A Week in Charge

I think I might die before the end of the week. Seriously. Why, you ask? It's rather simple, really. My parents have gone to Ethiopia to be with my sister, Hanissa, and bring her home. My other sisters and I had to stay in Yanji, which means I'm in charge for week. Bwahahahaha. I've got the power!

Sometimes I don't like being in the position of authority, though. If something happens that my sisters don't like, I'm the bad guy. If something goes wrong, I'm responsible.

And honestly... I don't feel like I'm capable enough to be in charge. I'd like to believe that I'll be patient and have a soft answer to comments thrown my way. I'd like to believe that I'll handle every situation perfectly.

But to tell the truth, being in this position scares me. I know I do not always handle difficulties in the best way. I usually get frustrated very quickly and jump in to try and solve the problem as quickly as possible. Haha, needless to say, this doesn't help matters. I am slowly learning how to handle things in a better way, but I'm not the most patient person when it comes to learning how to do something.

The past week has had its rough moments, to be sure. But it's also been a lot of fun. We have wonderful friends who have invited us to their homes for dinner every night. I think Thursday and Saturday night are the only night we have to ourselves -- and somebody's already offered to have us over on Thursday. Whew. We'll see, hehe.

This week was actually a very good week for my parents to be gone. It's a holiday week, so I don't have to leave for Chinese class in the mornings, and only have work on Thursday and Friday, so I'm able to spend the day at home with my sisters.

The only sad part about Mom and Dad being gone this week is that they miss Alia's birthday on Thursday. Ah well. I'm planning on a special breakfast or dinner (supposing we don't go eat with someone else that night) for her. And tonight, some of our friends prepared cupcakes for her and gave her a couple of gifts. We have truly been blessed by the community God has given us.



Since writing the above, we have learned that my parents will not be returning to Yanji on Saturday as planned. We were told that the Chinese embassy would be open this week and that we could get Hanissa's visa processed in time to return by Saturday. This, however, was not the case. The embassy is closed until next Monday. My parents hope and are praying very hard that they will be able to get Hanissa's visa processed in the course of a single day so that they can leave Ethiopia on Monday night, and arrive back here late Tuesday night. It is difficult for all of us, but we will make do.

Please pray for my parents as they try to work this out.

Can't wait for you guys to be home, Mom, Dad, and Hanissa!!! <3