Richard has gotten his passport and expects to go to the US Consulate in Calcutta on the 31st August and 1st September to go through the interviews for the visa to come to the US. Provided everything goes smoothly with his visa he plans to come to the US around the 24th September. He will be coming to ICOM in Columbus OH and flying home immediately after that. Please pray that all the plans will come together smoothly and that Richard will be here the end of September. Richard is the main speaker at the Missions Emphasis Week at Johnson University so he will be speaking to about 800 plus students. Pray as he prepares for this. It is a very crucial series of chapel sessions that sets the scene in some ways for the missions interest in the university for the semester. Pray for his preparation for this and for the other speaking he will be doing.