Since I've Been Gone

Here is a "filler" for the past 5 months I've spent in the U.S.- short, sweet, and simple.

• During my time in Bradford God had given me more than I could have asked for or imagined.
• I loved the church, program, and people here so much I didn't want to leave.
• I knew I had to go home to renew my visa though.
• When I left I had the support of Mercy Ministries staff to do whatever it took so that I could come back with a long-term visa.
• We filled out the application with UK Border Agency and submitted it.
• We found it cost 400 pounds to do that and didn't have the funds.
• A few weeks later, God provided the money. We sent the payment in.
• We waited a month for a response to the application.
• A border agency rep came out to the Mercy home to assess the property and interview the Program Manger.
• We waited another month to hear the final results.
• Finally, based on a technicality, the application was not approved.
• Meanwhile, I was working in the States to save money for my return to UK.
• I planned my return to Bradford with the intent of finishing what I had started last year.
• After an excruciating and long journey from L.A I arrived back in Bradford, UK.
• It's almost as if I never left.