*** Prayer for my Wife and Daughter, Please ***

self | 03/22/02 | Jefferson Adams

[Jefferson Adams]

I'd like to ask my fellow freepers to please be in prayer this weekend and especially on Monday morning at 8:00 Pacific time. My wife and daughter are having their official INS interview at that time, for their Green Card to stay in the United States. They came here from Canada in time for Christmas, 2000, and their paperwork was filed last summer. I know that God is in control, and that He wants this wonderful little family to stay together, but I very much covet your prayers. You can imagine what a tense thing this is for me. I have an incredibly sweet wife, and the cutest and sweetest 11 year old daughter you've ever seen.

Thanks for your prayers, folks. It means a lot to me. And they mean EVERYTHING to me.

- Jefferson Adams

[RnMomof7]

I am tempted to say it is too bad they are not Mexican..it would be a shooooooooo in :>)

I will be praying for your family...and will bump this to the best prayers in the world..right here on FR

[FryingPan101]

I can't wait to congratulate all of you on God's blessing.

[truthkeeper]

I wish you all the best of luck, and I promise to keep you in my thoughts this weekend.

[Darth Sidious]

You've never let us down. We won't let you down either, brother. And God never lets us down!

The prayers are going up and out for y'all :-)

[rmmcdaniell]

If you can't get them across the Northern border, try the Southern one.

[bootless]

Prayers going up!

[billbears]

My prayers for you and your family. Prayers for those involved in the interview that their hearts are opened up and see His will for your family to stay together

[Bommer]

ICE-BACKS! You want us to pray for immigration on a couple of Ice-Backs???? Just kidding. Always wanted to say that about Canadians. They're in my prayers!

[My2Cents]

Heavenly Father, you turn the heart of the king. All authority under heaven comes from You. We pray for this family that they might stay together. We pray according to Your love, mercy, according to Your desire to see families secure and intact; we pray according to Your justice for this family which has played by the rules and is seeking permission to stay in the US legally...We pray that You would go before them in this INS interview process, and that You would glorify Yourself by wiping away all opposition, or doubts, or technicalities which might prevent this mother and daughter from obtaining the permit to stay in this great country of our's, the nation which is under God, and blessed by You. As you give us Your Holy Spirit that we might have the mind of Christ in these matters, I declare that this request seems right in our spirits. Calm the hearts of this family as they surrender the situation to You, and may they see Your grace towards them at work in this situation. And may we all have reason to rejoice together next week. In your Son's name, Amen.

[Jefferson Adams]

I am tempted to say it is too bad they are not Mexican..it would be a shooooooooo in :>)

My manager says he doesn't know why I don't just change her name to Rosarita Hernandez Gonzalez Lopez < g > Says it every time I bring it up.

[lavaroise]

Well, I pray they will fall on the right agent. Let us put it this way: if they want to nail them, they can do it any time on any suspicious answer. However, like most government certification interviews and exams, intelligent agents will genraly look to see if some basic key requirements and corroborations make any sense. After they get this reassurance, they won't look up the details much. Others though are real pain in the arse.

Ironicaly my interviews went best when I did it alone without the help of a lawyer. Lawyers are a real pain and often in bed with the INS for favors. So usualy they end up being so accomodating they end up making your case look bad. At least that was the case for me. My lawyer was getting yelled at by the INS officer and I had actualy to step in and defend her: pathetic.

[Jefferson Adams]

Thank you, 2Cents, that is beautiful. And thanks to all the rest :))) You're appreciated more than you know.

[al_c]

Thanks for the ping, Mom.

What God has joined may no man put assunder.

Lord, keep this family that you have joined together and may there lives together be filled with joy. In Jesus' name ... Amen.

[Jefferson Adams]

Lawyers are a real pain and often in bed with the INS for favors.

Fortunately, I think we've got a very good one. He's older, been the president of various Immigration Lawyer Associations, and seems a genuinely good guy that wants to help us.

Bottom line is that it's in God's hands - He can pull ANYTHING out of the fire. And honestly, I don't really see any problems with this. It's been a real pain putting all the paperwork and physicals and everything else together, but I think we'll be fine. ESPECIALLY with a solid covering of prayer from you folks.

Thanks again!!!

[Republic]

Will gladly pray for their successful interview! Bet you are on pins and needles.....so your automatically added to the prayer as well! :^)

[Republic]

ooops-your should be you're, of course! (Worth a bump, anyway!)

[nicmarlo]

prayer bump

[CJ Wolf]

prayer bump.

[meadsjn]

Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.