What do I miss? Pt 2
Wednesday, February 12, 2014Now that I am in North America, back to the land of plenty I find myself like I thought I would when I wrote my first 'What do I miss' post missing things about our lives in Congo. Again not to say that I am not enjoying our time back in North America but over the last 2 years before we left we really did make Congo 'home'.
So here they are:
I miss not living out of a suitcase.
I miss people understanding me when I talk about Fufu and the Roulage.
I miss fresh mangos, pineapples and avocados.
I miss the Rains down in Africa :-)
I miss our MAF team, they are really such a fantastic bunch of people that have a heart to see God glorified!
I miss our house.
I miss speaking French.
I love having been able to spend everyday all day with my husband for a couple months... (Though now I miss him like crazy)
I love all the time Ruth gets to spend with her Grandparents, Aunties, Uncles and many others.
This is a life that I never expected that I would be able to live. A life without doubt full of adventure. There are many difficulties of living the Missionary Expat life; there are lots of books written about how to adjust well both into the culture you invite yourself into and then back into the culture you grew up in. They both change you and thus you are not fully integrated into either; however instead of becoming a 'third culture kid (adult)' I hope that we can become bicultural. Were we as a family can be fully comfortable in both cultures realizing that there will always be people that don't understand us and what we have experienced and also those we do not understand. We must take the initiative and rise above, ever learning, ever thinking of others; realizing that we are never better then anyone else. No matter they be Canadian, American, or Congolese.
This is a tiny little planet with a eternity of things to learn and appreciate and I hope I love and miss them all.
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We miss you too! We are looking forward to the four of you returning. Enjoy having time letting Ruth get to know your parents. We will keep the Mangos, bananas and pineapples growing here. :)
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