Prayers Needed - I'm Coming Home

I was supposed to come home on June 17. But it seems God wants me to come home earlier. My Grandpa suddenly became very sick last week and had to go to the hospital. On Monday it became very clear that he doesn't have much time left to live. My wonderful mom spent hours yesterday making dozens of phone calls and managed to get me on a flight tomorrow. I'm so glad she did. My family is much more important than gallivanting all over Europe. I had a wonderful, eye-opening, and educational time here in Europe. As the blog has testified, I've had quite a number of adventures here! But I don't at all regret my decision to come home. I wish I could be on a plane right now instead of tomorrow. There are many sad moments, in between all the crazy busyness of wrapping things up. I never realized it was so much work to leave a country. There are a million things to do today, which is a good thing because I'd probably go crazy if I had to sit around being bored. Also, God is giving me so much strength and peace right now. There are joyful moments too in these difficult days. I'm so happy that I get to see my family again tomorrow. I've missed them so much. And I know that going home as soon as possible is exactly what I need to be doing right now. And I'm so happy to do that. I also want to thank my Rotterdam friends from the Ichtuskerk. They heard I was leaving soon and promptly arranged a goodbye party for me last night. I had a really good time there, and got the chance to show them all how to make Canadian smores. They were a big hit! I really hope I can see my Dutch friends again someday. I better keep this blog post short though. I've been busy all day, but I still have half a million things to do by tomorrow (forgive the exaggeration). Please keep me, my Grandpa and Grandma, and all my family in your prayers.