Christian Guest House
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Methodist pastor then asked if we needed anything to settle in, so I shared with him our lodging
predicament and asked him if there may a lady or a family in
his church who could house Kristin. I made sure he understood that while such a
lady or family is welcome to minister to Kristin as well, I will visit and
continue to minister to Kristin; we were looking for someone to house Kristin,
not take over the responsibility of ministering to her as well.
The pastor said a member of his church ran a Christian guest house and gave us her contact details.
The Christian guest house was just a large bungalow with thick walls but no demon house in a nice residential neighborhood. The lady who ran the guest house met us at its gate, welcomed us warmly, took Kristin's hand and led us inside.
Her English wasn't great but we could communicate. She said the house has six bedrooms. She lives in one of them and rents out the other five, typically to high school students from Korea studying at Christian international schools in this country, and had one vacancy. She sat next to Kristin across from me, kept turning and smiling at her, and let go of her hand only to hug her shoulder. We were off to a good start.
When I explained to her what Kristin has been dealing with, however, her warmth toward Kristin increased but so did the worried look on her face. By the time I finished, she seemed genuinely torn. In the end, she said that she really wants to help Kristin. But most of the students she houses are in the country alone and she has promised their parents back in Korea that she will protect them while they are under her roof. She seemed okay with the risks of spiritual warfare for herself, but if the demons cast out of Kristin entered one of the kids whom she is lodging, she wouldn't be able to keep her promise to their parents. As she saw us off at the gate, she kept saying that she is really sorry, and we kept telling her that it was okay. Kristin took it as well as she could, but seemed hurt afterward, as it was yet another rejection.
We advised the Methodist pastor of what happened at the Christian guest house, thanked him again for the referral, and began to attend his church. The interpretation from Korean to English wasn't ideal, but his sermons were good even when interpreted.