We also want to thank those of you who have been praying and who did give to us financially so that we were able to apply the first time and have been able to be apart this past month. Sadly, as of right now it looks like we will be apart for a little while longer. We ask for prayers of wisdom and that God opens the doors and closes those he wants closed. Faith like that of a child's: Last but not least, I wanted to share with you guys the faith and just the kindness of a child's heart. I am staying here in MS with my aunt and uncle and they have been blessed with a full house. They have eight children they call their own. So as you can imagine, Aliyana is loving our extended stay here in the states because she has eight cousins to play with and to love on all the time! That has been a huge blessing. Well, every night my family gets together in the living room to read some of God's word and to have prayer time. They have been praying for the appointment today every night since we arrived, for Omar to be granted a visa to come here. One of my cousins, Adalee, has the sweetest heart and just such a strong faith in the Lord that sometimes it baffles me. I am so envious of the love she has for people and for God. This morning I woke up to the picture below hanging on the wall for me to see. She wanted to encourage me and let me know that she was sending us good wishes today. And after we were denied and she could tell that I was upset and stressed about what to do next, she didnt hesitate or even think twice.... no, she just sat down and wrote me another little note (pictured below) to remind me that God is in control.... imagine that, my young cousin had to REMIND ME, a grown missionary, of something so simple but so profound, that God is in control of every little thing. She reminded me that my faith is sometimes wavering and that I need to be more child like and remember that God knew the outcome of today before we did and he knows just how to comfort my ever hormonal heart. so please, if you think about it, pray for us, that we are going in the right direction, and pray that we make clear and smart decisions and that God provides the finances we need to stay above water in this difficult time. Thank you all again for taking the time to keep up with us and reach out to us. We appreciate it more than you know. I look forward to updating you soon about our continued efforts to get my husband to the states and about the sweet little soul I have growing in my tummy. Love you all. To give a financial donation for our family, you can send via snail mail and qualify for a tax deduction to: Missions: Alissa Kearney Lemoyne Blvd. Baptist Church 15005 Lemoyne Blvd Biloxi, MS 39532 United States Or you can donate through PayPal to my sending church and also qualify for a tax deduction (this way does deduct 3% of your donation): Email: [email protected] You would need to specify "Missions fund: Alissa Kearney" Or you can donate to our personal PayPal here: email: [email protected] paypal.me/AlissaKearneyGomez Thank you for everything. Please feel free to contact me at (228)239-0730 with any questions.
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