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Hi Church Family!

If you have not yet heard, we have hired a wonderful couple, Daniel and Tamara Montoya, to join our staff as pastors over worship and some other areas of ministry. We actually hired them a very long time ago! We are so excited for their arrival and to eventually move them into the brick house at the church.

Daniel and Tamara are from Quito, Ecuador. Daniel graduated from Life Pacific University (our Foursquare College) in Virginia last May, and then went back home to his fiancée, Tamara. Since hiring them, we have been working hard through the immigration process. We gathered all the necessary paperwork, paid the fees, and submitted everything—and the good news is that they have been approved! However, there is one final step left in the process.

To get their full approval, they have an in-person interview at the US Embassy in Quito scheduled for this Monday, November 16! I want to ask that you join us in prayer for this time. Please pray for favor and that the Lord would open the door completely for them to join us here in the States to do ministry together.

As you can see in the photo, Daniel and Tamara are already officially married! In Ecuador, couples have to do a separate civil ceremony for legal paperwork before their big church celebration. They went ahead and got the legal part done a little early to help with the visa process, and their big wedding celebration with family and friends is scheduled for December 5.

If all goes well at the Embassy on Monday, we are hoping to welcome them here around the second week of December—just in time for the Christmas season! Be on the lookout for more news soon, because once they are officially approved, we will be planning a big welcome celebration for them.

Thank you so much for praying with us!  We will keep you posted.