And the tears begin....
But they are tears of joy for a faith being made strong.
Today is the last official day of the exchange. Since the NW team is going to a school to do the same material, we use the day to do a little laundry and spend some time at the beach before heading out to a sayunara party at the church.
Andrew loves all the different cars we are seeing. Yesterday's picture was of him in the tiniest Nissan we've ridden in. We actually fit five people in that car! Today's picture is of him Hideki's Jaguar, at the opposite end of the size chart :). There's also a picture of Julie trying on the kimono the girls are bringing home from Japan.
The sayunara was a very special time indeed. Once again, the ladies of the church out-did themselves with an extravagant meal. We enjoyed lots of fellowship, followed by various piano players stepping up to play songs. There were many tears of joy from our time and sadness that this portion is over so soon.
I will hope to have more posts on the deeper things the Lord is showing me on this journey to Kamakura, but one thing is very evident - Yukinoshita Church is growing as a congregation as more young people are becoming involved. The faith of the long-time members is rich the life. And there seems to be an even stronger outward focus for ministry. A joy permeates the people we have met, and a deep hunger for the Lord is prevalent among them.
This is likely my last post for several days, as we're moving on June 6 to the Korver's. They do not have Internet access, so the blog will need it's own sayunara!
