Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Back to the UK
We have had a good journey and a very happy arrival at our UK home. A first evening with Bec and Tom was wonderful, and we are looking forward to a good stay here in Haywards Heath.
We want to ask for pray, urgently, for Rodrigo and Lívia. There application for a visa has been rejected. The grounds given have to do with the English language school that they were hoping to use not being “registered with the consulate.” (This was due to a genuine failure of communication and understanding as to exactly what was required.) But the consulate has also called into question whether the Cornhill Course offers anything not available in Brazil. Given that our presence and work in Brazil is entirely linked to the lack of courses of the Cornhill type, we feel more than a little strongly on this point. Finally, they query whether Rodrigo and Lívia will return to Brazil at the end of their course. Obviously this is a “risk” with any student, but in this case, with so many on both sides of the Atlantic committed to helping this couple for the good of Brazil, we are saddened that this should be put as a ground for refusal.
Suffice to say that Rodrigo is pursuing the matter. We understand that he will travel to Rio de Janeiro tomorrow with Nelson Salviano (ex-Cornhill student) to visit the consulate in person, with some further documents, including a letter fro, us, dealing with the above-mentioned Cornhill issue. Please pray for a safe journey (5 hours each way) and for a successful visit.
We have had a good journey and a very happy arrival at our UK home. A first evening with Bec and Tom was wonderful, and we are looking forward to a good stay here in Haywards Heath.
We want to ask for pray, urgently, for Rodrigo and Lívia. There application for a visa has been rejected. The grounds given have to do with the English language school that they were hoping to use not being “registered with the consulate.” (This was due to a genuine failure of communication and understanding as to exactly what was required.) But the consulate has also called into question whether the Cornhill Course offers anything not available in Brazil. Given that our presence and work in Brazil is entirely linked to the lack of courses of the Cornhill type, we feel more than a little strongly on this point. Finally, they query whether Rodrigo and Lívia will return to Brazil at the end of their course. Obviously this is a “risk” with any student, but in this case, with so many on both sides of the Atlantic committed to helping this couple for the good of Brazil, we are saddened that this should be put as a ground for refusal.
Suffice to say that Rodrigo is pursuing the matter. We understand that he will travel to Rio de Janeiro tomorrow with Nelson Salviano (ex-Cornhill student) to visit the consulate in person, with some further documents, including a letter fro, us, dealing with the above-mentioned Cornhill issue. Please pray for a safe journey (5 hours each way) and for a successful visit.
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