I wrote something for our Pastor's blog today about our experience in Africa. Go check it out when you get the chance. Here is an excerpt:
Life in America is tough. Life in Africa is tougher. I don’t know if that is proper English, but truth rarely fits into neat grammar.
For the last two months, my family of six lived and worked in the African nation of Malawi. With a life expectancy of 37 years and an AIDS pandemic that is unrelenting, Malawi is tougher. However, it took me a while to admit it out loud. At first, everything was an adventure.
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October 22 - Requested application from Gladney
November 1 - Mailed I-600A to CIS
November 1 - Mailed first half of the application to Gladney
November 3 - Contacted KBS Dossiers about handling authentication
November 7 - Mailed completed application to Gladney
November 7 - Mailed the first
round of dossier documents
to KBS Dossiers
November 26 - Mailed all but
four documents for the dossier
November 27 - Home Study
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Background Check received
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January 14 - Home Study
mailed to CIS
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to KBS for our dossier
January 19 - CIS Approval Letter arrived (I-171H)
January 26 - FBI Letter of
Procedure arrived
(The last piece of paper)
January 28 - Kate at KBS
had all of our Dossier
documents in hand
January 30 - Dossier on
it’s way to DC. We are
on the wait list!
May 5 – Referral Day
August 4 – We have him!
November 1 - Mailed I-600A to CIS
November 1 - Mailed first half of the application to Gladney
November 3 - Contacted KBS Dossiers about handling authentication
November 7 - Mailed completed application to Gladney
November 7 - Mailed the first
round of dossier documents
to KBS Dossiers
November 26 - Mailed all but
four documents for the dossier
November 27 - Home Study
December 3 - CIS Fingerprinting
December 13 - Criminal
Background Check received
January 14- Approved by Gladney
January 14 - Home Study
mailed to CIS
January 17 - Mailed Home Study
to KBS for our dossier
January 19 - CIS Approval Letter arrived (I-171H)
January 26 - FBI Letter of
Procedure arrived
(The last piece of paper)
January 28 - Kate at KBS
had all of our Dossier
documents in hand
January 30 - Dossier on
it’s way to DC. We are
on the wait list!
May 5 – Referral Day
August 4 – We have him!
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2 comments:
Well, that made me cry. I know that comes as a shock to you.
Zach, I know you are very busy, but everyone is anxiously waiting the next pics and post to your blog. Grammy
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