I admit that since the earthquake I have really been stalling on blogging...I guess for the same reason that my Mum wrote on her blog the other day, I think about all that has happened and I find myself at a loss for words. So much has taken place in this past month that I don't even know what I should write about.
We have been so blessed with friends and family who care about us and have been constantly asking what our needs are and have been praying for us since day one of the earthquake, and for that we are soo thankful! We have seen God moving around us and providing for all of our needs and the needs of the people in our congregation, and although it is hard to understand why these things happen, we recognize that His thoughts are greater than ours and so are His ways....so who are we to ask God why He does what He does?
Our church family are all doing well...I think this experience has really brought us all closer and has put a desire to really draw closer to God and know Him more. We have been meeting in the dining hall behind the church as the church building itself is not in good conditions. Today we will have an engineer come and look at it and tell us what needs to be done, if it can be fixed or if we need to knock the walls down and start from scratch. We sent him some pictures of the cracks in the walls and then general conditions that it is in and he said that it is definitely not safe for us to be meeting in the church, because if there were to be another earthquake or strong tremor, it could cause the walls to break more and fall. So for now we are meeting in the dining hall and have everything set up there....today we are going to take some pictures and record the service so that people in Canada can see.
So yes, this will be our last Sunday here in the church before we fly out....it feels pretty weird, knowing that this time next week I will be in Canada, in another church, sharing with our family and friends. But obviously we are very excited to be able to go home for the birth of the baby and have a lot of peace about the trip. We went to the doctor last week and she told me that I should be in bedrest as much as possible this week before the trip, and so I have really not been doing anything! This has been hard for me as I have not gone to the church services all week and these last couple of days have just been trying to keep my feet up and lay down when I can. On Wednesday we had our ladies Bible study and as a goodbye treat we made completos...it was a really great time, but I over did it (as usual) and forgot that I was not supposed to be moving around so much, picking up Josiah etc...and that night I laid in bed with a lot of cramping and pain. So there ya go, that is why I have been taking it easy these past few days. Last night Jorge and I were watching a movie, (it was called Angles and Demons...REALLY good!) and I started to have a bit of cramping down in my pelvis area...I put my hand there, quite low down and could feel the baby's head moving around! That got me a little worried, because I know he is well in position and walking around and doing a lot of lifting and moving will most likely cause him to come earlier...so needless to say, I MUST take it easy so that I can get through the plane ride from here to Canada.
We leave Wednesday afternoon from Concepcion airport and will be driving to Concepcion tomorrow afternoon, so as I said, today will be our last night in the church. I hope I don't cry..lol. I am sad to leave my brothers and sisters here but of course, happy that we get the oppertunity to go and see our brothers and sisters in canada...but yeah, at this point my emotions are usually getting the better of me! lol.
Anyways, I should get going. We havent even started to pack anything yet..lol but that is because we are taking very little..basically just some clothes and nothing more. So we will get to doing some of that tonight and then tomorrow morning.
Thanks to everyone for your prayers, they are muchly appreciated!
