Glory's Adventures: June 2008

JUNE

I am in Campbell River in my sister’s house as I write June’s update. It seems so surreal to be here right now. Just two weeks ago I was in South Africa! A lot has happened this month and it’s been bittersweet. I had to go home early because my oldest brother Sam had a brain aneurism, which caused a stroke and he was in a coma for almost two weeks. I left South Africa on Wednesday June 18^th and flew back with the short-term mission team from the States to England. I had a 10 hour lay over and I decided to go into London to the Art Gallery. (I really wanted to go and see live theatre, but there was not enough time so I went to the art gallery because it was free!) I landed in Calgary Thursday night and was happily greeted by Sarah and Helen, my roommates from South Africa, who I was staying with for a couple of days. That evening we went to see fellow short-term missionaries from South Africa and I even saw Zeta who was a long-term missionary for African Leadership. The following day I found out that my brother had died at 1am in the morning and that the rest of my family arrived the same day late that afternoon. I ended up staying with one of Sammy’s good friends so that the family would be together. Within the weekend my family got Sammy’s things in order and we planned a memorial service for him on Monday June 23^rd. Sammy’s church was very supportive. His pastor did the service and provided the food. I think his whole church came to the memorial. Sammy’s friend also provided the church to have the service in because Sammy’s church didn’t have a building. The memorial was done well. My family felt very supportive by everyone involved. I was very thankful that my roommate for 4 years had happened to be in Calgary and came to the memorial, my roommates, Sarah and Helen, from South Africa came and I even saw Jolene and Debbie who used to go to Parkland. I flew back to Campbell River on Wednesday June 25^th and the next day went to Hannah’s and Kia’s last day of school while Grace and Kent went to Reyna’s middle school assembly where she got a plaque for having straight A’s all year round. (Gush, gush, I am so proud of my nieces) On Sunday Hannah had a birthday party at the swimming pool and I helped her make her birthday cake. On Tuesday it was Canada Day and I spent it with my family going to see the parade and the fireworks at night.

I taught Pastor Jun’s child Esung and his friends how to read and I spent the last day with them having a snowball and cannon ball fight with them.

Jun and Yuna

On Monday June 16^th was a holiday and I decided to have a LOVEa celebration for all the teachers before I left.

One of the teachers, who was a singer, invited her church to do the entertainment.

The last school I saw being built by the Mocha Club from the States.

I took out my grade 4 reading class to bowling and ice-cream for our last day of class. They have never bowled before, but they were more interested in the arcade games.