Dear Friends - It's 5:40PM Friday and the kids from EEC have been gone for over 3 hours now. Some people are preparing dinner, some are doing tasks for the upcoming worship service and some are zonked out. It's always bittersweet to finish the EEC program. It takes so much energy and preparation, being at your best while trying to present a high quality lesson to young children. The children are so high-spirited, it feels like you're trying to tame a herd of hamsters at times. But we've spent 4 months or so preparing for this event, and like the day after Christmas, there's a slight letdown after a big event you've been waiting for has passed. Tomorrow we will travel to Matsumoto to do some sightseeing and in the evening we've been invited to a church member's home for dinner. I understand that they have their own private onsen. I'm going to see if they will adopt me into their family. Thank you for all your prayers - we were blessed to not be impacted by rain, for people to be protected from ailments and illness, and for the program to proceed without any glitches. Dinner will begin in a few minutes, so I'll get back to you to give you more updates.
It's 9:10PM now. Pastor Raynold from the Crossway church arrived about 11:30AM today and got to see some of our EEC program. He also was able to join us for our annual curry lunch during EEC. The women who prepare our lunches are fantastic. The curry is great - especially when you consider that they feed over 100 people. My brain is shutting down and I'm finding it difficult to write coherently. Thank you once again for all your prayers. MEBIG and the worship service on Sunday will be the last activities we present - you can pray that God is honored by our words and actions and hearts will be changed. May you be blessed just as we have been. Love, Don
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Koby snooping as Erica checks her email.
This was part of his "Hulk" costume - as the mission
team dressed up as super heroes. |
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