Thank you for your prayers for Kristin's visa as this saga continues.She was able to extend the visa for another 60 days at which time shewill have to leave Brazil for 1 day, reapply for a 30 day visa and thenextend that for another 60 days. Lord willing that is the new plan!Thank you again.

Mark and Sandy Keiper

Steve and Heather Update

Greetings,
Heather and I have been crazy busy with work, our Bible clubs, and support raising. The details are in the newsletter below, take a moment and give us some feedback as well. Thank you for your interest in what God is doing in our lives as we prepare to move to Mali.

Steven and Heather Holsenback
Here today...gone to Mali

Christian and Missionary Alliance
Soon to be serving at the Hospital for Women and Children
Koutiala, Mali

Missions Update/ Prayer Request Kristin Keiper

MISSIONS UPDATE/ PRAYER REQUESTUPDATE: Some of you had asked that I keep you updated on how and what Kristin is doing at CLM. Sorry that this is the first one. She has been helping the work team with the painting projects and also watching the kids. Now that the work team is back in the states she finally has her own "work schedule". It is what you would expect, watching kids, helping the kids with baths and getting to bed, dishes, laundry ect.. In this mornings email she said "it's like I've been here for years" so she is feeling pretty settled and enjoying the kids and all the other adults. The weather has finally warmed up but that has brought out the bugs too. She said she has 30 bites on her left leg. I am guessing this is not much of an exaggeration if at all.....PRAYER REQUEST: Last weekend while sightseeing with the Arizona team they realized that the Brazilian Consulate issued Kristin a 30 day visa! She will be going into the city on Wed to see about getting that extended. She is handling this pretty well. Kristin said that she is learning to not plan too much and just do all she can in the mean time. So please pray that she finds someone who will work to extend her visa for more than just another 30 days and not have to keep doing this. That she will be at peace while she waits to hear and of course that the Lords will is done no matter how this all turns out.Thank you all for your prayers. We really appreciate having family, friends and a church family to turn to.Mark and Sandy Keiper