Today was our second day of the childrens program in Japan! It's been really awesome being in Japan and it's actually not as hot and humid as my initial impression. The weather is definitely bearable and I'm super grateful for this!
I am definitely encouraged every day by the work that God has been doing in Otawara. Seeing the excitement of the students and hearing of the openness of the mothers has been a huge blessing. Every day has been very tiring but God has been granting us His strength and love to be able to get through each day.
Today was actually very chaotic and high energy. There was a TON of running around, chasing each other, screaming and so much more!
Will playing pictionary with the 2nd and 3rd graders during English lesson. Can you tell what he's drawing?? The kids definitely did not know...
Craft for today! Scuba egg divers! These were soooo cute! I think the kids enjoyed making these.
Snack! Chocolate roll penguins! They were very into making their penguins look good...even though it just ended up in their stomachs. I don't think the girls like Tootsie Rolls...
It's been pretty awesome getting to know the kids. One thing that I was nervous about was the language barrier, but the kids have been very gracious and patient when I don't understand them. Also, they've been giving me mini Japanese lessons...though I can't say that I remember everything they teach me...God has definitely been showing me how even without words, we can communicate His love to the kids.
Random interesting thing that happened to me today... I went into the room that I share with Christy and had an encounter with a bat (no seriously, a live bat! It flew right at me when I turned on the light! Sorry no pictures because I was too scared...)! Holy moly, it was very very scary... But Ohashi-sensei came to the rescue and became Batman...hahah just kidding. But yes, that was SOOOOOO scary. Apparently bats randomly show up at the church...this was the fifth encounter for Pat and Ohashi- sensei.
Some prayer requests:
- Continued dependence on God, drawing strength, love and patience from Him, knowing that what we do is not possible without Him
- Open eyes for the team to see beyond the every day logistics and teaching and see how AMAZING God is and see the work that God is doing
- For God to create more opportunities for Ohashi-sensei and Pat to have good conversations with the parents
We thank you for your continued support through prayers and really look forward to sharing with you everything God has been teaching us and what He is doing!
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Nariko and the mission team
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