wow, i'm 16! haha, that's still pretty weird to say! Anyways, my birthday (monday) was really nice:D The Roger kids and Ms. Charity came by and sang to me:) Awww, i love those kiddos! And mom made bagels for breakfast! mmm, they were good! And we were gunna go swimming, but the rains came down and the uh... pool came up?! haha, And mom made chicken cheese quesilladias (sp?) for dinner! Mmm, mexican is always good good! And Damarise made an awesome cake! :D Anyways, everyone made it very special! And then in Youth Group Tuesday night, zoe had a party:D it was really sweet of her!
Damarise made me an Awesome cake!
Zoe and I:)
Woah!! I'm sixteen!!!
Anyways, also on my birthday was the memorial service (funeral) for my papa. So that was pretty sad. Dad said everything went really well though, and they had a beautiful service! :] So that was nice to hear. But still please be praying for Dad and the rest of the family there! I know it's hard! Thank you!
Damarise made me an Awesome cake!
Zoe and I:)
Woah!! I'm sixteen!!!
Wednesday night Dad's family said he should get back because his dad (our papa) was dying. Our grandma said she would pay for his flight. Praise the Lord, the MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) caravan plane was up and was leaving the next morning so, Thursday morning at 6:30am dad left for Jo'burg. He got there safely! While he was flying someone from MAF called mom and told her that she had heard about Dad's situation and was praying for him, for Papa, and for the rest of us:) It was so sweet! And so encouraging to see the body of Christ working together like that! This morning we got an email from our Aunt Janiece saying that Papa had passed away at 6:10pm (MO time). She said she was singing "Amazing Grace" And then his breathing changed so she called in the rest of the family and then Papa opened up his eyes, took his last breath and then passed away. :( She said it was so calm, there was no struggling! We're gunna see him again in Heaven one day! :) So that is definitely something to be happy for! That he is out of his pain and in a better place, in the presence of our Lord and King!!! Please be praying for dad though. He is still in Jo'burg waiting for his flight to MO. I'm sure it must be very hard for him to be there grieving without any family there to comfort him. Please also pray for the rest of Dad's family, that maybe the death of Papa will open up there eyes and make them wonder where they are going when they pass away. Thank you SO much!