Tachikawa, Japan

Today started with a late team meeting. Then we grabbed a quick lunch before our meeting with Yoshie. Once again we had some schedule changes. Our homestays were shuffled around yet again, and we had to add some additional English lessons. Speaking of lessons, Mike taught Mrs. Tanokura. The rest of us went to pass out flyers for our English lessons. We did this a two local schools for younger children. Some of the boys there would yell "NO!" and run by us, or the girls would just be shy and walk off in another direction. But we were blessed when one of the boys misunderstood Andrew's Japanese and instead of rejecting the flyer, he accepted it and smiled. Many times they would walk off and look at us from a distance saying "Amerika-jin desu", meaning, "They are Americans". One of the girls was bold and talked to Andrew with a little Japanese before she ran off. Christi got the chance to talk with the Yoshizawa's in Cantonese, as they were passing out flyers together. At the other school, Joshua, a seminary student, Missy, and Amanda passed out flyers. Later this week we will all go back to the schools to pass out flyers for an Ice Cream Party that Tachikawa church is putting on for the kids. Later today Sensei Takahashi met with us and we talked about our expectations on the trip and had some prayer time. Tonight some of the students are going to the prayer meeting. The Tachikawa and Josei churches do this every Wednesday. There were alot of people.