Day Four!

Joy mâché!

I wish I could simply sit down and accurately articulate to you my feelings and thoughts from today. I have learned so much! Right now, I am simply exhausted. The weather has been dreary and rainy all day... The majority of my afternoon I was wet and cold. Because of this, I have had some bad waves of pain from my rheumatoid arthritis. 

I share these negative things with you, to share the beauty. Without pain we can not know comfort. If you have never experienced the comfort and peace of Christ, I can not explain it you. It's simply something that has to be experienced. When I am sharing Christ with someone, when I am lost in His presence and lost in worship- I do not feel these worldly pains in my body. All I can feel is the joy and strength of The Lord resounding and pulsing through my Spirit! I wish that is something I could explain with others, that I could share a glimpse of. When a 14 year old girl is sitting across from me, claiming Hinduism with every fiber of her being because that's what her elders have engrained in her, when I am sad and frustrated because my word about this otherworldly pleasure is simply not enough. When elders respect our stories of Jesus but will not accept them, when Jehovah's Witness' have gone before us and left confusion. These are the moments when I have to leave the Holy Spirit in control, because I want so badly for these people's eyes to be opened to the truth. 

Please pray for us all. We are worn out; spiritually, emotionally, physically. But at the same time, we are more vibrant and alive in Christ than ever before. 

Many of us will be returning for one last visit to their communities tomorrow, and we need to be covered in prayer in the name of Jesus. Pray for Mon and Ash, for Kamari and Amber, for Waihay and Ehdah, for Sun and Ganga, for Somati and Harka, for Mon, Ambika and Darma!(these are only the ones that I have specifically worked with) These Nepali people have all now heard of Jesus, some of them for the very first time- and refused Him. Pray for our translators wisdom and articulation. Pray for myself and my team members strength, wisdom and protection against the strongholds in these lives, generations and communities. 

"Elegance does not occur when you add flourishes. Elegance occurs when you take away everything that is not necessary, and are left with what truly matters. "

 

In the name of Jesus,

-SaraKate

This is my name in Nepali :) I got to work with a beautiful translator today named Tika! She is only 14, a Christian Nepali! Without her, many people would not have heard stories about Jesus today!