Bow, glad to see the fun family tri

Bow, glad to see the fun family trip up north. I must admit you kids look kinda silly in movie star sunglasses, but then that is partly why I call you kids.

News here is that Bro Guy is supporting our vision for you to come here and be loved on and supported by the church in the same way we supported Champ and Polly. We do expect some funding from church members and from our Thai Mission Fund which we have built over the last nine years.

The Christian Community School director is W. Douglas Jefferson who has called a special board meeting to secure the money needed to reinstate their SEVP status with the US State Department ($2,300). They do not have to pay this every year, but had let it expire.

I don't know now how fast they can get the I-20 form we need, maybe a month. That means we and you need to be ready to move fast when we get it. You and Ying need to decide how best to pay SEVIS fee and what you want me to do. You also need to be familiar with the visa process and the DS-160 form. I finally found a sample pdf form that you can PRINT in order to use to get your answers ready. Be advised you have to do SEVIS fee first, then visa application and fee. Then we can buy an airline ticket. The DS-160 is done online and you need to save the file in case you get knocked off line or need to stop and get more information. You need to read the visa process and DS-160 process and be famiiar. You will need a digital picture to include with your filing so get it done.

Thank you for sharing your passport trials with On. We ask you to give us facts and Baht, and we can then decide what we want to pay. My sample form I sent you in the beginning showed that when you are outside of Mukdahan doing these things you should include meals and taxis.

On told you we want to keep your family's expense to a miminum. If your Mom paid a bus fare to Ubon, tell us, and we will say sure, include that in our accounting. You and your Mom can settle anyway you want. I do tend to think her bus fare to and from Bangkok is on her, not on us, but if there is a problem. Call On on LINE.

I include a revised sample expense log and next will be pdf file