Happy Birthday Sarah!

Hey Everyone this is Julie Myers. First, thank you so much to everyone for all of your prayers for Ashley Bronke and I. It's been a slow, up and down recovery. One minute we will be feeling a lot better and then the next we have to go lay down because we don't feel good again. The worst thing for me right now is that I feel like I can't breathe. I'm not sure if it's the elevation or what it is. If I lay down in a certain position then I can breathe but when I sit up or stand up I get very short of breath. I feel like I have a 10 lb. weight sitting on my chest. If it wasn't for that I would be feeling much better. I have probably 80% of my strength back. They keep telling me to eat but I'm honestly running out of food. I'm kind of getting tired of Easy Mac, teddy grahams and fish crackers. They have fed me a few other things but I'm ready to go home and eat some American food. We were talking about some of the food we were craving this morning. :-)

Today is Sarah 20th Birthday YAY!!! For those who don't know Sarah is my best friend she's pretty much like family to me. Today is also the boat tour day. And when we first recieved the schedule Sarah and I were SO exited because we got to do the tour on her birthday! And I had planned all this fun stuff that we could do! Well.. Then I got sick. So Ashley, Tami and I didn't get to go on the tour today! :-( I spent most all morning sobbing because I was so upset and frusterated that I couldn't be there to celebrate with Sarah. I was crying out to the Lord why can I not get better I know you called me to go on this trip. Why did I come just to get sick. And he just kept telling me Jeremiah 29:11 - I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord plans to prosper you not to harm you plans to give you a hope and a future. I just felt his arms rap around me and tell me that there is a purpose for this and that it's okay.

Tonight Ashley, Tami and I are going to take a cab(which could be scary) down to Pana Haschel. I went last night but I had to sit down because I could breath. We are going to be meeting up with the everyone else at a restaurant to have dinner. I'm not so sure if I will eat but I'm going to at least go so I can hang out with everyone and do a little shopping.

Marianne,
We miss you so much and we have prayed every day for you! We hope you that get to come down here A.S.A.P to get Sarah. We all love her so much. She is just so precious! I will still try to take the pictures of her in those onezies. It got slightly delayed with my sickness. Last Sunday when I was in the orphanage just before we left I went over to her crib and she was still awake and was rubbing her head and showed her the pictures of you and your family and she got a huge smile on her face. She knows who you are. I know we will all be very exited when you bring her home. And know that everyone has been loving on her! Except for the sick ones. :-) Love you!!!

Mom and Dad,
I miss you guys and I can't wait to see you! I hope you're supporting the cubbies for me in my absence. :-D I am feeling better so don't worry to much. I miss you and love you tons!!!

Lisa,
We did get Sarah this morning. While she was in the shower we taped the Happy Birthday streamers all over her door so she couldn't get out and we put streamers and balloons all over her bead. I know she is missing you guys as well!


Thank you again everyone for all of your prayers!!!

Julie