29/08/2020
Hello to all our Campers from Camp Grace.
This message is to inform you of how life here at the campsite has changed in more ways than just 2020 being about COVID-19, and all the changes that has brought about.
In July I (Wendy) was diagnosed with 4th Stage Endometrial Cancer. Within a couple of weeks, our lives went from what we thought was fairly healthy, to me having to go through a chemotherapy regime, which has left me with peripheral nerve pain, a couple of weeks of chronic fatigue and no hair. I am on a 21 day chemo cycle and will probably have 6 doses. Then I may have to go through surgery to remove my ovaries and uterus as well as an area near my stomach that has cancer on it. All my chemo can only be done in Perth and so we are away from the campsite for a couple of days every three weeks. Apparently I have carried this cancer around for a few years, without any symptoms. So I have moved from being "healthy" to being very sick. But through out it all, our God has been good and we have been supported in so very many ways.
All of this has impacted the running of the campsite and added to the already late start to the building of the new hall. We have had to do some renovations to our house, to help with the cold that pervades the donga. The chemo leaves me feeling a very deep level of cold. Also with me being on sick leave, it has meant that everything has had to be left to Jurrien, bookings, overseeing the build, the donga renos, maintenance and everything else that we are dealing with.
We are so very sorry for all this has meant for our customers, in the way of unanswered phone calls and emails that wait to be answered for a week or so. We truly are trying to juggle so many things at the moment and for Jurrien especially, it has been a matter of prioritizing and the re-prioritizing.
We ask for you that you will pray for us during this time. The build is at least a month behind schedule (not all our doing), and we ask for patience as we navigate this time. Looking forward to seeing our regulars over November/December and January. May God bless you all.