Short but Sweet

The title of this post is three-fold. It refers to our time so far here in Japan, the time we’ll be spending in the States, and this post itself. Even though it’s a quick one, we wanted to keep you up to date on our comings and goings. If you’d like to see us and hangout we’ll be in Montana from May 7-22, and in California from May 23-29. It’s tough to head back so soon, but we look forward to seeing you again.

Our first young adults’ group that we held at our apartment.
Some of the Abide kids on Sunday afternoon.

We have caught our breath here in Osaka and have settled in nicely. Ministry opportunities are opening up and we are building several relationships. We hosted our first young adult night at our apartment this month and will be having that every first and third Saturday once we get back. We met up with some friends from Las Vegas who were in Osaka praying about moving here to serve in a church, please pray for them as they seek the Lord. Also, we helped out with a belated Easter party that was held for some kids that attend English classes taught by some friends from church. I shared with them what it was like growing up in America as a Christian, and we played games with them. So, a pretty eventful few weeks when added to our normal church days and meeting with people.

Sharing with the English class students at the Easter party.
The Japanese love cherry-blossom season. They all set aside time to sit under the Sakura trees at some point each spring. Even at night they light the trees so that people can enjoy them. We went out and spent some time after the mid-week study a few weeks ago.

This week we are attending the Calvary Chapel Japan Conference in Tokyo before we fly to America. It will be great to connect with Pastors and believers from all over Japan. Thank you for thinking of us and praying for continually, we could not do this on our own.   

Our friends from Las Vegas.
Alishia spent the day with our friends Yuka and Hikari.
Alishia and her friend, Keiko.
Hanging out with my friend Teppei from church. He has his own restaurant that seats about 10 people in a horseshoe around the cooking station.