Well the entire team has been Japan for nearly 4 days now. Praise God for our safe arrival.Time is flying by. Patti, Lucille, Russ & Mike met Denise, Cyndy and Mark at the Washington Kansai Airport Hotel Thursday evening. Interesting mix of dinner including Mos Burger, takoyaki, chicken katsu & Kyoto's famous yatsuhashi manju. Friday morning we were met by Nishinomiya chapel members Isamu & Tadanao, along with Naoko and her daughter & Keiko & Minami Sakamoto of Sanda chapel. Long drive through traffic back to Sanda for lunch. Met other members of Sanda chapel at the restaurant. Japanese lunch was excellent and the fellowship even better. Old friendships were renewed and new ones made. We gave our Japanese hosts English names and they gave us Japanese names, good fun.
Ok, off to homestays...
Mike and the Yamanes spent much time playing ukulele, laughing and eating. Day trip to Shikoku island to see the whirlpools & eddies that occur under the Naruto Bridge. During the trip George was attacked by a black, hairless caterpillar. Seeing the danger, I sprung into action and flicked the beast from George's shirt, narrowly avoiding ministerial disaster.
Today is Sunday service with New Community Church pastor Makio Sensei from Nishinomiya. We worshipped at the Sakamoto's home with BBQ following. Minami led worship singing. Later, George, Aiko and I sang some worship with ukulele. This was followed by a rendition of "Hele On To Kauai" with Lucille doing hula.
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