heading home...

We made it safely back to Ohio and finally, finally, finally on the way home got a good connection to Haiti and talked to all kinds of good friends!  It was so good to get in contact with Abel, Maxi, Lucner...and to catch up on how things have been.  Our cat is still alive and kicking (no cat jerky!), Shay is hanging in there, the house and the community are doing well, all our friends and family there are doing well, Lucner found out they are expecting a little girl (Victoria Pierre), and everyone is anxious anxious to meet Sofie.

Frankly, after having so much good time with family and being Stateside, we've been a little chagrin about heading home on Friday.  It's easy to think about all of the work, really missing family, the heat, the struggles, the poor internet, the terrible roads, the instability, the lack of our favorite foods, lack of luxuries, busy busy days and constant ups and downs and have therefore been a bit reluctant to return.

But the second we were finally able to talk to the PEOPLE today...re-enter into the RELATIONSHIPS...we were stoked.  Matt hung up and said, "Let's go home!  I'm excited now!"

Just hearing their playful and intimate banter over the phone made me anxious to spend good time with these friends and so many others.  It's gonna be hot, and we have no expectations that the "situation" in Haiti has improved politically or economically, and there is a LOT to do:  But it continues to be where His heart is for us, where our heart is for Him, and He's given us a heart for the people and for making Him known in Haiti.  It continues to be about relationships, not comforts, and its the relationships we are  excited about.

Tomorrow we meet up with some friends from London, Ohio, go to the dentist, do last minute shopping, and then Thursday is our packing day!