Thanks to everyone who has been thinking about, praying for and asking about Bethany. The last 7-10 days have been very intense, scary and difficult. She was practically frantic by Thursday of last week and asking to come home. Her dad and I had multiple conversations trying to decide what to do and how to do it. We were concerned about how she would handle losing out on this experience, the one that she had planned for and worked hard at adjusting to, and wondering how much of her panic was her (Bethany is just a scooch dramatic at times), and how much was due to real danger. After we heard about U.S. military diverting some ships to the Caribbean because of the election, we decided it was time to pull her out.
Bethany's dad contacted about everyone related to Rotary that he could to get some action. Unfortunately, there wasn't any way to get her out before today, election day, but she'll be on a plane this coming Thursday, December 6. She's currently in a gated community with a family member of her host family's. I chatted with her today and she said she felt safe but is very unhappy about having to come home. That's to be expected. There will be time enough for her to get over her anger and disappointment while she's here for the rest of the year.
For now, I'm breathing a HUGE sigh of relief.
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