DAVID AND I HAVE BEEN IN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS. IMMIGRATION IS A VERY LONG, COSTLY AND DIFFICULT PROCESS, EVEN MORE SO DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING DAVID’S FAMILY VISA, HOWEVER, WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED APPROVAL FOR FAMILY VISAS OF BOTH DEREK AND JEFFERSON. WE ONLY AWAIT OUR FINAL RESPONSE FROM USCIS TO HEAR WHEN THE BOYS CAN TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THEY WILL BE TOGETHER IN 5 LONG YEARS. THE TRIP IS BEING PLANNED FOR JUNE-JULY, 2023 SO THAT THEY CAN SPEND THE SUMMER HERE WITH US.  

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH FULLTIME JOBS THAT HAVE ALLOWED US TO FINANCE OUR NEW HOME, FINANCE OUR IMMIGRATION LAWYER AND PAPERWORK FOR 3 FAMILY VISAS, PROVIDE FOR THE NECESSITIES OF OUR 5 COMBINED CHILDREN, AND COVER OUR DAILY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES. WE WORK LONG AND HARD TO PROVIDE FOR OUR FAMILY THE BEST WE CAN.  

IMMIGRATION IS NOT AN EASY PROCESS AND AT TIMES, IS VERY OVERWHELMING. WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO WIGGLE ROOM IN OUR BUDGET FOR MORE EXPENSES. IMMIGRATION COSTS OF $35,000 COMBINED WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE LEFT US FINANCIALLY STRAINED. THIS IS WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP, BECAUSE WE CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER TO REUNITE OUR FAMILY; DAVID AND HIS SONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEPARATED WAY TOO LONG. WE DON’T WANT OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION TO CAUSE ANY MORE DELAYS. 

PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING US OUT WITH THE FINANCIAL COSTS OF OUR FAMILY REUNION. WE WOULD BE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GENEROSITY. OUR GOAL IS TO REACH $8,000 TO COVER FLIGHTS, TRAVEL, AND UNPAID TIME AWAY FROM WORK. 

EVEN IF YOU CANNOT FINANCIALLY ASSIST US, WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT. WE HAVE BEEN ENVISIONING THIS DAY FOR SO LONG. THERE WILL BE ENDLESS TEARS OF JOY WHEN DAVID SEES HIS BOYS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 5 YEARS AS THEY MAKE THAT FIRST EYE CONTACT IN THE AIRPORT AND SHARE LONG EMBRACES AND ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTACT THAT HAVE BEEN LONG OVERDUE.  

HOW WE PLAN TO USE THIS $8,000: 

 

$3,200 IN AIRFARE TO AND FROM MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND HONDURAS.   

SARAH WILL BE MAKING THE FLIGHT TO HONDURAS TO BRING THE BOYS BACK TO THE UNITED STATES AND AGAIN RETURNING WITH THEM WHEN THEY FLY BACK TO HONDURAS. 

 

$2,800 TO COVER LOSS OF WAGES FOR UNPAID WORKDAYS. 

DAVID AND SARAH WILL HAVE TO TAKE 6 UNPAID WORK DAYS FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM MIAMI AS THEY WILL BE USING THEIR VACATION DAYS TO SPEND TIME WITH THE BOYS DURING THEIR TIME IN THE U.S. THIS WILL COVER THE DAILY HOME EXPENSES. 

$2,000 FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES. 

DAVID AND SARAH WILL BE MAKING 2 ROUND TRIPS, BY CAR, FROM THE MID-OHIO VALLEY TO MIAMI, FLORIDA.