Our First Day

We had a very productive first day in Japan.  We still have bit of jet lag and were up in the middle of the night which really was like afternoon back home.  The combination of excitement about being here along with a long flight and bus trip to the DeVerna's house made our bodies feel weird.  We woke up yesterday morning a little after 6am, I think, and got acquainted with Daniel, Karen and their children Malachi, Luke, Ruth, and baby Hannah.  After a filling breakfast and a little play time, we were off to the grocery store to pickup some lunch.  We would need this as we were spending the day to prep for camp.  This is another location where about 30 kids will spend overnight Sunday and all day Monday as part of the DeVerna's church.  The pastor of the church is John Knox and we picked him up on our way.  Once we arrived at camp we mowed the lawn, weed whacked, cleaned, and built a level area to pitch a tent.  We didn't eat anything too unusual, but did enjoy a green tea kit kat or two, some pocket (kind of like a chocolate covered pretzel stick), and a persimmon (tasted like a canteloupe. Luke had a peanut butter sandwich and I had a salad.  The other interesting thing is that this is the season for spiders and not just small ones. I never saw spiders or webs as big as we almost ran into in my life.  So, we picked up some bamboo to clear the walking paths.  At the end of the day, we checked out a waterfall as a nice oasis.  The mountains were beautiful as well.  When we got back home, we pretty much were about to fall asleep.  We ended up calling it a night before 8pm.  We are ready for a new day.  As you are reading this, please pray for the DeVerna family as they have some illness and particularly little Hannah as she has been having a fever and not able to keep things down.  Please pray for our family while we are away. God bless you!