Immer Spät

I swear, every blog starts off with an apology about how late it is. This time I am not going to apologize (even though it's the latest that I've ever been) because I think that you are probably getting really tired of that. You are probably also tired of my blogs being late, but, well, oh well. I am, however going to give excuses. We went to Holland on the 26th and came back the next friday, the second of April. The next day my parents came and stayed until the 12th. All that week while they were here and until, I believe, the 17th, there was no internet at the Helms'. And my final excuse us that I am sixteen and have a tendency towards procrastination. Aber ich habe euch nicht gevergessen! Okay, let's get started.
I can start talking about Holland. Over a hundred people went. It is organized for teenagers by a woman who goes to our church, which is, by the way, Pentacostal. That was part of what made this trip so special and unique. If you have never been to a Pentacostal church, I would suggest you do that at least once because because it is somthing that you will remember for the rest of your life. Every night there was a service that started at seven and went on until around 9:30. It started with singing (my second favorite part) with many of the songs in English. The lyrics to one of the songs was, "One way, Jesus, you're the only one that I can live for." Then there was the sermon, which was normally given by one of the older kids there, telling about why they believe so strongly. "My grandfather had cancer, but we constantly prayed, and now he's healthy." But even more powerful, I am not trying to make fun of these people in any way. I don't completely believe that praying to God will make your feet the same length or bring a person back to health, but it is a known fact that if you think you're sick, then you can become sick. Even make your belly grow and get morning sickness if you think your pregnant, so perhaps the converse is true. If you are so sure that you are going to get well, you will. And you have to give these people credit for being able to believe something so strongly to not only heal themselves, but to also show others how strongly they believe to make them, too, believe they will heal.

Now I am going to publish this post, but I still have a lot more to say. I am not even done with Holland yet. That was only one page of the four that I have!!! So, signing off, but I promise that I will get this finished soon and then be able to publish more on the end of my trip. Happy Mothers day to all of you mothers out there reading this (especially the most important one), though I think I will get on again this Sunday to write more. Viel Spaß!!!