Prayer Request

We just received this email from a charity in Zeeland who was very generous and asked us if we would like to have some boxes send to Africa on a container since we were moving here for 5 years. Then, there was still room in the container so a few churches put a whole bunch of boxes together for the children at Beautiful Gate. It was supposed to be here last week when our Michigan visitors were here, but missed a boat due to paperwork issues. As you can see from the email below, it is still having paperwork problems. We would appreciate some prayers as there are many items in those boxes which Beautiful Gate needs for the children here.

A charity in Zeeland has sent a container to S Africa filled with shoes, medical items, misc. items for an orphanage, and personal items for a family who moved there for 5 years. We are in desperate need of prayer to make it happen. The basics are the S African gov't has been giving us the run around and requiring more and more paperwork. We have and are trying to meet their needs but are running out of time. The container is scheduled to land in Cape Town on the 22nd of May. If we do not clear customs by then, we face the possibility of heavy fines (Thousands) or worse, the destruction of all our items. Right now, we are pursuing both the paperwork that has been requested this last time and looking at all scenarios if the paperwork is not done in time. Back up and back up to back up plans are needed as this has turned quite political. I'm confident that the goods will not be destroyed but the gov't can play this card if they wanted to.

I'm asking to put this in your prayers. I'm hoping for a resolution as early as tomorrow. However, I know that nothing will happen without God orchestrating it. Please ask him to help clear up the red tape.

Thank you for your prayers and please pass this along to friends or church prayer chains as it would be heartbreaking for Beautiful Gate not to receive these needed items. God is bigger than this and He will work this for His glory.
Anita