#37 Update: Carcrash

Hey,
Maybe you have been wondering why I didn’t write any blog posts last week, it was a really hard time for my host family but let me start at the beginning...
Last Friday after school my host sister told me that my host mom got in a car crash. At first, we didn’t know how bad it was but I was very worried about her. She spent the whole day at the hospital but they let her go home at night. A drunk driver is responsible for the accident, he is already arrested and was injured badly.
My host mom has some broken bones and needs surgery soon, she cannot drive for at least 3 months and our car is totaled. Fortunately, nothing worse happened, because it could have been a lot worse. My host siblings and I try to help at home as much as possible but it is still hard because I don’t just always have a ride and we all have to do a bit more.

This occurrence showed me personally how thankful we should be for all the people in our life, something unexpected could happen every day and suddenly nothing is the same.
What I really appreciate is how helpful people here are. Since the accident, we didn’t have to cook once because every night our neighbors or people from church brought dinner.
Of course, this situation isn’t easy for me, especially since my mother in Germany is in the hospital too and I try to be there for both sides.
I would really appreciate if you pray for my host mom and my mother!
Sophie