We had a visit with Sasha this week on Wednesday. He said to tell everyone hi. :) Hopefully this visit will have been our last because a month from now, he'll be getting out. Tomorrow marks his 3 years, and he should've been getting out at that point. His release is dependent on going through a court hearing that approves his official release. That court process happens once a month, and he missed the March process because it started 2 days before his 3 years were official. :( We were sad to hear that it'll be another month, but hopefully this last month will go quickly. The next court process will start next month any time on or after the 3rd Monday in April. And then 1-2 weeks after that, he should be released.
We were able to meet, by a nerve-invoking happenstance, the head "prosecutor" of the Lviv region. He basically has control to deny or allow Sasha's release next month. He was nice and seemed to like hearing about what we do and that we want to help Sasha's transition out. We talked for a few minutes and he actually guaranteed us that SP would be out next month! We're taking that as a good sign and praying that all goes through without any problems!
Please continue to keep Sasha in your prayers as the days drag on for him. He is so ready to be out. Pray that all the court and paperwork process at the prison will go smoothly and quickly next month. Pray for us as we continue to prepare for Sasha's homecoming and transition. Pray that God will use this extra month to teach Sasha total dependance on and surrender to Him.
April! Yes!
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