Overall, today was a very good day. Started out with breakfast at Cam & Kristen’s and then off to the Christian Academy in Japan, where I spoke to a class of 9th graders. After that Cam and I stopped at a little hole-in-the-wall for a very traditional meal of rice, meat, miso soup, and hot tea.
The most unique thing about these little restaurants (we hit another one for dinner) was the way you pay. Inside the door is a little kiosk with pictures of all the different items on their menu. You put in your money, press the button and out pops a ticket that looks like the stub of a movie ticket. You sit down, hand it to the waitress, and your food is in front of you in less than three minutes. Delicious.
At 3pm we started a 35-minutes bike ride to speak to a group of college students and young adults. (I might write an entire post on the bike riding around here. Yowza!) At that meeting there was also the debut of a Campus Crusade “anime” called “The Last Day” that looks at the crucifixion of Jesus through the eyes of the criminal on the cross. Very powerful…and gory.
Back on the bikes for a trip back to toward C.A.J. to speak to a high school youth group. What a blast to see 40 high school students completely engrossed in worship. We had a great time hanging out in the Gospel of John and then started the 15-minute walk home (I gave Connor – Cam’s son – back his bike.)
Now the hard part: On the first 35-minute bike ride I had to stop and turn really fast, and tweaked my lower back quite badly. It’s been killing me ever since (I’ve got ice on it as I type). I did sleep ok (thankfully), but I have a full day of walking, standing, train riding, and a 4+ hour flight to Hong Kong at 7pm. Delta is offering free wifi on board this month, so I’ll probably write the next post from 35,000 feet!
Please pray for me if you will. His grace is sufficient…
Praying …esp. about your back
. Hope it’s better today. Love you…YOUR MOM