By Baghdadhope
"I really thank everyone" Father Rayan P. Atto's voice is happy announcing this morning to Baghdadhope that visas were granted by the Australian emabassy in Amman.
"There are visas for 27 people. 21 of them will leave from Erbil and the other six from other places."
Will you go to Sydney Father Rayan?
"Yes, I will be there with 5 youth of my parish, the church of Mar Qardagh in Erbil."
Do you confirm your departure for tomorrow?
"Yes, tomorrow afternoon we will leave from Erbil to Dubai and then to Sydney"
Everything is OK, then?
"We still don't have the visas in our hands but we are sure. In this regard let me thank all those who contributed to the realization of this dream. Baghdadhope who gave voice to my concerns and now to my happiness, Mgr. Philippe Najim for the role he had in resolving the question, the Australian Embassy to the Holy See and in Amman and Father Bashar Warda, our group leader. We are very happy. We want to testify to the Holy Father, but also to the whole world, our faith, heir to a millenary tradition and still alive in our hearts "