This isn't exactly the typical blog entry, but since I've been the one in charge of her blog I figured I would add this just to kind of sum up my sister's mission and what's happened since she got back home.
Although she told us she was feeling better, her health actually got worse and she was sent home (for that reason) at about the same time she hit her year mark in the mission field (September). She received medical attention here stateside, and has almost fully recovered over the last few months. Ali is back to her usual self! Laughing at her own jokes and downing tubs of ice cream all on her own whenever she feels like it. Well, maybe not that much, but you get the point.
I'll always remember the first week she got home. I spent the night with her at our granny's house and right before we went to bed she said our nighttime prayer. We were kneeling side by side and she offered it in Portuguese. I had a huge grin on my face, thinking I had never been prouder of my older sister than at that moment. She had managed to live in Brazil for a year, fight off bugs and dodge flying knives (she'll have to tell you that story!), deal with health problems from a parasite she got, and so much more! But most of all, she grew spiritually SO much! She'll always be my annoying older sister, but I love her tons!
-Lily
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