NEWS!

So I spoke to Pastor Christopher (remember his name, I’ll be working with him lots in the weeks to come) in New Jersey today, and we confirmed our plans for the Fall. After speaking to various sources, including the very border that rejected my entry. We decided it was wisest to return to the US, through the same port of entry. Any other attempt would throw up red flags, and I would most likely be refused entry based on fraud and been banned from the US for 5 years….harsh…I know. So to keep a long story short, we have all the documentation we need, and we’ve spoken to the head supervisor of the Portal, ND crossing. Under the current circumstances (with our new letters in hand), she will most likely allow me to cross if I request to speak to her when I arrive.

So the trek begins most likely on Saturday, and the latest I guess would be Monday morning. I will call her on Friday morning to set an appointment for Monday. If she’s not in, then I’ll try Monday morning…so on and so forth. The plan is to leave for Calgary on Saturday, and spend the night back in Caronport on Sunday. After that… the four-day journey begins towards New Jersey, most likely in the same stops as I had planned a couple weeks ago. Obviously, we are hoping that I’ll be let through cos that’s a lot of driving to be rejected…once again. We have been reassured that there should not be a problem… knowing of course that they would never promise anything over the phone.

So here’s crossing our fingers, and hoping for the best. Its been good being back in BC thus far, refreshing and oddly surprising in many ways. I realized a lot of things that I didn’t before about Vancouver and the community that I have here. This is where I will probably always feel at home.

Stay tuned for Monday night. If you hear from me, I’ll probably be in Bismarck, North Dakota that night. Otherwise, I’ll let you know at least when I hope to cross at another date.