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La Migra

Kathy and Joey Luther from Tennessee (not to be confused with Kathy and Joe Hart,  even though they attended Youth with a Mission's (YWAM) discipleship training school (DTS) together back in the 70's) adopted a boy, David, at 2 yrs old.  His mother and he were from Mexico, but living in Tennessee. They proceeded with the proper paperwork for adoption and Kathy called Immigration and Naturalization and asked what other papers needed to be completed.  She was told that the adoption would be all that was needed for David to be an American citizen.  Years passed and David turned 16 yrs old when they discovered that was incorrect information.   They hired an immigration attorney in Atlanta, Georgia and began the process to legalize David.  Today David is 18 yrs old and they were told they had to come to Juarez, Mexico to the American Embassy to complete the paperwork that was needed.  SInce he had entered the country illegally as an infant, he needed to enter the country legally to complete the process.

With some fear, they came down to El Paso and I picked them up at the airport and transported them to Juarez, Mexico.  They were very nervous and apprehensive of what was in front of them.  They were told that the process could take one day, or could take 6 months.  Since Joey's job had just been eliminated, but he was offered a lower paying job with the same firm and the day before they left, Kathy's job with a Christian ministry was eliminated, they felt a bit under attack but also redirection from the Lord.  Joey had lost his father within the month also.  It did not appear that the timing of all this was a blessing from the Lord.

As they checked into a hotel across from the American Embassy and found the clinic that they needed to complete the medical paperwork, they were still unsure of what lay ahead for them.  On Friday, they went to the clinic and quickly completed all that was required there.  Then on Saturday, we took them around Juarez in many areas that we minister and work. We wanted David to connect with his roots.   We quickly realized why they had to do what they were being asked to do.  David had had problems with his roots from what others would say and had not remembered anything of Mexico.  After a full day that consisted of shopping at the indoor market and visits to colonias, they were dropped back off at their motel. On Sunday, they took a taxi to a church.  We were told the wrong time and that there would be translating for them, of which both were wrong. But still the Lord had a message in all of that.  Nothing is impossible for God.  This message wasn't only for the paperwork, but their lives.

On Monday, they went to the Embassy quite early and had their interview and presented their paperwork.  We had prayed for a gentle efficient person for the interview and God provided that.  David's paperwork was approved BUT..... There was a computer problem and they would have to return the next day to pick up the papers.  Oh my!  In our day of technology sometimes its a blessing and sometimes its a curse.  Sooooo, they returned the next day and got their papers.  So now we had to go through the Port of Entry to be processed into the United States.  They had already changed their flight one time.  This took another 3 hours to complete but they made it to their flight to return to Tennessee. God is so good!

All of this is explained to say that we serve an awesome God and that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM.  Georgia and Kathy discovered that they both had been at a ministry in Chattanooga, Tennessee years ago.  Kathy worked there and Georgia was attending a conference of Christian children services.  David has expressed a desire of returning to the area and possibly doing an intern program.  WOW!