Day 4- Fellowship in Sakata and English Classes at Taitomi Church

November 19, 2012

After a restful night at the hotel, we went back to Sakata Mission Church to spend more time with all the sweet people.  We sang Christian songs, shared our personal testimonies, and prayed together.  There was one lady who came to the church for the very first time in her life.  She said she felt loved there and we pray God will continue to draw her closer to Him.

Singing “As the Deer” together.

It was hard to say “good-bye” to them, but we had to come back to Sendai to teach English classes.  We are so thankful that God blessed our time in Sakata!  We look forward to going back and serving with the Fujii family again.

The team taught two English classes at Taitomi Baptist Church.  Both children and youth seemed to have a great time!

Listening to the story of Noah. One girl told us it’s her favorite Bible story now!

Don’t you love their cute puppets?

With the junior high students after the class.

Several moms cooked dinner for us!  You may already know that Baptists eat a lot but it’s true in Japan!!! If you are thinking about coming here to serve, you will have a chance to eat lots of good food!

They all looked happy after having a delicious meal!

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Day 1- 20th Anniversary at Taitomi Church

November 10, 2012

The team’s first day happened to be the 20th anniversary celebration of Taitomi Baptist Church. It’s the church where we are serving now.  It was so special that the team was a part of this celebration. Cindy, our pastor’s wife from FBCA, shared a greeting during the worship service and many members told us how much it meant to them.

Cindy sharing greetings from FBCA.

After the worship service, we all enjoyed delicious potluck lunch!

In the afternoon, we took the team to downtown Sendai to have Japanese tea and to see the Dance Festival.

Being very “Japanese” and enjoying Japanese tea and sweets.

In the evening, they all helped with our English class/fellowship at Sendai Baptist Church.

Singing “Mighty to Save” with Japanese friends!

Overall, it was a great first day!

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