well, google hasn't been letting me long in, so forgive my inability to update. here are some things that have been going on.
(begin the emotional rollercoster)
Thursday: we went to our main house and because the head of the house was sick, th mofi was there. definately an intense situation to walk in on. the mofi gave the head some "magic" words on a piece of paper and told him to do some stuff with it. it'sweir dhow similar sufism is to hindiusm, (but don't tell them i said that). after the mofi left, we had a great conversation about the Son. we full on told him the good news. while there was some language problems and some confusion, he is still inviting us back, so yeah. how blessed we felt to be able to share with such a good, but lost friend! later that night we went to the durga again. down we went on the rollercoaster as we saw the friends we love so much pray not unto the Most High, but unto the dead.
Friday: we went back to the house for a short visit, but it is their day of worship, so the two girls we are closets with were praying and reading from their book. it was hard to deal with. we left shortly after, but had some good conversation. nevertheless, we went further down on the emotional rollercoaster, wondering why He had allowed us to share, only to set this overarching spiritual conversation four steps back. we also headed to another friend's home for a short visit. we met with two women there and some kids. this brought the emotions up on the rollercoaster. one of the women had been married at 13 (that's right, 13!!!). it was crazy to them that i was 22 and had no kids! she showed us her work and her pictures and made us some delicious chai :). then the other lady was making lunch/supper/something. it is amazing to me that these women do so much with so little. she made chapaties and it was fun to watch. we headed out b/c sarah's meds were making her feel like pooh.
SAturday: it was our supervisor's last day with us for a bit (no worries, we are doing okay), so we wantedto go to pizza hut to get some meat and celebrate. first, we paid a visit to a home we had gone to a few times before, (selma'shouse). her sister has been in and out of the hospital, so we went to visit her. as you know, as soon people find out i'm a nursing (student-they seem to forget this part), they show me lab work, med sheets, x-rays, etc. this poor woman is dying of chronic kidney failure. the family can'tafford any sort of dialysis. she has other diagnosis that would cause such a disease,but those weren't treated/diagnosed until recently.it drives me crazy because ifshe had been in the us, she would have received SOME sort of medical attention, insteadshe's left to die at home with no hope and in complete pain. what's even worse is that she has no hope of eternity with the Father.talk about an emotional rollercoaster.
Sunday:yesterday we hung out with our closets family adn we really felt like family.we laughed and shopped, ( i finally got another suit!) and it seemed the tension was cut fromt he previous week. we are slowly slowly learning the language and so are they. it was really a super day :) we also had chicken for dinner.
i don't know what the Almighty has in store for those we have met and been able to share with, seeds are being planted. i know that the work here is by NO MEANS dependent on me, but it is exciting to see the work eing down. ask that the next few weeks we may continue to be diligent with out time inorder to bring most glory to Him. ask that we would be bold and couragous in sharing. pray that my body would stop feeling yucky.
thank you for being faithful.
