BACK TO WAITING

Now we know why mission calls give folks so much time between when the call comes and when you leave. It's so the paperwork can all get done. We had to request a letter from the FBI saying we are good people so Australia will let us stay the 23 months of our mission. So we sent the request to Virginia like we were supposed to on the 3rd of January. At the end of January, we called to see why we hadn't received it back yet. We were told it takes anywhere from 8-10 weeks to get the letter! Good grief! Government efficiency is at it again.