He really likes the boys and does a terrific job with them. He
thinks that he may tryout
next spring for a pro team in Nicaragua. He has been
volunteering for 2 full months, and has not received any income
since his move to Nicaragua.
The problem is that Leo's
paperwork to be in Nicaragua has expired and he is currently here
illegally. He has tried to get some time added or a Visa that
allows him to be here legally for 5 or 10 years, but he is not
having any luck here. If he can get back to his home country,
D.R., then he can within a month have all of his paperwork fixed and
return to help with the baseball team legally.
He had a plane ticket for May
30th but that is not soon enough. If he gets caught here with
old paperwork he could hurt himself coming back soon or maybe even
at all legally.
I have paid to move that ticket
up to this coming Monday, February 25. He is going to be in
D.R. for 6-8 weeks to get his paperwork settled and visit with his
family. He also wants to get his 2 year old daughter back to
Leon with him. Moving the plane ticket was $75, but he
owes $325 for his expired paperwork. I am also paying
for that and then another $100 for when he is back in D.R.
getting a 5-10 years Visa. Where I need your help is making
part or all of $500 back to
help with other projects here I wanted to do before knowing about
this need.
Leo does wonders for the baseball
team and NewSong as a whole. We really need him here and want
it to be legal. He is a great guy and just cannot afford this
himself after getting the short end of the stick about playing
professional baseball here and having no income.
Once he is here legally we will
be working to get him on a monthly salary as a baseball coach and
discipline teacher for the boys ages 10-14.
If you fill led to
help please tag a check to Project Leo, and send it to:
*TAX EXEMPT WIRED*
Jim Bob Norman
New Song Mission Nicaragua
c/o Atlanta City Church
3355 Old Jonesboro Road
Fairburn GA, 30213
*BOONE SAVINGS ACCOUNT*
Jim Bob Norman
Martin Real Estate Company
1069 Blowing Rock Rd.
Boone, NC 28607
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