Getting Started

We have arrived safetly and are settling in well. Yesterday on the first full day that we were here we started with Devotions in the morning fallowed by a short planning time for the Retreat that will be happening this weekend. we then got together with Sarah and Zabrina(two short termers form canada) to work in skits and some songs that we will be singing at the retreat. we then ate lunch and went on a scavenger hunt around the town and we got a postcard that the post office. we also went to a small shop and got fish shaped snacks. mine wast good but everyone elses was. we also went to a small shrine and to a temple. that was interesting. we then came home had some free time where mel and mandie played with two children. joe and i were in the kitchen chillin before dinner. we then had dinner and joe and i played pingpong for a few min before we went to english class wiht Karl (another short termer). we meat a lot of new people in english class and it was realy fun. we then came back over to the house and went to sleep. when we woke up this morning we went to devos again. todays was about being strong in your faith and having courage to stand out in the crowd and to talk with people even tho there was a language barrier. we then showed our skits and songs to ruth ghent(the people that we are staying with) and they were pretty good. we then had a little time off before lunch. joe and i had to do the dishes and then we worked on skits and plays and stuff some more. o today we also went the 100 yen shop where we got some supplies for the skits. after and here i am now typing this to you. the tool bars are all in japanese so its kinda interesting. well love to all and god be with you.