Hello RWC!
It’s been awhile since our last update and many things have been a happening. Our basic schedule has remained the same; teaching English in the morning and nights, spending time with people during the day and preparing lessons, body worship and our skit.
However, tonight marks the end of our English classes, and after this weekend we will be attending a Bible camp with all the youth (junior and senior high) in the surrounding area.
Needless to say, this past week has been packed with blessings. We have been blessed tremendously by the love and dedication of the members of this church; many people serve in multiple capacities, and actively work alongside us in sharing God’s love with people in our English classes. We’ve gotten to know them on a deeper level, spent time in worship with them, and prayed together. It is beautiful to see the Church in a slightly bigger picture, where God’s love works through language, cultural and age barriers.
Personally, one of the highlights of the trip so far has been spending time with church and team members. Shinya taught me some interesting Japanese phrases… one of which being, “your nose hair is showing”. Using it on the Japanese kids has been a blast, and us being able to joke around together has brought us to a more comfortable place in our relationship. We also had a spontaneous worship time with a bunch of the youth at the church, singing songs in both Japanese and English, which was a huge encouragement and blessing.
I look forward to the coming days of spending more time with the church and hope to go even deeper in our relationships, as well as encourage each other in our faith through times of worship, prayer and fellowship.
Thanks for reading!
-Sam
