Dual Citizens

It's official!

On Thursday morning during a very wet snow storm in Boise, Dejan was naturalized as a citizen of the United States of America. We are hopeful that now our entry into Canada will be a bit simpler, as Dejan won't have to worry about preserving his residency here while living in another country. He is a true citizen! Now all of our family are citizens of the same country!

The ceremony included 32 people from 17 different nations from all over the globe, including a little family from Sudan, one Canadian, and of course, one Serbian. They were sworn in at the beginning, and then there was a message from the President, a video presentation and a speech by the official overseeing the proceedings. We had quite a delegation from our family in attendance, as well as some friends from a nearby town. It was a great blessing to have such support.

"All American Family"

We never married with the intention of synchronizing our earthly citizenship. Because we are followers of Christ, we've shared heavenly citizenship since we met. Now we are both dual citizens of the same countries. Lord willing, our children will be one day as well.

We are so grateful to have reached the end of this journey of 4+ years. God has truly given us a smooth, straight-forward experience with the U.S. government from the very beginning. May He do the same for us with the Canadian government and our visas for church-planting!