Today was a beautiful sunny day in Yorishima, and it was also very humid. As a result, the children asked that we do Joy Time inside today. We were blessed with the presence of the faithful Nagisa, Yuki, and Youka. We began with our usual song and studying the English names of animals. We played the karuta game using the animal flash cars and then Setsuko read today's Bible story. She began by reviewing last week's theme, "Hearing and doing." It was a great blessing to see that the children are comprehending. They were quick to mention "Iesu-sama," which means "Lord Jesus." ("Kami-sama" literally means "God," so you can see how Iesu + sama work together to say, "Lord Jesus"). Praise the Lord for these children who have been given ears to hear! Today's story was, "The Good Samaritan." Setsuko read from Luke 10:25-28, 37. In correlation with last week's theme, "Hearing and doing," this week's theme was, "Go and do." I cannot say enough how exciting it is to see these children faithfully attending each week and attentively listening and comprehending God's word. Praise the Lord! After story time, we played animal pictionary. It was a blessed time for us all! Praise the Lord!
NIIMI BIBLE STUDY/ OUTREACH
This week in Niimi Shu and I got together for Bible study and what a blessed time it was. We studied John 2:1-5. The Holy Spirit led us into greater understanding, specifically in verse 4 when Jesus said to Mary, "My hour has not yet come." It was a blessing to go over Jesus' reference to His crucifixion in this statement. It allowed us to go over what it means to be a Christian and what had to happen so that we could be reunited with our Lord! What a pleasure it is to share in the knowledge of God's Word and to see Shu, who is very new to studying the Word, begin to understand. Then, to hear him say (after we finished our study), "I really want to study the Bible more!" May his hunger continue and the Holy Spirit continue His great work in our lives!
As for the outreach at Niimi college, I was able to go on campus this passed Wednesday, however, recently it has been hard to breakthrough and to reach the students. Of course, it has been raining, so that makes it difficult to talk to students. But overall, it just seems as though they are not interested even when we have been able to talk. So, I will continue to pray for the Niimi College students and see where the Lord leads. Nevertheless, I am very thankful for the men's study that has developed in Niimi and will be content if that is what the Lord has purposed for me for the duration of my stay there. Praise the Lord!
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