Back at home!

Back at Home!!!

What a feeling to be back at home!  I was looking forward to coming home the last 2 days of the trip since I was not feeling well and really missing my family.  And being home has been amazing, yet so different.The adjustment back to "my real" life is going to be a little more challenging than I think I anticipated.  
While in Haiti I would joke about dreaming of ice, which I did.  While on the plane, you should have seen the smiles when a beverage cart came around and a beverage was served with ice.  Then, when we got to Miami, my first meal back in the US was a fresh subway flatbread sandwich.  There wasn't any freshness in Haiti, so the thought of fresh cold  lettuce, tomato, and fixings was a dream come true...and let's not forget the LARGE ICED coke:)  I was set. (Note: there are fresh foods in Haiti, however we could not drink any of the water, eat anything that was fresh that did not have a hard shell or that you could peal, so anything had to be washed/rised was out!)
In Miami I had the opportunity to talk to my family for the first time in a week, it was so great to hear all their voices- my heart filled with so much joy!  We arrived in MN at 11:15pm last night, and I was overjoyed to see Zach and the kiddos at the airport.  It was so comforting to see their faces and get hugs and kisses from them, I missed them so much!!! 
The drive home was my first trigger of missing Haiti: here in the US we have paved roads, that are maintained and smooth.  This is not the case in Haiti.  I savered the smooth ride with my family- our ride was full of stories, questions and laughter.  What joy!
Arriving at home and walking in, wow, the abundance I have.  The blessings I have.  It's a lot to take in.  My lens in which I see has been altered. 
Who knew one would miss a shower so much!  Don't get me wrong, I did shower in Haiti, however the experience is very different- there was not any hot water and the water pressure...well not so consistent?  The experience was something.  I appreciate the hot water and water pressure oh so much now!
There is so much emotion, so much to process, that I will try to keep the blog going for a few weeks while I decompress, process and transition back to "my real" life.  I have been so blessed to have been chosen to serve the Lord, in this time of transition, I must take the time to reflect and incorporate all His great works back into my "real life".  Our God is an Awesome God! 

Thank you so much for all your support and love- I could not do this without you!  God Bless each and every one of you.  With so much love ~ Phuong

Closing verse today: 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:
old things are passed away; behold, all things become new."

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