Would you look at that! It's only been six days since our last post! Greg had a wonderful time of ministry in Christchurch, with about 85 in attendance at the biblical counseling training which was conducted. Only the Lord knows the fruit which will come of that, but we trust He was glorified as the Word was proclaimed to be the answer to all of man's problems and church leaders were trained in how to help people cope with the stress and aftermath of the earthquake
Soon, we'll say good-bye to Reuben & Verity! We will be so sad to see them go, but so excited for what lies ahead for them. Reuben is starting pastoral training at The Master's Seminary this fall, along with his dad and three other Kiwi families (one from Riverbend). As I've mentioned in previous posts, it has been a true joy to get to know Reuben & Verity. We've talked ministry, seminary, life in So Cal, where to live, where not to live, freeways, shopping, professors, seminary wives, etc. etc. While it brings back such wonderful memories for us, we are glad to be where we are and not where they are (in terms of just starting training). They have a long, but thrilling ride ahead of them. They'll even get to live with our dear friend, Stephanie, for the first term. They also know Stephanie from her visit to New Zealand. Thanks, Steph!
In other joyous news, our residency application was accepted for consideration! This doesn't mean we've been granted residency...simply that our application was accepted and that the government will assign an officer to our case. So, really this is just the first hurdle, but we made it over!
And, finally, today Traci was given a New Zealand driver's license! Yippee! We went to apply for our driver's licenses back in October, but were unable to get them, because we needed to know the exact date that we began driving. And, since we both started driving soon after we turned sixteen, neither of us knew that date. So, we had to wait long enough that the computer system used would accept the date on our current driver's license (instead of rejecting us, since we haven't been driving long enough--according to the system if that date was used). So, Traci went to get hers early this week, but failed the eye exam!! For whatever reason, she was only able to read two of the three columns of letters in the eye machine. Ugh! (Notice the stamp on the temporary license: 'corrective lenses must be worn while driving') So, of course AA (the Kiwi version of AAA) would not grant the license without an official eye exam. Fortunately, she found an optometrist in town who conduct a driver's license exam (as opposed to the full exam). So, $15 and 15 minutes instead of $150-odd. Hot diggity! (Don't worry, Greg will get his soon.)
Well, that's all for now. Tune in next time for more news!
1 comment:
Wow....the exact date that you began driving. That's so funny. Who knew that getting a driver's license would be such an ordeal. Thanks for the post.
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