Holy Hookups

So yesterday Sunday 5-16, I went to our local doughnut shop called "Mister Donutsu" (pronouncing it with a Japanese accent is really fun just fyi) to eat some doughnuts and work on my homework/journal for  the teaching portion of my DTS and go figure i didn't get any of my journal done but not because i was procrastinating but rather because a Japanese dad and his young boy sat down next to me and began asking me questions, In English!!!.

Talk about favor of the Lord. This doesn't happen in Japan 1) Japanese people rarely speak English and 2) Unless spoken to Japanese people rarely if ever approach foreigners first its just something they don't do.

Not only did we have an 1 hour and 30 minute long conversation at Mister Donuts in English, but then Noboru Yahata (dad age 40?) and his son Naoki Yahata (son age 10) invited me to go to the park with them and play soccer and I rode in their car to the park with them. We played soccer for 3 hours at the park (passing, kicking, shooting, playing) and also played with two African boys from Nigeria. So here it is me ( very white), with two English speaking Japanese people, and two black African boys all playing soccer in a park, God is good, is He not.

Then after we got back the night had just begun, I was planning on going back to the house to work on my journal when Noboru and Naoki invited me out to dinner with the rest of their family Miwa (mom late 30s) and Ami (daughter 13), as well as their neighbor and her daughter. The night was filled with raw fish, deep fried octopus, boiled tuna, and great, English!! conversation and I even had the chance to tell them my reason for being here and share a little bit about Jesus.

Please pray for the Yahata family (Noboru, Miwa, Ami, and Naoki) I feel as though they are going to be a huge part of my time here in Japan, and I want to see them come to know the Lord like I know Him. Please pray for more interaction with them and that i get to pour into them the love that Jesus has lavished unto me. They are a beautiful family and as soon as I have a picture of them I will post it up. Miss you all and God Bless