Visas and So Much More

Today is a very blustery day which is refreshing after the past week which was scorching hot. And when I say blustery I mean gloomy and windy. It's still hot. I can still where a t-shirt and shorts the only difference is I am not sweating profusely. Things have been a bit slow around here lately. Since all the foreigners are gone the church has settled back into its normal pace. Ben and I travel around the city in what are called trishaws or three wheelers or tuk tuks. They are basically like covered golfcarts with a larger engine. I am not quite sure how else to describe them. But in the rain they are quite an adventure to drive in. That is for sure!
The most exiting thing that has been going on is the process of trying to renew our visas. In typical Sri Lankan Fashion the process did not begin until less than a week before our visas expire which has made it exciting to say the least. Today, Friday, our passports were taken to immigration with all the appropriate paperwork and denied! Apparently, Since Ben and I signed our old visas on our passports (like we were told to do the last time we visited immigration two months ago) they think that we got the passport stamps illegally and forged them. Great! So since monday is a holiday, Of Course! (since Sri Lanka is the country who acknowledges the most holidays) Ben and I have to go to immigration on Tusday, the day before our visa expires, and try to pursuade them that 1) we did not forge our old visas and 2) ask for an additional visa. Needless to say we need prayer! We already have a flight lined up just in case we need to buy a ticket last minute and fly out of the country. Life here is exciteing to say the least! So we will let you know what happens with our visas or maybe we will just see you! Please also continue to pray for my stomach because I have been having problems with my acid reflex.