10:30 am (CST): For many of us our time in Houston is coming to a close. Jonathan, Kate, & myself will be heading up to Ft. Worth this afternoon to spend some time with my family before going on to Lubbock. Daniel & Jessie will also be going back to El Paso today so they can be back together with their little one, Landon. Everyone else, with the exception of Wes, will be leaving tomorrow.
With us leaving this also means that before we leave we will be saying our goodbyes to Gigi. This will inevitably be difficult. Please pray that each of us finds the words we want to say to her and the strength to get through this time. Please pray for safety in our travels as we will be driving home emotional. Please pray for Gigi as well since this will be so hard on her.
We also need much prayer for the days that are to come. Once we get home we will have to resume our "normal" lives but our hearts and minds will be flooded with thoughts and emotions of what is going on with Gigi and the uncertainty of the timeline of the end. It will be hard to function and get all of our necessary things done. For myself & Jonathan, we will be working on getting all of his things turned in so he can graduate on Saturday. The graduation itself will probably be highly emotional considering the situation. I hope that we can still celebrate this big accomplishment in spite of everything else that is going on.
Once the familiy gets back to El Paso there will also be things to deal with like taking care of Matthew and helping him keep some kind of normal routine. The Phillips have also taken in another boy named Dylan. He is 18 and will need to be taken care of as well. He lost his mother a few years ago so this situation is all too real for him & he is having his own struggles. Nicole's kids are also in El Paso and not understanding what is going on with their Gigi. Nicole and Kenta will have to find a way to explain this to them and help them cope with their emotions that will come after that.
I'll keep posting updates as things progress with this. I'm not sure where this journey is headed or how long it will go on. I'll try to keep gathering information from the family on what they have specific prayer requests for. I really can't express enough how much your prayers have helped up to this point. It seems like we won't be getting the healing that we wanted for Gigi but we've still gotten peace and love from God and that's what matters most. God's plan is always best and we are all resting in that knowledge and understanding.
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