Talk about irony...

So, I've got to make this quick again, sorry! The train ride from Delhi went smoothly with no problems. I made it VIjayawada, Andhra Pradesh around midnight on tuesday/wednesday morning. The firts few days were fine with no problems. I went to a prayer meeting with the family. I spoke there, and even though I am not speaker, I did my best. I spoke about the book of Ruth, and how even though Ruth was a "foreigner", God uses different people from all over the world for His greater good. Remember what I just said...
Well, the past few days have been rather rough. Friday, 5 members of Manesh's family got ill, and we had to take them to the hosptil. We can only conclude that it was food poisoning, becuase I didn't get sick, and neither did manesh. BUt the fun just started there...note the sarcasm. When we got back from the hospital, a car pulled up to the parsonage we were staying in, and Manesh told me to go inside. I was pretty confused, and after Manesh spoke with the men in the car he came in to speak with me. It turns out, the men in the car were the directors of the church Manesh pastors. They heard that a "foreigner" was staying in the church's parsonage, and came to tell him I had to leave. So at night, I packed all my things and stayed in a hotel. Talk about ironic! Here I am speaking to christians, hindus, and muslims about how God used a "foreigner" for His purpose and good, and it's the Christian directors of a church that kick me out! On top of that, they gave Manesh and his family one month to vacate the house, and he will no longer be pastoring at that church. These people have never once spoken to me either. Needless to say, Manesh's family and I were pretty upset, but Manesh told me he has too much faith in God to be upset or worried. We have rented a small house for the rest of the time, until I return to Nepal, so that his entire family--aunts, uncles, kids, grandparents, everbody--can stay with me. THey have really taken a lot of trouble for me, and I love this family. They really are a blessing. If you could pray for them to find a house at the end of the one month ultimatum, that would be appreciated.
Well, I gotta run. Hope to post some pics soon!
Matthew ;^)