Waiting and Waiting

It is amazing how a little 3 inch by 2 inch sticker can so disrupt a life...........
We are still in the US - supposedly waiting for the Embassy to get more stickers so Jim and I can get a visa to return to Guinea. The kids already have theirs. We were about 2 hours from walking out of the house to go to Indy when we found out it wasn't going to come through. Honestly, it has been a hard time. The delay is NOT the end of the world, certainly, but it is hard to spend day after day in limbo. Mentally, we are already in Guinea with our teammates and friends there. Physically, we are sitting in Fort Wayne (actually Cleveland at the moment) trying to figure out what to do next.
On the down side, if we don't get those visas this week, we will lose around $12,000 or more in lost tickets and over weight baggage. Also, the work on the house and school stuff will get a little complicated.
On the up side, we have been able to see people and do things that we had missed since we were due to leave last week. We got to go bowling (exciting, I know) and play Rook and Dutch Blitz (I have finally met my match in that game) and the boys and Jim got to fly a little Cessna. Currently, the boys and Jim are hanging out with Grandpa Leinbach. Hannah and I came to Cleveland with Grandma to love on the niece and nephew a little more (and see Glenn and Josie). Now, when Reagan, (2 years), understands something you are saying, she says "Oh, I get you." Cracks me up.
Anyway, we are waiting and praying and trying to rest - all the while anxious to get back to life as we know and love it!!!!