All for the love of a Sister

So, I am now home from New York City.  It was such a great experience, I love the City, I love working with teens, and what a great fusion--the New York School of Urban Ministry.

Each time I go, I have a breaking moment and a I make a life long friend.  Both were accomplished this week.

One of the workers at NYSUM, Ryan, stole our teams heart, he was exceptional at his job -- and his love for our teens was evident.  I have invited him to Victoria for Canadian Thanksgiving.  I think he will come.  The other friend I met was Kimberly Brown-Hill--I met her in Battery Park.  She was also in New York on a missions trip.

The team was amazing, they were good workers and super supportive of my condition and willing to be accomodating while I wheezed up a set of stairs or claimed the front seat of the van because of my car sickness....all good.

The most amazing part of the trip for me, other than ministry stuff was the Memorial at The World Trade Centre.  It has been amazing each trip to see how the area has changed from a pile of rubble, to a beautiful memorial of such an act of hatred.

The day I returned from New York City, Kent and I went to the airport to pick up my sister, traveling from Edmonton.  She was a little nervous about traveling solo, she was a little tired when this dialogue happened:

Lanette:  Do you have a baggie for my liquids?  I don't want them to explode.  I mean blow-up, I mean leak?
Security dude:  No.
Lanette: Oh.
Securtiy dude: Get this lady a baggie, it will protect the plane from going down, that thin layer of plastic....(then he looks at Lanette and says..) that's sarcasm.

So, Lanette is here right now to help me--we were all thinking that when the Doctors office gave a surgery date, they would stick with it--we were wrong!

We now have a surgical date of March 22nd.  Possibly.  Thank you Canadian Health Care System!

So, this week, we get to hang out and be sisters, have fun, drink tea.  I am so excited to have quality time with Lanette!

So, on our agenda for tomorrow, we are making some banana bread to take to Kent's office and then we are going to the surgeon's office to meet Dr. Allison Ross, who will be my surgeon this week, we are going to ask the tough questions, get some real answers.

I will keep you posted.