Hello, Hello wonderful people. I know its been a while since my last post. It seems that lately my world has been revolving around "what if's", the future and immigration. My last post was about my mum becoming a U.S citizen. Its hard to believe that, that event was just over 2 months ago. Since then, quite a few things have happened. The I-130 application I sent in to USCIS in December of 2007 finally got approved.Its a good thing and the process for it was moved faster becuase of my mum becoming an american. Another thing that I was working on was a letter campaign. I needed to raise money for my immigration forms. There were 6 to start out with but went down to 5 after the I-130 was approved. So the total for the forms was over $1,600 and with God's help I raised over what I needed. As a bit of advice, I was told that there will be hidden fees while im waiting for the forms to be accepted. So God knew exactly what I needed and made it all happen. =D
Once the applications are accepted, I will either become a permanent resident or a Naturalized Citizen of the United States. Depends on how the government looks at it. I have until im 21 to get these approved or its bad news. The worst case senario is that I will be told NO, get deported back to Australia and have a 10 year bar (meaning I cant come back too the U.S till 10 years have passed) =S

I have mailed them out so now its just a waiting game. I need prayers for patience, peace and for them to be accepted. =D

I think thats about it for me. ive had people asking me whats up, so heres the 411. Or part of it anyway. lol

Thanks for everyones help!
-Carly

My mum became a U.S Citizen today. I dont think ill ever forget that HUGE smile she had. It made me soooo proud of her. Now, to get the ball rolling for me. She had to sacrafice her Australian Citizenship, just so I can become a perminant resident. How cool of a mum is that? Dont get me wrong, she was proud to make such a sacrafice for this country.

I've also run into a really big financial block. I need about $1600 to pay for processing fees on the forms I have to turn in. There are 6 forms. One of them costs $1010 and includes finger prints. Another costs $355 (hoping I dot have to repay this, seeing as ive turned in that particular form before) then the other forms are free for processing. The catch is, one of them is a medical exam. So I still have to fork out money for it. I get a physical, TB and HIV tests, vaccines I may not have already and other tests. I got help and called ahead. That medical exam should cost about $205. *sigh* Lord, im praying that you can help me make it through this time. It's stressful, but I need patience and faith.

Any ideas on how I can raise money?

Ok so the story behind this video is that my mum and I were watching videos on youtube of people getting scared while playing a game. so I was like "hmmm I kinda wanna try that". So not knowing when I would be scared, I took the chance to play the maze game. And thus the video you watched. lol I was purly scared. my mum kept saying that she didnt scream, but this proves her guilty. hahaha

So, I am an official Voyager PAthfinder Girls counselor, Fundraising coordinator, and soon to be guide. Its kinda exciting to think about it. I have organized my first solo fundraiser for this upcoming Labor Day, Monday! I even managed to get it done at the local Culvers. I hope we get enough money. Our club mission is to help raise money to buy communication equipment for missionaries in Chad, Africa.

They dont good service for anything they have and the "cell phone" looses reception all the time. There was a tragedy also. Their 4 year old son died not to long ago and they buried him there. He got Maleria. =( Comminication equipment could have saved the childs life. They are in our prayers and we will do what we can to help. God has a plan for them.

HI KATIE!!!! Have a great day. =D

I can't wait to go to college. Lots of my friends are headed to Andrews and southern maybe even community colleges. They all know what they have their minds set on. I wanna know what lies ahead in my future. Ever think about that? I do. All the time.

Will I become the successfull firefighter that i've wanted to be since I was little? Will I be living in Australia in a year? Will I be in a relationship? Can I drive? Here's a good one, will I be American? lol Even though 4/5 of the above are nice, the only thing I desperately need in the future is for Jesus to come back. I can only IMAGINE.

I got a bill in the mail today. Lets just say...its over $2000. There are times to panic an then there are times to stay calm, im panicing. I had to go to the ER about a month ago because I have gull bladder problems which led up to Kidney and cholestrol problems. All because of an organ that can be removed? goodness, how can hospitals expect someone to pay off such a huge fee when they have no insurance or a job? OK I get that im not american, so how can a citizen pay it off? hmm? Im just stressed about it. Like a mime in box I guess you could say.

Anywho, school starts up on monday and I have my volenteer job to praise God for. =D