Fear Factor Japan
Japan is never boring...
We had quite a storm tonight...Which was strange, because it is supposedly very rare that Japan has lightening (at least in this prefecture. Julie got wet on her walk home, but is ok...Jake waited until it was over to go home. I had planned on going to bed a little early, but after the worst part of the storm, I walked upstairs and stepped in a puddle of water. The windows were open in one of the rooms and there were gallons of water on the floor. There was water everywhere. There was water 10 feet away from the window and a few inches lower than the top of the window. The wind was incredible. Jake, Kristina, and I spent quite awhile cleaning up... You should have heard our rendition of "Wring the Message out, Wring it out..." :)
This morning our devotional centered on an excerpt from some of Martin Luther's writings. It was about prayer and was very interesting. We also sang "A mighty fortress is our God." Which Luther wrote.
We got many more presents today and the last couple of days...I don't know where these people find this stuff... Today we got some green bread that was made from Vegetables with sweet bean paste in the center...MMMMmmmm. We ended up giving most of it away to another reader. :)
For Lunch we ate baked and fried chicken, salad that contained organically grown cucumber that was a gift, and mashed potatoes and gravy. It was wonderful. For desert I ate a small log of cold sweet bean paste called something that sounds like "Uncle" It was a gift that one of my readers gave me from a particular region of Japan where uncle is famous and expensive. Kristina tried it and it was not an immediate favorite of hers. I have more to eat tomorrow. We also found something in the refrigeraor that looked almost like brain in a bag... it smelled horrible. We found out it is some kind of seasoning stuff used in soups, but that it had gone bad. We threw it away this evening. I also ate some kind of squash stuff tonight with pumpkin and carrot and potatoes... it was interesting, but not very appetizing...I ended up eating a grilled cheese sandwich too. I also bought some new things from the vending machine yesterday. Tonight I tried one of them... It was cold tea with milk...and I swallowed some of it before I realized it had gone bad. :( All in all, not the greatest day for food... maybe we will have better luck tomorrow.
My reading sessions went well. Another of my readers claimed to be Bhuddist today. She said that she prays every morning, but that she doesn't know much about Bhuddism. She said "I think I am a Bhuddist." She could not believe the virgin birth, but she is interested in learing more. She is very nice, and I am excited about getting to know her better, and letting her get to know Jesus. My high school reader came again today. We are in the beginner book, and it is very difficult to communicate with each other without the help of dictionaries. Please pray that God can work through me and that I can be a good example of a Christian to her, even if she can't understand everything I say. I have Mr. Okabe again in the morning...wish me luck. We are still studying Romans, and it is always interesting speaking with him.
Keep us in your prayers,
you are in ours...
Good night/Have a good day,
Tsuyoshi
We had quite a storm tonight...Which was strange, because it is supposedly very rare that Japan has lightening (at least in this prefecture. Julie got wet on her walk home, but is ok...Jake waited until it was over to go home. I had planned on going to bed a little early, but after the worst part of the storm, I walked upstairs and stepped in a puddle of water. The windows were open in one of the rooms and there were gallons of water on the floor. There was water everywhere. There was water 10 feet away from the window and a few inches lower than the top of the window. The wind was incredible. Jake, Kristina, and I spent quite awhile cleaning up... You should have heard our rendition of "Wring the Message out, Wring it out..." :)
This morning our devotional centered on an excerpt from some of Martin Luther's writings. It was about prayer and was very interesting. We also sang "A mighty fortress is our God." Which Luther wrote.
We got many more presents today and the last couple of days...I don't know where these people find this stuff... Today we got some green bread that was made from Vegetables with sweet bean paste in the center...MMMMmmmm. We ended up giving most of it away to another reader. :)
For Lunch we ate baked and fried chicken, salad that contained organically grown cucumber that was a gift, and mashed potatoes and gravy. It was wonderful. For desert I ate a small log of cold sweet bean paste called something that sounds like "Uncle" It was a gift that one of my readers gave me from a particular region of Japan where uncle is famous and expensive. Kristina tried it and it was not an immediate favorite of hers. I have more to eat tomorrow. We also found something in the refrigeraor that looked almost like brain in a bag... it smelled horrible. We found out it is some kind of seasoning stuff used in soups, but that it had gone bad. We threw it away this evening. I also ate some kind of squash stuff tonight with pumpkin and carrot and potatoes... it was interesting, but not very appetizing...I ended up eating a grilled cheese sandwich too. I also bought some new things from the vending machine yesterday. Tonight I tried one of them... It was cold tea with milk...and I swallowed some of it before I realized it had gone bad. :( All in all, not the greatest day for food... maybe we will have better luck tomorrow.
My reading sessions went well. Another of my readers claimed to be Bhuddist today. She said that she prays every morning, but that she doesn't know much about Bhuddism. She said "I think I am a Bhuddist." She could not believe the virgin birth, but she is interested in learing more. She is very nice, and I am excited about getting to know her better, and letting her get to know Jesus. My high school reader came again today. We are in the beginner book, and it is very difficult to communicate with each other without the help of dictionaries. Please pray that God can work through me and that I can be a good example of a Christian to her, even if she can't understand everything I say. I have Mr. Okabe again in the morning...wish me luck. We are still studying Romans, and it is always interesting speaking with him.
Keep us in your prayers,
you are in ours...
Good night/Have a good day,
Tsuyoshi
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