As some of you know, when we applied for visas in Atlanta, the man who met with us said that since we were going to France for "religious purposes," we had to have an official invitation from either the Catholic Church or the Protestant Federation. Since he could tell we weren't Roman Catholics, he gave me a form and said that it had to be signed and stamped by the Protestant Federation in France. This seems to be something brand new or just sporadically enforced. I think it is an effort on the part of the French government to keep cults from infiltrating the country. Anyway, I filled out the form and then faxed it to the Federation asking if they could sign and stamp it.
Though things at first sounded hopeful, we were informed that since the church we will be working with in Bordeaux is not an official member of the Protestant Federation, they cannot help us. They did inform us that there is no law requiring their invitation.
Now we have to come up with "Plan B." We will probably seek an invitation from another source that could serve as a "replacement" for the one we could not obtain from the Protestant Federation.
Thank you for your prayers!
Though things at first sounded hopeful, we were informed that since the church we will be working with in Bordeaux is not an official member of the Protestant Federation, they cannot help us. They did inform us that there is no law requiring their invitation.
Now we have to come up with "Plan B." We will probably seek an invitation from another source that could serve as a "replacement" for the one we could not obtain from the Protestant Federation.
Thank you for your prayers!
4 comments:
Praying.
Oh wow...we will keep praying.
"Is there anything too hard for the Lord?" Praying with you!
"They did inform us that there is no law requiring their invitation. "
Does this mean that as far as the Federation is concerned you don't need their invitation according to the law? (I had interpreted this different from Buddy, thus the question.)
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