Today at "Joy Time" we were again blessed with some new faces! Setsuko's high school friend Miyuki Ueda brought three children; her son Tomokazu-chan, and two daughters, Nana-chan, and Yuina-chan. Overall, our students included the Ueda family along with Youka-chan and Yuki-chan. Praise the Lord for our time together! We began in our usual way, singing our song and having an English lesson. Today's lesson was about colors. It was review for some of the usual students, however it was good practice for all. Continuing with our theme from last week, we again asked the question, "Who is your teacher?" The students shared the names of their elementary school teachers and then we reminded them that Jesus is the ultimate teacher. So, continuing with the theme, (the teachings of Jesus), Setsuko read and translated, "Love your enemies," from the book: A Children's First Story of Jesus. It was a simplified version of Matthew 5:44. As shown in the picture, the children listened attentively. Afterward, we played our usual sugoroku game using the colors we had learned. When we finished sugoroku we had snack time and enjoyed hanging out together. Once again it was a blessed time for all who attended.
NIIMI BIBLE STUDY/OUTREACH
This week was very challenging for me. Beginning on Saturday in Yorishima, I was very sick after I caught the flu and had a 100.9 fever! I barely had enough energy to teach my classes on Monday as I began my work week in Niimi, but God strengthened and I made it through. Praise the Lord! My energy was very low throughout most of the week, so I decided it was wise to rest and recover when I could. As a result, I did not reach out to the Niimi college students after work on Wednesday as I had planned. Nevertheless, by Thursday, I was able to prepare the study. Praise the Lord! Shu was not able to attend so Darren and I were able to finish up the first chapter of the gospel of John. We were blessed as the Holy Spirit led our time together. John 1:43-51 proved to be very edifying and interesting, particularly in verse 51 when Jesus spoke prophetically to Nathanael and the rest of the disciples, referencing Genesis 28 and Jacob's prophetic dream. Overall, we had a great study and great fellowship even though it was just the two of us. It was a truly blessed time. Praise the Lord!
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