Thought I would write about what's been happening lately.

I am working with the Jesus Revolution summer teams this year, it's my 3rd year. You'd think I actually knew what I was doing by now but there always seems to be some new challenge.  We just had our first registration deadline.  We now have 30 applications!!  This is amazing, it's like half of the amount we had last year at the end. It also creates a lot of work to do.  There are many things to plan, organize and think about.  I just have to remember not to let it stress me out.  But I am also so excited to go to Italy again this year.  We'll be in the very south of Italy, near the toe.  The town is called Catanzaro.  I am looking forward to a great summer!! 

I am also writing a thesis on my chosen topic of healing.  This is for the Bible school course that I am taking.  It's an interesting topic and many different directions you can look at.  I read three books:  How to Heal the Sick by Charles and Frances Hunter, Healing the Sick by T.L. Osborn and Power Healing by John Wimber.  One subject, three different aspects and three different authors.  It's so interesting to compare the books and dig deeper into this subject.  I am really enjoying it.  If anyone is interested to read my paper when I am finished let me know. 

I am going to Paris on Saturday for 4 days to visit my friend Sophonie!! I have been planning this trip for almost two years and I bought my tickets in January.  Since I broke my ankle and I am not quite 100% yet I was thinking I might not be able to go but my friend said just come anyway and she'll help me to make it work.  I have ordered my wheelchair at the airport and she said someone in Paris can pick me up so I don't have to try to find my way on the train or bus.  Since I have to use my crutches I think I'll only take a back pack and pack really light.  I think I can manage.  I have been before so I won't need to do the touristy stuff. We'll stay at her sister's place in the center. I think we'll just go to cafes, drink cappucino, eat croissants and since I heard that spring is there already maybe we can enjoy a nice park and be outside a lot.  I'll post pictures when I get back.

The weather is turning more spring like here too.  It's nice, the sky is blue now for two days and all the snow in the garden is melting.  Since I have been inside practically the last entire 6 weeks I appreciate any sign of real light...the sun coming through the window today made me happy. 

Alright...I need to go to sleep now.  Hope this was interesting for some of you.  Have a wonderful day or evening...depending on where you live and when you read this. 

Ok, so I guess most of you have seen the picture of my ankle on facebook.  If not you should see it.  It's a real beauty.  I think it's incredible what a metal plate and a few screws can do.  Crazy!

Well, where to start?  On Monday night during my dinner break I went to Akerhus Festning (A fortress castle) near my house to go sledding with a friend.  We found some nice trails that had already been made from those sledding earlier.  One of the trails happened to go right into a tree.  Bobbi was thinking that it might not be too smart to take that one but why not?  Just a couple of times of course.  The 3rd time was the charm!  I was on one of the little tiny "butt" slides with my feet in the air and "CRACK!"  I hit the tree and felt immediate pain in my ankle.

I immediately shouted at my friend and told her we had to pray and pray a lot!!  I was a little scared and just kept thinking of how tight my shoe was and that I knew something was broken.  After we prayed for my ankle and that I would have peace because I didn't want to go into shock I sent her running to find help.  If you are familiar with the fortress the side entrance closes early so she had to run all the way around across the bridge to find help.  A guard at the fortress drove a car to where I was.  I slid down the hill and managed to get into the car and she drove me straight to the legevakten (emergency room).  There I got in line and then they took me back to x-rays, I was crying a bit so everyone let me cut in line...I was supposed to wait like 5 numbers.  After the x-ray they told me that I had a dislocated fracture of my fibula something, something.  It needed immediate surgery. They called for an ambulance from the local hospital where I would need to get the surgery done.

I arrived at Aker Sykehus and waited a couple of hours before they did more x-rays and found a surgeon.  They were really busy but they had to prioritize my surgery.  I went into surgery at 24:00 midnight and was awake the whole time.  It was a new experience to be in surgery and I didn't want to sleep.  They gave me anethesia from my thighs/waist down so I didn't feel anything.  It took them quite some tries before they found the right spot in my spine to put the medicine, that was a bit painful.   During the surgery all I could see was the little bit from the reflection of the equipment above me, which was cool.  I made a game with the nurses and tried to learn all their names and which cities in Norway they were from.  It helped to pass the time.  The surgery took about 1.5 hours and then I had to go to post op where I was until I got the feeling back in my legs. 

After I could feel and move my legs I went to a room with one other lady who also broke her ankle and we shared the room for the 3 days I was in the hospital.  I was well taken care of and I think it was ok for being in the hospital.  The nurses were great!  I was taking quite some pain medicine at first but my stomach got stopped up so I didn't want to take any more.  I didn't really have so much pain in my leg but I was more sick in my stomach.  I was throwing up a bit too.  It was weird to be in the hospital for my leg but all of my pain was in my stomach and head.   

I finally made it home to the Jesus House last night.  Everyone in the house is so helpful and I even have a first floor room for myself, closest room you can get to the bathroom!  I will be able to get the stitches out in 2 weeks and I am supposed to be on crutches for 6 weeks.  It's amazing I think that I am really not in that much pain.  God is faithful.  I have had so many people praying for me and I really felt it and still feel it. 

All I can say is that I was having sooo much fun playing in the snow and sledding until all of this happened but I think Bobbi will stay away from sledding into trees forever, never again. 

I arrived yesterday afternoon!!  I am home enjoying the wonderfully decorated house, the smells of home cooked food and cookies, time with my family and relaxing.  I am truly blessed.