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What country does God want us to live in?
- USA to begin marriage
What does God want us to do there?
Mark needs to learn Russian
Want to have non-legal Ukrainian Ceremony in July
- Ceremony on July 21
Need money for marriage, plane tickets, visits home, general expenses
- Mark's parents are helping some. Friends are helping. Mark's jobs are very supportive
Need visa and immigration stuff cleared in time to buy plane tickets before July
ceremony plan
- Mark will now be able to stay in Ukraine through the end of August so Sasha can get the visa
Lodging for Marks parents in Ukraine for the ceremony
- They are going with the Cornerstone mission team
Want God to use all of this to touch heart of Sasha’s parents
Can we get high speed internet for Sasha so we can communicate better?
- We got Sasha a high speed connection on April 17

Sasha needs an international passport
- She got it
Needs police report
- She got it
Need to get it soon
- She got it in plenty of time

If Sasha moves to America

  • Need a VISA
    - It is in the mail
  • Want it to go quickly
    - Perfect timing, and it happened faster than it looked like it would take
  • Need all documents required
    - Got it
  • Need the initial visa petition to be approved quickly
    - It was approved in just under 100 days - Praise God!!!
  • Time for Mark to go to Ukraine to be with Sasha when she has to make 2 trips to Kiev for the medical exam and interview.
    - Sasha did the medical exam the day before Mark arrived in Ukraine. Then she picked him up. Both were able to travel to Kiev together for the Visa interview!
  • Sasha needs visa interview date
    - August 6th is now scheduled for her interview. Interview went great!
  • For interview for visa to go well
    - They did not ask a single question. They just gave us the visa!
  • To get the visa
    - We recieved it in the mail with enough time to book our flight home.
  • For Sasha to get through customs, passport control, and immigrations at all airports
    - Amazing, only Sasha could put a smile on an imigration workers face!
  • For someone to take Sasha’s place at ministry in Perevalnoya
  • For Sasha to transition smoothly to living in an American Culture
    - It has been a little rough, but she is doing good
  • For Sasha to find a job
  • Sasha wants a ministry once in the States
  • We want to have a good start to our married lives together
    - So far so good, and that is with all the sickness and imigration stress

If Mark moves to Ukraine
- Sasha will currently be moving to America

  • Mark needs to learn Russian better
  • Need to find out about visas and immigration to Ukraine
  • What kind of visa does Mark need
  • Can he get a multiple entry visa or only a single entry visa?
  • Does Mark need to immigrate
  • What documents and form do we need to get married
  • Need a place to live (rent or buy)
  • Mark needs a job. Can he continue doing web design for an American company?
  • What ministry does God want Mark doing there?
 

Contact Us:

Mark Miller: markm@cornerstonelodi.com
Sasha Zaharova: sashaz@list.ru