Well as you may know, we are required to lead a ten day outreach as interns. What you don't know is that we had planned to go to Romania again. We had such a great time last year, and the ministry and missionaries are awesome there.
So there we were all set to go. All monies paid, bags packed, when I got the call. "Your Grandma is dying, come home now." Bam! Life can change that fast.
So I left for America for my "ten day outreach" to see my grandma one last time. Jono still planned to lead the outreach for Romania. Not going to lie, I wished everything was normal and I could go to Romania. On the other hand, who wants to deal with this stuff alone? Who wouldn't travel across the world to see their grandma one last time?
I hopped on a plane the next day, which was Thursday. My grandpa graciously paid my way. I arrived in San Diego about 7pm on Thrusday, greeted by my beautful sister Rebekah.
I was very happy to see her and she asked where I wanted to go for dinner. I said, "I'd like to see Grandy (my grandma) first."
Rebekah-"Sarah, she just passed a few hours ago, didn't you know?"
Bam! My worst fears hit me. Not knowing where my grandma was at with the Lord I started crying. My mom had talked to her about Jesus, and she said she responded. But being the Bible College student that I am, I think I thought I was going to save her. Like it was my job somehow to save her. I was still crushed. It was only a few months ago my grandma and I were going out for mexican and getting pedicures together.
So my ten day outreach has been to America, to spend time with friends and family, tie up all the loose ends here and to be an encouragement. Its still hard, I loved my grandma dearly. She was probably one of the sweetest ladies you would ever have met. Everyone would always say so. And I am trusting that the Lord needs sweet little old ladies in heaven like my grandma. Please pray for our family if you have the time or think of it. We are dearly missing my grandma. Pray for Jono leading an outreach all alone in Romania, I'm sure he is doing great! Thanks for reading-
Love,
Sarah and Jono
Sarah, I'm praying for you! It just hurt my heart to read this!
ReplyDelete...Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5
I just read this Promise in the Blue Letter Bible:
You may weep and you may mourn over the troubles of this life, but know this you believers: your weeping will last only a night--for the
smallest portion of your life. Once your joy is restored, those times
of sadness and despair will seem only the briefest of moments. This
life can be seen as a time of weeping; but when compared with the joy
of eternity, our suffering seems slight and insignificant indeed.
Praise the Lord that He is soon coming!
~BLB
Love You, Friend!