life in nepal.. unpredictable :-)

To my faithful prayer warriors, friends and my family that I know is very worried about me because they have not heard from me in a week: I just came to an internet cafe to update my blog because our internet has not worked in the past week because we keep having hail storms randomly and it has knocked out the internet. They are supposed to come fix it today, but I thought I should probablly update this here just in case they do not because they are shutting down transportation soon so if they do not come to fix today then it probablly will be broken all week. So I wanted to make sure that you guys aren’t worried about me!
So note to yourselves: Don’t ever get your passport stolen the week before nepal has the first elections they have ever had. It’s impossible to get a police report out of the very um.. not so effective police department. Luckily by friday i finally got one and was able to go to the american embassy on friday ( and by the way the people at the american embassy were incredible and sooo helpful and our embassy is earthquake proof.. so if there is ever an earthquake we can run there 🙂 .. and also the embassy has the first automatic toilet that i have used in 8 months.. frankly it scared me.. hehehe..) and fill out an application for a new passport.. hopefully I will have it in two weeks or so.. and if something happens before then that we have to flee the country then they will issue an emergency one for me to come back to america (now mama don’t be praying for that .. i know you!)
so what else to update with.. well it’s like we are getting ready for Y2K here.. we have no idea how bad it could get here or if we will be able to leave our house for a while.. so we have enough food to survive if we can’t leave for a while (which is a possibility if they shut down transportation on the roads) This is a pivital time in Nepals history. They have never before had elections. I cannot even find the words to express to you the spiritual warfare going on right now for this nation. And the spiritual warfare we “workers” have been battling. I love that 1 John promises that greater is He that is in us then he that is in the world.. and that at the end of 1 John 5 it says that the EVIL one cannot touch us.. glory to that!
I know that there are those of you that are worried for our safety right now and I ask you to turn that worry into prayers for the people of Nepal. We plan to stay close to home and stay safe. But there is potential for much violence and kilings on election day (Thursday April 10th). The communist party which will remain unnamed here for security reasons has said they will win at any means.. so if they do not win it could become very bad. Please pray for my people as most of them do not know Jesus and will die without spending eternity with him. Especially pray for my language teacher who went to his village, which is run by the communist party .. and he is known as a big political leader for the other party, so please pray for his safety.
There have already been several bombings in the city– so please just pray for peace in nepal. i wish that you could have been a fly on the wall last night at our house fellowship that we have ever sunday night. There were 7 of us.. all 20something age wise who have left our home in america to make a home among these people. God has broken our hearts for these people. I wish you could have felt the room “shake” as we cried out together for God for this country– for these people. It was like the book of Acts. And 2 Chronicles 7 says that if his people who are called by his name humble themselves, seek his face He will heal their land! God will heal this land.
I feel a privilidge to be here during this time, praying for God’s presence to break the stronghold of Satan in this land. I feel so blessed because I know that you guys will also be praying these prayers. Please don’t worry about me as the safest place that I can be is in the CENTER of God’s will.. and I know that I am exactly where God wants me to be!

So as for the rest of my week.. it was busy between trying to get a police report and passport and nepalees coming over ever night. But in the midst of all the spiritual warfare there has been much laugher and joy. On Saturday night my teammates and I went went out (since we wont be getting out much this week) for dinner and then we went and played a mean game of mexican train dominoes. It was so much fun. The Hindu shopkeepers that I love so much and call mom and dad came over for dinner one night.. it’s so exciting to see how God is working on their hearts. Another night we were at our nepalee friends house. It’s so easy for life to be about relationships here. Like for example we met a girl at the photo shop where she works. So we gave her our phone number.. this is normal here. She called and on saturday we went with her to her motherinlaw’s house.. i’m pretty sure they have way more money then we do.. they live most of the time in Dubai (which is in middle east for the geographically challenged like me). We got to share some food and tea with them and much laughter and a little about Jesus. I love my life. I love that as I live life and build relationships I get to build God’s kingdom. Wednesday night there were about 22 ladies at Bible study (how great is our God) and after Bible stud about 6 people stayed to eat with us. Sunday night we had foreigner fellowship at my house. It’s been a great week (besides the repeated times going to the police department and trying to get the only man in nepal who could sign my police report to sign it)
ok.. i know this has been the longest post ever.. but one more thing.. update on the nose ring.. as my parents say I am not a very good rebel! I only had the thing (which i loved by the way) in my nose three days. I put a small one in on day three and that night as I was sleeping i had a nightmare and as I tossed and turned the nose ring got stuck in my blanket and pulled out so in the morning when i realized it the hole had closed up. So… it needs to heal inside where it ripped and then don’t fear.. this not so good at being a rebel girl is going to do it again.

i love you guys. I promise to try as hard as I can to keep you updated on the situation here. Please please please pray and don’t worry!