When we arrived back in Tarawa from Fiji, our passports were confiscated by immigration as we did not have a hard copy of our return tickets in hand. We were also reminded that as visitors we could only stay up to one more month, with a one-time, three month extension available by filling out an application and paying the fee. It is unsettling to be with out our passports in a foreign country! We were advised that we needed to bring a hard copy of our ticket and then we could get our passports back. The return tickets we had were for July 6th. As this was past the time allotted us as visitors, we went to Tobaraoi Travel in Betio and changed our return to April 20. (This return time will allow us to attend our daughter's graduation from Southern Adventist University.) With 'hard' proof of our return to the U.S. within the allotted time, the Immigration officials gave us back our passports. What a relief!
While in Fiji, we became aware of Dr. Bob Spady's pressing need for a medical partner. Bob invited Drue to join him at the Upper Columbia Conference-owned clinics in Pullman, Washington and Moscow, Idaho. We have decided to move back to the Inland Northwest come June first and are looking forward to what God has in store for our next mission.
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