We are finally in Jos Nigeria!
Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Dixon and Christy Gbeanquoi (serving in Tanzania)
We are finally in Jos Nigeria. It was a very difficult journey we had to make. Concordia Seminary St. Louis finally sent our F1 and F2-I-20 visa application forms to Nigeria, as we had requested them to do. Therefore, it was important that we find a way to leave for Nigeria even though under challenging circumstances. We were still struggling to raise the needed funding for our transportation and visas processes when we got the news that the documents had arrived in Nigeria. We had no option but to look for ways to get some loans and leave. We had to cleared all that we had with Global Lutheran Outreach just for this trip and unfortunately, the expenses keep adding up. Leaving Mwanza on the 15th of February, we had to spend Three(3) nights in Dar es Salaam to get our son Uri passport and to do our COVID-19 tests if we must travel out of Tanzania. We had budgeted $100 each for the test, sadly, we paid $160 each for the test. Again we had budgeted $100 for our Son’s passport, we ended up paying $250 for express services. This is one of the most challenging time(s) in our Six(6) years of ministry as missionaries. As we write this newsletter we have emptied our account with GLO and have spent in total for this trip $6000 so far.
We now have zero balance with GLO as at February19, 2021.Now as we write, we need to raise in total the amount of $5,770. If not we will not even be able to complete this transition process or even return to Tanzania. The amount mentioned include our up keep, GLO loan of $1500, $700 for Department of Homeland Security Student and Exchange Visitor Information System(SEVIS ID), (N0031723393 for Christy and the kids) and (N0031723353 for Dixon), the kids visa fee $320, and $3250 we need to keep us going until we are able to return to Mwanza to continue our work and move to the States middle or ending July.
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Our I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status
We are thankful to God that our F1 and F2 I-20 Certificates have arrived and we were able to receive them upon our arrival in Nigeria. These certificates are in two forms one carries Christy and the kids and the other carries Dixon. Since Christy and the kids bears the same citizenship, the school thought it wise that Christy and the kids apply together in Nigeria and Dixon can go to Liberia and apply. What we did not plan for in our initial preparation was that we were going to pay for the SEVIS ID: cost which is ($700) for both of us( Christy and Dixon) as students. This amount was increase by the Department of Homeland Security in 2019 from $200 to $350. There is also visa fee for the kids (Milcah and Uri) $320. We will need to pay this $320 before the end of next week in order for Christy and the kids to do their visas interview on or before the 19th of April.
To learn more about Dixon and Chrity Gbeanquoi, click here to read their latest newsletter!
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