Denied!

I received notification this morning that my VISA for Lebanon was denied.... Mmmmm.... It is quite sad! This particular Lausanne meeting is doing such crticial work before the 3rd Lausanne Congress that will be meeting in Cape Town in October.

At least my case study and paper were prepared in advance and emailed to all the participants.

There are 4 of us that were denied entry. We have lodged further documents and an appeal. But there is little hope that I will be able to fly on Friday.

Has anybody ever had a similar problem? Is there anything that I could do?

At the end of they day I did everything from my side that I possibly could. So I have a sense of peace that if I needed to be there it would have worked out, but if it does not work out then so be it!

Prayer and help required! Lebanese VISA.

I am scheduled to depart for Beirut on Friday morning to participate in the Lausanne Theology Working Group meetings at the Arab Baptist Seminary.

My VISA application was made in December last year, but to date I have had no confirmation of the VISA.  I googled the Lebanese consulate in South Africa and found telephone, fax and email contact details - so I sent an email, sent a fax, and tried to call them.  The phone just rings without any answer, and I have had no response to my email or fax.

I know that there is sensitivity about who they let into Lebanon (see the image in this post which is a screen shot from the Lebanon Travel Guide).  Without mentioning the name of the 'other' country (just in case they google me!), I have been to there twice.  Perhaps that is the problem?

So, please do spare a prayer for me in this regard!  Also, if you have any contacts that I could follow up in order to get this matter sorted out please leave me a comment below, or send me an email via the contact section of my web page.