Ups and Downs

Since the last update we have had some visitors from the US, been to the zoo, a museum, helped a friend open a restaurant, and been to a puja. This all happened, though, after the lowest time for Jesse and I both. After returning from the village there was this cloud hanging over both Jesse and I. We both started questioning being here, missing home, we had no responsibility, and no tasks at hand to look forward to. We can't speak the language and were questioning our efficiency. We knew back home we could be much more efficient because we know the language and the culture. Luckily, we both have each other here and we do have a partner to go through this with. We both have amazing stories of how we got here and how He has worked, yet at that time we couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel. Since then we have rebounded (through much reyarp and searching scripture.) We have been encouraged by our supervisors and most of all have seen Him answering reyarp. In the past two days alone we have been to a puja, made new friends, helped a friend start a restaurant, given a NT to the guy at the coffee shop, and taking advantage of opportunities as they come. Here it has been different than other places because we do not have a specific role. No school, no job, etc. It's almost as if we are the first to enter here and we try to make the best of it. The idea looks good and admirable on paper but it has been difficult. I don't say this for sympathy because any place that has a strong foundation in Him began with someone telling them, and so there have been many before us who have had this opportunity in every place around the world that has faith in Him. I say this for more reyarp. In most cases, just as Paul did, we are planting and someone else will water. But, in every situation it is He that grows everything. (1 Cor 3)
The guy at the coffee shop has asked a few more questions, but we figured His word would do better than ours. We found a copy of His word that is only the NT. We gave that to him today and we expect more questions next time we visit. (we recommended John)
At the puja we were invited to (HIndu/Buddhist event) we did not take part in the ceremony. Honestly I was a little relieved we didn't, but we got a chance to meet a friend's family. They were preparing food for the idol and offering us holy water and tikkas. Our friend who invited us is going to try to visit our fellowship on Sunday.
The restaurant we are helping to start opened yesterday and has food that foreigners would be drawn to. Things like chicken tenders, cheeseburger, and spaghetti. Yet you have to cut them some slack and not too critical on the end product. The honey mustard is legit, the chicken tenders came out perfect, and the cheeseburger is decent (after we informed them it is not actually ham on a hamburger). For a guy who has never seen the type of food that he is cooking, and taking advice from a couple guys who hardly cook, he is doing a very good job and the food is better than expected. Our supervisor is heading over there tomorrow at lunch to show him how to make mashed tators and oatmeal.