February Mom's and Kids

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Well, this last Friday was Mom's and Kids at the center. So Andy, Motoko, and I watched the kids while Lorna and the moms met upstairs.

I always think it is funny that when people go on mission trips they take pictures of themselves with cute kids. I think this is because kids melt people's hearts, and show that you are a very kind person. So I have joined the bandwagon, and am now posting pictures of myself with cute kids. Enjoy.

She sat on my lap, while the other kids made Valentines cards.
They teach them young here to do the peace sign while posing for a photo...
This is Nao-chan, she is actually one of my students too.

The kids made valentines cards with candy for their mom's upstairs.


Snack time: potato chips and sweet bread.

We taught the kids a dance to "Aint no mountain high Enough" to show their moms. Andy really liked it...a little more than us....a little more than the kids even.

February Coffee and Chat

Here are some pictures from February's Coffee and Chat.

The theme was valentines day and Randy Pennington played some love songs on his Saxophone.
I was the shikai (host), and gave a short message about love from God's perspective.

I have so many pictures....but little time to update right now. I promise within the next week some big updates.

Thank you for your prayers, I am finding more and more how much of a spiritual battle it is here.

Restlessness...

I am restless tonight. It is 2:30 in the morning, and I teach in six and a half hours. Yet, I am not able to sleep, and the reason is that I cannot help feeling a sense of being wrapped up in something bigger than myself. The story of God redemption of man keeps playing through my mind...what an amazing story...and here am I an actor in the script of God's redemption. A small role. With but a few actions to act out on the stage, before the curtain falls on me.

This sense of being a part of the story has captured me for some time, but tonight especially as I sit in a land of darkness. With paradigms and categories that defy all my theology and all of what I believe about God's character. I simply rest in the fact that I am an actor in the story of God's redemption, and I have an opportunity to live my part out tomorrow before those who are not yet apart of the production.

Video from Futamigaura and JCFN

Here is a new video and some new pictures from the last couple of weeks.



Video from Futamigaura, with the team.

JCFN prayer meeting



Surprise birthday party for Lorna and Kie-san!


Hard rock Cafe, Fukuoka. Where we had dinner to celebrate the birthday women.