This one was more recent, Wednesday of last week. We had arranged to join an English Speaking Society (ESS) for their lunch meeting to help them practice their english that day. There were about 100 people in the club, and we were going to each be put into a group with about 10 of them, and they were all going to be talking almost solely to us. So basically, we decided it was time to hit 100 people with the gospel all at once. And the topic of the day was self-introduction, and since a Christian can't fully introduce themselves without talking about God, it was perfect. So as the meeting went on I took a look around and everyone was either talking about God and Christianity, or actually getting into sharing the gospel with their group. I could tell God was present and working through all of us that day. As expected, many of them kindly listened to us and got a bit interested, but it was a very commercialized situation, so it was hard to connect with people and no one really seemed too interested in becoming a Christian at the time. At least from my point of view, that is.
After the meeting was over, though, Bo called me over and introduced me to Macha, and told me that he was very interested in becoming Christian based just on what he understood about Christianity in the short time that bo had to briefly talk about Jesus. On a side note: There was no real reason for me to call Bo over, he could have led Macha to Christ on his own and then introduced me afterwards, but for some reason he felt inclined to introduce me. So basically, God decided to hand me a gift of getting to watch another person come to Christ. God is just too good to me. back on topic: So Bo and I lead him through a more detailed explanation of the gospel, got to the prayer to accept Jesus suggested in the KGP and asked him if that prayer reflected how he was feeling. The ENTIRE time he was eating up every word we told him about God. The only way I can explain it is that God placed a desire in Macha to get to know Him, because Macha could not get enough of what we were telling him.
After reading through the prayer he said, "I can pray this right now?", and Bo and I were just like... of course! So we lead him through the prayer, and then did a bit of follow up to confirm what he had just accepted into his life. And somehow I guess he didn't have class for the rest of the day, cuz we got to hang out with him for a very long time. Bo was able to give him a Bible written in Japanese and English, and, this is the best response I've ever heard, he said, "I will read this all tonight!" Of course he was joking a bit, but it was just very refreshing to hear him be so excited about getting to know God better.
And the best pa0rt for me is with Macha, we were able to set up plenty of times to meet with him again and introduce him to Japanese Christians who would be able to help him grow after we leave, and he was excited the whole time. It was awesome.
So I guess I would request that you all pray that Macha would continually seek after God with the hunger that he had starting off.
And now I think I'm done updating for the current time. 3 posts is more than enough. Oh ya, in case you were only planning on reading this latest entry, just so you know I posted 3 new ones today if you want to read them all.
Upcoming posts hopefully soon: Tokyo Disneyland trip and wrap up from our last week on campus.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Weekend of Relaxation
So after our intense week of pushing as hard as we could to share the gospel, all of us summer projectors got a break. We took our mid-project retreat that weekend (the weekend before last).
Saturday we all went sight seeing together on a fairly relaxed trip. I'd say the highlights of that part of the trip were probably how we did our traveling. In order to get over a mountain we had to go past to get to a lake, we took a ride on a gondola type system. Each basket held 20 people max with windows all around to look out, and it was held high enough above the ground to be above all the trees. On that ride we got beautiful views of surrounding mountains, and the lake we were going to, and then what took all of our breaths away, we could clearly see Mount Fuji. It was spectacular. I have pictures I can show people when I get home.
Then when we got to the lake, we took a cruise on an awesome looking pirate ship across the lake and got a beautiful view of the lake. I really liked the wind blowing in my face while I was staring out at the water and shoreline. Now that I think about it, I really like that cruise, as short as it was.
Then on the other side of the lake, some of us rent Swan paddles boats for a while and went out exploring on the lake for 30 mins. That was really fun.
Then we all met up again and tried to find a place to eat. Needless to say we failed miserably, but it turned out for the best because we got to get some food from 7-11 to keep us satisfied and then were still able to watch the sunset. And the best part was that the sunset happened right next to where Mount Fuji was, so it was amazingly beautiful.
That ended our Saturday, but Sunday was even better.
We spent the day at a spa, which I unfortunately don't have pictures of because I didn't want my camera to get wet, but it was awesome. There was a bazillion different types of spas where they have a certain amount of each substance mixed into the water, including: Red Wine, Honey, Flowers, Charcoal, Sake, Coffee, Curry, and Green Tea. They also had an awesome water slide that lead into a spa, it was perfect. And to top the day of spa'ing off, I paid to get an hour long massage. I can;t believe how good those things are. I was in pure bliss for an hour straight, and it was perfect because I basically felt unconscious/asleep laying there, but I remember every minute of it. I don't know how they do it, but I couldn't have asked for more from a massage.
Then we left the spa at 6, got dinner, and headed back to our apartments to get back to evangelizing. I still remember that trip like it was yesterday. So good.
Saturday we all went sight seeing together on a fairly relaxed trip. I'd say the highlights of that part of the trip were probably how we did our traveling. In order to get over a mountain we had to go past to get to a lake, we took a ride on a gondola type system. Each basket held 20 people max with windows all around to look out, and it was held high enough above the ground to be above all the trees. On that ride we got beautiful views of surrounding mountains, and the lake we were going to, and then what took all of our breaths away, we could clearly see Mount Fuji. It was spectacular. I have pictures I can show people when I get home.
Then when we got to the lake, we took a cruise on an awesome looking pirate ship across the lake and got a beautiful view of the lake. I really liked the wind blowing in my face while I was staring out at the water and shoreline. Now that I think about it, I really like that cruise, as short as it was.
Then on the other side of the lake, some of us rent Swan paddles boats for a while and went out exploring on the lake for 30 mins. That was really fun.
Then we all met up again and tried to find a place to eat. Needless to say we failed miserably, but it turned out for the best because we got to get some food from 7-11 to keep us satisfied and then were still able to watch the sunset. And the best part was that the sunset happened right next to where Mount Fuji was, so it was amazingly beautiful.
That ended our Saturday, but Sunday was even better.
We spent the day at a spa, which I unfortunately don't have pictures of because I didn't want my camera to get wet, but it was awesome. There was a bazillion different types of spas where they have a certain amount of each substance mixed into the water, including: Red Wine, Honey, Flowers, Charcoal, Sake, Coffee, Curry, and Green Tea. They also had an awesome water slide that lead into a spa, it was perfect. And to top the day of spa'ing off, I paid to get an hour long massage. I can;t believe how good those things are. I was in pure bliss for an hour straight, and it was perfect because I basically felt unconscious/asleep laying there, but I remember every minute of it. I don't know how they do it, but I couldn't have asked for more from a massage.
Then we left the spa at 6, got dinner, and headed back to our apartments to get back to evangelizing. I still remember that trip like it was yesterday. So good.
2 People Accepted Christ at Toyo
So I realize this post is late, but oh well. Friday 2 weeks ago Bo Cox and I saw two people come to Christ at Toyo.
Just for a little background, 2 weeks ago was our heavy push week of trying to share the gospel as much as possible to anyone who was interested in hearing it. We were going to our campuses an hour earlier than we have been for the rest of the trip, and we were making a conscious effort to bring every conversation we had at least to the topic of religion and asking if they would like to hear about Jesus. We had to deal with a lot of rejection during that week, and even more painful was the abundant amounts of people who were very close to accepting Jesus but decided to wait and think about it. So many people were so close... if only they would just have believed!! Anyways, the futures of those people are in God's hands now, and it's not my place to worry about what they think of the gospels. Back on topic, our specific team of 5 had seen no one come to Christ that week until Friday, and it was beginning to get to us a bit, as much as we tried to not let it. The other two teams were seeing amazing amounts of people (I think 18 in that week alone) come to Christ, and God was just blessing our entire team of 17 with fruit for our labors. And don't get me wrong, our smaller team of 5 was unbelievably excited for the other teams who were seeing people come to Christ, it was just disappointing that after so much was happening at the other schools, nothing was happening at ours. So anyways, that's how we were feeling going into Friday.
So at Toyo, we sat down to eat lunch at our English lunch times, but the Japanese student turn out was lower than normal, so Yusuke told Bo to go ask a couple guys standing nearby if they wanted to practice their English while they ate lunch. So Bo did, and a couple guys came over and talked to Bo and I for a while. After about half an hour they all left, and we hadn't had a chance to share the gospel with any of them by then, so we asked them to come back sometime. We originally didn't think they were too interested, so we didn't really dwell on whether or not they would come back and just went on with the day.
About half an hour after the guys had all left, one of the guys comes back and brings a random girl with him to meet us. So we end up talking, and after circling the topic for a while Bo or I (I forget which one) asked them what they thought about God/religion. That cascaded into an awesome spiritual conversation that included us sharing the gospel with them. Side note: We normally use little booklets called Knowing God Personally (KGPs) to share the gospel with, but a couple of us were beginning to feel like that commercialized the gospel too much and made it impersonal. So Bo wrote down in his own handwriting in his journal a presentation of the gospel with the appropriate verses to site in the Bible earlier that week. Bo used that to share the gospel with them for the most part and I thought it made things a lot more smooth and personal. Back on topic: Bo got to the end of sharing the gospel and asked them if they would like to be Christian. To our surprise (I know I know, we had little faith in God working through the conversation) they said yes. Bo and I had both heard yes before when they didn't really mean it though, so that is when I took out the KGPs. We flipped to the page that showed a good example of the prayer they would have to pray to accept Jesus and asked if that prayer was what they were feeling in their hearts. This is usually the point that Japanese students say they aren't quite ready, because they will say yes if they are only 60% sure they want to do it, but when they read the prayer they realize they want their doubts answered first. But amazingly, at this point the girl excitedly said yes, and the guy slightly more hesitantly said yes. Bo and I got really excited at that point, and then lead them through the prayer. They prayed both in English and in Japanese, and then Bo and I prayed for them. It was the most amazing experience to see them praying the prayer while looking at us to make sure they were doing the right thing, and watch them make the best decision of their lives.
After we prayed for them, Bo and I took them through a couple verses and information that we thought would confirm to them what they just prayed for, and then they had to leave for class. We invited them to everything we could to get them involved with some Christian people to help strengthen their faith, but they were busy every night that something was going on. So we ended up just getting their e-mails and hoping we would see them again. It was really hard to accept that we might not see them again to help them through being a Christian because of how busy they were, but we just have to trust that God will work in their lives and confirm for them everything they prayed to accept. So in my opinion, the most important thing you could pray for if you read my blog is that those two new believers would come into contact with Christians again sometime soon and be able to grow in their faith.
And that's the story of what happened the first time I ever saw someone come to Christ. I had never even shared the gospel before coming to Japan, and God somehow saw fit to allow me to see 2 people come to Christ just 3 weeks after the first time I shared the gospel with anyone at all.
Just for a little background, 2 weeks ago was our heavy push week of trying to share the gospel as much as possible to anyone who was interested in hearing it. We were going to our campuses an hour earlier than we have been for the rest of the trip, and we were making a conscious effort to bring every conversation we had at least to the topic of religion and asking if they would like to hear about Jesus. We had to deal with a lot of rejection during that week, and even more painful was the abundant amounts of people who were very close to accepting Jesus but decided to wait and think about it. So many people were so close... if only they would just have believed!! Anyways, the futures of those people are in God's hands now, and it's not my place to worry about what they think of the gospels. Back on topic, our specific team of 5 had seen no one come to Christ that week until Friday, and it was beginning to get to us a bit, as much as we tried to not let it. The other two teams were seeing amazing amounts of people (I think 18 in that week alone) come to Christ, and God was just blessing our entire team of 17 with fruit for our labors. And don't get me wrong, our smaller team of 5 was unbelievably excited for the other teams who were seeing people come to Christ, it was just disappointing that after so much was happening at the other schools, nothing was happening at ours. So anyways, that's how we were feeling going into Friday.
So at Toyo, we sat down to eat lunch at our English lunch times, but the Japanese student turn out was lower than normal, so Yusuke told Bo to go ask a couple guys standing nearby if they wanted to practice their English while they ate lunch. So Bo did, and a couple guys came over and talked to Bo and I for a while. After about half an hour they all left, and we hadn't had a chance to share the gospel with any of them by then, so we asked them to come back sometime. We originally didn't think they were too interested, so we didn't really dwell on whether or not they would come back and just went on with the day.
About half an hour after the guys had all left, one of the guys comes back and brings a random girl with him to meet us. So we end up talking, and after circling the topic for a while Bo or I (I forget which one) asked them what they thought about God/religion. That cascaded into an awesome spiritual conversation that included us sharing the gospel with them. Side note: We normally use little booklets called Knowing God Personally (KGPs) to share the gospel with, but a couple of us were beginning to feel like that commercialized the gospel too much and made it impersonal. So Bo wrote down in his own handwriting in his journal a presentation of the gospel with the appropriate verses to site in the Bible earlier that week. Bo used that to share the gospel with them for the most part and I thought it made things a lot more smooth and personal. Back on topic: Bo got to the end of sharing the gospel and asked them if they would like to be Christian. To our surprise (I know I know, we had little faith in God working through the conversation) they said yes. Bo and I had both heard yes before when they didn't really mean it though, so that is when I took out the KGPs. We flipped to the page that showed a good example of the prayer they would have to pray to accept Jesus and asked if that prayer was what they were feeling in their hearts. This is usually the point that Japanese students say they aren't quite ready, because they will say yes if they are only 60% sure they want to do it, but when they read the prayer they realize they want their doubts answered first. But amazingly, at this point the girl excitedly said yes, and the guy slightly more hesitantly said yes. Bo and I got really excited at that point, and then lead them through the prayer. They prayed both in English and in Japanese, and then Bo and I prayed for them. It was the most amazing experience to see them praying the prayer while looking at us to make sure they were doing the right thing, and watch them make the best decision of their lives.
After we prayed for them, Bo and I took them through a couple verses and information that we thought would confirm to them what they just prayed for, and then they had to leave for class. We invited them to everything we could to get them involved with some Christian people to help strengthen their faith, but they were busy every night that something was going on. So we ended up just getting their e-mails and hoping we would see them again. It was really hard to accept that we might not see them again to help them through being a Christian because of how busy they were, but we just have to trust that God will work in their lives and confirm for them everything they prayed to accept. So in my opinion, the most important thing you could pray for if you read my blog is that those two new believers would come into contact with Christians again sometime soon and be able to grow in their faith.
And that's the story of what happened the first time I ever saw someone come to Christ. I had never even shared the gospel before coming to Japan, and God somehow saw fit to allow me to see 2 people come to Christ just 3 weeks after the first time I shared the gospel with anyone at all.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Fantastic News!!
So today I woke up and for some reason I felt like it was going to be a great day. I really had no reason to expect a fantastic day based on the trip so far, but still I did.
To set the stage:
-Last night I had very interrupted sleep and it was very hard to wake up and get going today. Apparently it was a similar story for everyone else on the team.
-Five days ago Beau hurt his ankle and was told he would have to use crutches for 3 weeks. And this was made even more difficult to accept because of the fact that Beau had been on crutches for 6 weeks already during the school year and had only been off of them for a couple months. No one wanted him to have to deal with another 3 weeks of crutching.
-Our entire team saw no fruit from their labors over the past week and a half and has been increasingly anxious to see God moving in Tokyo.
So basically, the day had a lot of potential to be an average or even sub par day, but we also desperately needed a good day, and God recognized that.
To start the day off, after I finally woke up and got ready for the day, I was simply feeling a lot of joy for no real reason, and I think that would have been enough to make today a good day, but God likes to give in abundance.
So fast-forward a couple hours to shortly before my team of 5 arrived at Todai (Tokyo University). Greg got a call saying that Beau was able to get a walking boot and didn't have to use crutches anymore! That news turned my joy from the beginning of the day into pure euphoria, and pretty much made the rest of my day.
The rest of the time we spent on campus we could feel God's presence and conversations where we had the chance to share the gospel just fell into our laps. No one on our campus accepted Jesus into their lives, but we could tell through the conversations we were having that we were affecting people's lives. We are pretty sure several of the students we talked to today will come back and ask us to help them receive Jesus someday soon based on how positively they responded.
Finally, at the end of the day while my team of 5 was praying and getting ready to leave campus, Beau got a call from Steve who informed us that two students had accepted Christ into their lives at Sophia!! When my team found out we all looked at each other and practically jumped for joy out of our excitement. It was so refreshing to hear that there was finally fruit from our work in Japan, and it gave us all a renewed hope in how God is planning to work through us in Tokyo. Apparently the two young women were very excited to accept Jesus and wanted to get plugged in to as many events as Student Impact (our organization) had to offer. So praise God for that.
What happened today reminded me of something Greg said to all of us before we came over to Tokyo: "During summer project you will experience the highest highs and the lowest lows of your life." I have to say, even though it only been two weeks so far, he could not have been more correct in that statement. And I'm just grateful that God saw fit to grant our team with such a blessing of a day.
To set the stage:
-Last night I had very interrupted sleep and it was very hard to wake up and get going today. Apparently it was a similar story for everyone else on the team.
-Five days ago Beau hurt his ankle and was told he would have to use crutches for 3 weeks. And this was made even more difficult to accept because of the fact that Beau had been on crutches for 6 weeks already during the school year and had only been off of them for a couple months. No one wanted him to have to deal with another 3 weeks of crutching.
-Our entire team saw no fruit from their labors over the past week and a half and has been increasingly anxious to see God moving in Tokyo.
So basically, the day had a lot of potential to be an average or even sub par day, but we also desperately needed a good day, and God recognized that.
To start the day off, after I finally woke up and got ready for the day, I was simply feeling a lot of joy for no real reason, and I think that would have been enough to make today a good day, but God likes to give in abundance.
So fast-forward a couple hours to shortly before my team of 5 arrived at Todai (Tokyo University). Greg got a call saying that Beau was able to get a walking boot and didn't have to use crutches anymore! That news turned my joy from the beginning of the day into pure euphoria, and pretty much made the rest of my day.
The rest of the time we spent on campus we could feel God's presence and conversations where we had the chance to share the gospel just fell into our laps. No one on our campus accepted Jesus into their lives, but we could tell through the conversations we were having that we were affecting people's lives. We are pretty sure several of the students we talked to today will come back and ask us to help them receive Jesus someday soon based on how positively they responded.
Finally, at the end of the day while my team of 5 was praying and getting ready to leave campus, Beau got a call from Steve who informed us that two students had accepted Christ into their lives at Sophia!! When my team found out we all looked at each other and practically jumped for joy out of our excitement. It was so refreshing to hear that there was finally fruit from our work in Japan, and it gave us all a renewed hope in how God is planning to work through us in Tokyo. Apparently the two young women were very excited to accept Jesus and wanted to get plugged in to as many events as Student Impact (our organization) had to offer. So praise God for that.
What happened today reminded me of something Greg said to all of us before we came over to Tokyo: "During summer project you will experience the highest highs and the lowest lows of your life." I have to say, even though it only been two weeks so far, he could not have been more correct in that statement. And I'm just grateful that God saw fit to grant our team with such a blessing of a day.
The People
Ok so first of all, I figured everyone might like to know who is on the trip with me and how the other teams are divided before I update again.
There are 17 people on the team, 10 men, 7 women. The men are Greg Triplett, Beau Wirick, Gen Nakamura, Kris Fortin, Steve Crockett, Bo Cox, Russell Champoux, Joseph Benson, David Burkett, and me. The women are Megan Mumey, Cherie Fontanilla, Sarah Kelly, Christina Carey, Heather Brainerd, Maria Bo, and Kristin Oketani. Greg and Megan are the directors of the trip, and they shift which team they go to school with everyday.
Like I said before, my team consists of Beau, Heather, Bo, Kristin, and me. We are team 3, and Beau and Heather are the team leaders. Our team goes to Todai (Tokyo University) and Toyo University.
Team 1 consists of Gen, Christina, Kris, Cherie, and Russell, with Gen and Christina as the team leaders. They go to Waseda and Gakshuin Universities.
And team 2 consists of Steve, Sarah, Maria, Joe, and David, with Steve and Sarah as the team leaders. They go to Sophia and Rikyo Universities.
We are all living the same apartment complex withing a couple doors of each other, but on different floors. The rooms we have are 104, 105, 204, 303, and 305. As you may have guessed, the first number in the hundred signifies what floor the room is on, and the last two numbers are the room numbers.
David, Russell, Joe and I live in 104.
Greg, Beau, Gen, and Kris live in 105.
Steve and Bo live in 204, and that room is also our meeting room, so one of the bedrooms is left empty so we can all gather in there for group meetings, which is why only 2 people live there.
Heather, Christina, Kristin, and Maria live in 303.
Megan, Cherie, and Sarah live in 305.
I will try to write up a short bit of info about everyone on the trip sometime soon, but until then you can go to genintokyo.blogspot.com to read a little about everyone and to get updates from Gen if you would like hear things from a different team's viewpoint.
There are 17 people on the team, 10 men, 7 women. The men are Greg Triplett, Beau Wirick, Gen Nakamura, Kris Fortin, Steve Crockett, Bo Cox, Russell Champoux, Joseph Benson, David Burkett, and me. The women are Megan Mumey, Cherie Fontanilla, Sarah Kelly, Christina Carey, Heather Brainerd, Maria Bo, and Kristin Oketani. Greg and Megan are the directors of the trip, and they shift which team they go to school with everyday.
Like I said before, my team consists of Beau, Heather, Bo, Kristin, and me. We are team 3, and Beau and Heather are the team leaders. Our team goes to Todai (Tokyo University) and Toyo University.
Team 1 consists of Gen, Christina, Kris, Cherie, and Russell, with Gen and Christina as the team leaders. They go to Waseda and Gakshuin Universities.
And team 2 consists of Steve, Sarah, Maria, Joe, and David, with Steve and Sarah as the team leaders. They go to Sophia and Rikyo Universities.
We are all living the same apartment complex withing a couple doors of each other, but on different floors. The rooms we have are 104, 105, 204, 303, and 305. As you may have guessed, the first number in the hundred signifies what floor the room is on, and the last two numbers are the room numbers.
David, Russell, Joe and I live in 104.
Greg, Beau, Gen, and Kris live in 105.
Steve and Bo live in 204, and that room is also our meeting room, so one of the bedrooms is left empty so we can all gather in there for group meetings, which is why only 2 people live there.
Heather, Christina, Kristin, and Maria live in 303.
Megan, Cherie, and Sarah live in 305.
I will try to write up a short bit of info about everyone on the trip sometime soon, but until then you can go to genintokyo.blogspot.com to read a little about everyone and to get updates from Gen if you would like hear things from a different team's viewpoint.
Monday, June 4, 2007
FAQ's
Here's the answers to a couple questions I've been getting, I figured I would just post the answers so I could let everyone know at once:
Who is on your team and where have you been going?
My team consists of Heather, Beau, Bo, Kristin, and me. We go to Todai and Toyo Universities.
Is your kitchen supplied with cooking utensils, eating dishes, or what?
Yes, it is fully supplied with cooking utensils, silverware and dishes.Are you cooking at all or eating all of your meals out.I usually cook a quick breakfast (an American one with eggs and pancakes), and eat lunch and dinner out where I get japanese food.
The futons you sleep on are small or what?
No, the futons are as big as a twin size bed, they are just on the floor and a little thinner, but they are very comfortable and I sleep very well on them. I like them a lot actually.
Do you have furniture, t.v., radio, sofa, or chairs?
We have a TV (that we don't use), 4 chairs around a dining table, and a couple dressers for clothes.
And go ahead and e-mail me with any questions you have and I'll post all the answers as soon as I can!!
Update/Prayer Requests
I’ve been in Tokyo for about a week now, and it’s amazing. For some reason I really love not being able to understand anything and never knowing what’s going on. It’s fun being completely oblivious, while at the same time it’s like a challenge to try and figure out the language and start to memorize certain sentences / Japanese characters.
Aside from all the fun I’m having though, I am definitely experiencing a lot of serious and intense conversations with many of the Japanese students here when I’m on campus everyday. I have even had the chance to share Jesus with a couple of the students who were interested in hearing about Him. And that in itself increases how much I am enjoying this trip exponentially, but it is very draining. Imagine how draining an intensely spiritual/emotional conversation is naturally, and then add the fact that the students only speak a limited amount of English, causing you to speak slowly and struggle to understand everything they say. It’s definitely worth it in the end to give the effort required for a conversation, but it is very draining, so I just ask that all of you would pray that I would have an exuberant amount of energy in the next couple weeks.
And just a couple other things I would like you all to keep in your prayers:
- Tokyo University (Todai) and Toyo University – those are the two schools my team travels to from 12 to 4 everyday
- The Japanese people I come into contact with
- My teammates (who I will post more info on soon)
- My growth
Aside from all the fun I’m having though, I am definitely experiencing a lot of serious and intense conversations with many of the Japanese students here when I’m on campus everyday. I have even had the chance to share Jesus with a couple of the students who were interested in hearing about Him. And that in itself increases how much I am enjoying this trip exponentially, but it is very draining. Imagine how draining an intensely spiritual/emotional conversation is naturally, and then add the fact that the students only speak a limited amount of English, causing you to speak slowly and struggle to understand everything they say. It’s definitely worth it in the end to give the effort required for a conversation, but it is very draining, so I just ask that all of you would pray that I would have an exuberant amount of energy in the next couple weeks.
And just a couple other things I would like you all to keep in your prayers:
- Tokyo University (Todai) and Toyo University – those are the two schools my team travels to from 12 to 4 everyday
- The Japanese people I come into contact with
- My teammates (who I will post more info on soon)
- My growth
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