It's Monday
evening and it's been raining most of the day.
The power is still out in most of the chapel and power cords are
connected to the few outlets that are working.
There are wires all over the
place. An inspection could not determine
the problem for the outage and it appears at this time that the damage may be
quite significant. But we can still take
a hot shower and keep warm under multiple blankets……much better than camping
out.
| Team with Mr. Matsuda, Mr.& Mrs Chiba, Mrs. Matsuda, Akira |
The team
just returned from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chiba (members of Evergreen) where we
were served a wonderful dinner. Present
were Mr. and Mrs. Matsuda (also members) and Mr. Akira Ishihara, a friend of
the Matsuda's, who lost his wife earlier this year. We had a wonderful time of fellowship and
were able to embrace Akira-san with the love of Jesus. Laughter filled the room as the conversation
shifted from one person to another as we learned more about each other. Michael, our 26 year old youngster,
continually amazed his senior friends with his knowledge of 'oldie' songs from
the 40's. A wonderful time was had by
all and we left blessed
We started
the day at 7:00am this morning with Yuriko sharing from Luke 16:1-12 - He who is faithful in
a little, is faithful in much. Yuriko
was thankful for how God prepared her for this trip to Machida and her need to
share all that she has with the people of Japan. This writer can report that Yuriko is being
used well and is having an impact. We
thank the Lord for her.
The team was
then off to Wakakusa Pre-School where we were greeted by 48 rambunctious 3-4
year olds. Yuriko shared the Christmas
story and had the children spell bound.
Diane led a lively set of songs which kept the children jumping all over each other. What fun! Our prayer is that from this young generation
will emerge a leader for the Gospel.
It is
11:40pm and we end the day with our expression of thanksgiving to all of you
for your support of our time in Machida.
Thank you for your prayers. Thank
you for being here with us.
Giving
thanks for you with grateful hearts,
Your Machida
Team
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