November 1, 2015
A lot has changed since my last post. I have not gotten to go back to Africa. Right now I'm scared I will never get to leave the continent again. Why? Well, my husband isn't cool with me going alone. And he can't get a passport.
Which brings me to the reason for this post. A way to vent about our situation. We are considering going public with our story, probably on facebook, as one young lady in Texas already has. My husband is a wonderful man and perfect for me. We've been married for almost 5 months. There's one small problem... Well, sometimes it feels small, or at a time like this a giant mountain in the way, that the Lord still hasn't moved.
My husband was born in a unique family. They stayed away from government intrusion, had their babies at home, homeschooled their kids, didn't give them medical care, and didn't take them to church. Although, they had very strong, unique, messianic beliefs.
Since he was born at home, a birth certificate was never filed, and he never had a social security card. The Lord granted us success and we finally got his delayed birth certificate in January of this year. Getting a social security card has been much more difficult. On the advice of an attorney, we have tried for a passport. The State Department is asking for more information. Apparently they didn't read the letter with all our info, or they just sent us a stupid form letter. The social security Administration did the same thing:
Federal Agency: "We need the following documents......early public records."
Us: "There are no early public records." And we explain why.
Federal Agency: "Well, we're not going to deny you. We'll give you a letter stating what documents we need."
Us: "But we just told you those documents don't exist."
Federal Agency: "When you have those documents, we can process your application."
Us: "The documents don't exist."
Apparently, logic is not part of the requirement for some federal government jobs. Scary!
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