2-for-1

Maybe this is more like a 2-in1 -- anyway, I will be giving you two months in one blog. For most of June and July, we have been knee deep in LST activities. And God BLESSED it!!!

Our LST team (Cami, Jason and Andrew) arrived in the second week of June and began work. They worked really hard, and they did an excellent job of letting the holy spirit guide them into opportunities to share their faith and love the people here in Sendai. Crimsen and I ran a coffee shop to provide more opportunities to get to know the readers and answer any questions they might have about what they were studying. We were so blessed by the new people who came for LST and for the old friends that returned.

At the Japanese Party, hosted by the church in honor of the LST team

Nobuaki's card trick at our Farewell/Talent Show Party

On the weekend of July 18th, we had FriendsCamp (a weekend retreat for LST readers, with focused group discussion time and lots of chances to talk and hang out). About 35 local church members, mission workers and LST readers participated.

The FriendsCamp Team

Hanging out

Everyone!!

Now I have a little time of rest and then my sister, Megan, is coming to visit -- so I will have to joy of showing her around Sendai and introducing her to my friends here.

Please pray . . .

~that God will continue to work in the hearts of this year's readers, and that they will feel a hunger to know more about our Creator.

~that God will be with Crimsen as she travels back to America, and settles back in to "normal" life.

~that God will protect my sister as she travels to Sendai, that our time together will be encouraging for both of us and that she will have opportunities to share her faith while she is here.

~that I will be able to catch up with my Japanese study and will be able to plan my new schedule with God's wisdom.

~that God will reveal to me his plan for my life after my internship, which will finish in about 3 months.