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Day Seven: Chiba

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Yesterday we took our time getting started with the day. We did some light shopping late morning and then had a picnic in the local park. The men and I then got on a train and rode in to Chiba City. There we met back up with our old friend, John Evans. We’ve spent time with him on our two previous trips to Japan. He is an MTW missionary currently in language school. We got to spend a few minutes with his beautiful family. He then took us to the top of Chiba Port Tower. We then took him out for a great dinner. We got on a train and took the long trek (about 1 1/2 hours) back to our apartment. We were quite exhausted, but it was a fun day. It’s always a pleasure to hang out with our favorite Aussie and laugh with him. He also brought us a package of Tim-Tams, our favorite Australian treat.

Today we head back into the city. We’ll do some souvenir shopping and sightseeing. We’ll stay in a hotel tonight. Tomorrow, we begin the long flight back to the states. I may or may not post tomorrow. This has been a fantastic trip. However, I’m tired. I’m ready to see my family.
 

Fasting on Fridays

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My wife and I have taken it upon ourselves to fast every Friday leading up to our trip May 20-28. We’re praying for the following:
– God’s provision of the $13,000 needed for our trip
– John Evans and his family both as they are raising support to move to Japan and prepare to plant a church in Chiba City.
– The Japanese people and culture that is consumed by intense social pressures and empty idols.
– The local church in Japan, that they can hold fast while enduring the above mentioned pressures. Also that they might lend themselves (time, energy, finances,  etc.) to the remaining disaster relief in Sendai, Japan as they continue to rebuild and remember last year’s loss.
If you have a desire to partner with us and cannot afford to give financially then please join us in praying about the list above. If you want you can join us on us as we fast. Regardless we need your support and encouragement because we have a daunting task both in that we need to raise $13,000 in a very limited time and even more so that the need in Japan is enormous and determining where to start and how best to help is an enormous task in and of itself.