Good start to our week

Part of our desire while here in Japan is to explore how we can help the university students come to know the Savior. The first few days in Japan, several universities were closed because of a measles outbreak on the campuses. We have since been to two campuses but are still in fact-finding mode to learn how we can help them the best. This week we are planning to visit another area and some more universities. Please pray for our travel, for wisdom, and for an entrance on the campuses. Pastor Yuasa has graciously offered some of his time to us. We look forward to seeing God bless some type of university ministry in the future.

TDU near Chiba New Town


Sunday evening we had the delight to be with Mr. And Mrs. O. in their home for dinner. It was a night of steak and sea. Mr. O. grilled the steaks, Mrs. O. made some delicious soup with bamboo and several other tasty dishes, and it was accompanied by some sushi. Mikeson (Michael) tried the tuna, herring egg, and salmon egg sushi (all raw of course) and I tried herring egg, chicken egg, and cucumber sushi. We topped it all off with Japanese cherries, grapes and a French type of cake. The best part of the evening was getting to know another sweet Japanese family. We learned a lot and enjoyed their hospitality so much. They sent us home with full tummies, our very own chopsticks, chopstick rests, sushi dishes, a bag of apples, the rest of the cake, and some wonderful memories.

A great way to carry home a package... or a dish of sushi!

Sushi unwrapped
Delicious soybeans. These are one of Sharon's favorite 'snack.'

The beautiful and scrumptious cake, complete with grapes, cherries, peaches, grapefriut, oranges, and melon.

Ken slept through it all.

For more family pictures of the O.'s please check our personal blog.