Phew

I had a long but good day :)

Took puri kura with a couple of awesome folks :) 2 new awesome Japanese Christians and more awesome interns :)

Then I was supposed to meet a girl at 6 who was really reaching out. Except she didn't answer any of my phone calls and didn't call me back :( so I was sad and I waited for her until 6 but nothing. So I came home, and then she ended up calling me and it turned out really good. Many serious things are going on in her life but she really is open and wants to meet me so I am glad :)

Tomorrow I'm climbing Mt. Fuji and I'm climbing it all night to see the sunrise!! Ahh I can't believe it!!!

I can see an end in sight~

My only hope is in Christ Jesus

Seriously, I'm so thankful right now that I have Christ Jesus. I don't know where I'd be without Him.

I am fuming with anger right now. This might be a dangerous update. Hope it doesn't bite me in the butt.

There are SO many things going on, I wanna share, but I can't right now. I am exhausted, and it's only going to get worse, and yet I have to tell about what I saw.

Walking home with Adam after meeting a Japanese friend, it was all in God's timing, because we heard a girl's scream, and we followed the sound behind an alleyway, to find a girl being abused by her boyfriend. What a pathetic excuse of a human being he is. She was crying and calling out "it hurts it hurts" in Japanese because the guy was grabbing her wrist so tight I could tell it was painful. Her mascara was running everywhere and he was talking in a low, steady, threatening voice, saying things I couldn't understand.I was so shocked, Adam went up and asked politely if everything was ok? She said yes, yes...I don't remember much, it was a blur, I was exhausted coming home, furious at what I saw, disgusted and trying to just keep myself under control. At one point, I asked her are you alright in English several times, and made eye contact with her several times trying to transmit to her that I was safe, she could be safe with me. And I told the guy please, stop it now several times in a controlled angry voice. Of course he ignored us the whole time, never looked at us, while the girl had to tell us, it's ok it's ok, when plainly nothing was remotely ok. He ended up saying to her "are you alright" in a nicer tone of voice cause he knew he was going to be in trouble. Good thing, Adam was there, and that he speaks Japanese. We followed them for awhile. We didn't go far because they stopped behind a taxi to talk for awhile.

When they forreal walked off, I turned around and took 3 steps when 2 guys were about to walk past me. The first guy wore a T shirt that said "Jesus Died for You". I'm so angry right now because of what happened that I don't care, I just stop him and ask him if he knows what is written on his shirt. He doesn't understand right away so I read his shirt and he says no thank you and walks off. That made me more angry. How can he wear a t shirt that is so profound, life changing, and not know what it means, or not want it.

I just threw my hands up to God. I am so angry right now. I am angry with all those people, who just don't get it. Who has the truth that will set them free, right in front of their face, yet ignores it. I am so frustrated right now. What is the point of it people? Why do you reject the One who created you so lovingly, who Died to free you from your destruction? This doesn't pertain only to the people in Shibuya, or in Tokyo, but it sure is void of hope here. Man, I am getting bombarded on all sides.

urgent prayer request

Hey everyone,

Ok I know it may be boring for some of you guys to hear me constantly saying "prayer request", but I don't care, prayer is much needed right now. I'll update you on the other stuff later when I have time. :)

So many things are happening. Summer is coming to an end. There are many new believers. However, Satan is really going at his work too, attacking us. There are many spiritual attacks, many volunteers hear voices, see things in the dark, etc. that aren't pleasant. Please be praying for us. When there are many great things going on that glorify God, Satan is going to do his best to bring us down.

Please also be praying for me, that I would just be a humble servant for Him, and that my relationships with all my fellow workers will be smooth. Thanks. I'll update later whenever I have time...

audrey is saying sayonara

audrey, one of my roomies is leaving in one and a half days now. :( i am so sad. i don't know what i'll do without her in our meetings and japan. i just don't know. it's hard to see her pack up her room. and then melissa is leaving at the end of the year right before christmas. and it's months and months away but i already feel sad and lonely. of course, amanda, my new roommate is moving in when audrey leaves so i won't be alone. but it's just really weird and sad to see audrey pack up all her stuff and then leave. :( i will miss her so much.

Ahh it's been a month!

...Or 4 days shy of a month! Wow. "Time flies"? Hm...I'll try to keep my ramblings to myself ;)...hehe

Let's see, I'll start with Peggy's question: What did I eat today? haha...
- Today I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich :) with the afternoon tea that you so love :). The other day, I hung out with some Japanese girls, and I was telling them that pbj sandwhiches are a staple of my diet here in Japan, and they were disgusted haha! They can't imagine what it tastes like! peanut butter and jelly sandwhich = yum i say! Then I ate a wonderful Japanese white peach, some snacks from Brian Hong's emergency snack pack from the Indo trip that he left for me (more like tossed them to the side and dumped them on me before he left :P), a tempura rice bowl with miso soup yum, and a watermelon popsicle. YUM. The White Peaches here are a taste of HEAVEN!! I promise you!!!!...I even know how to express my love in Japanese - "Nihon no momo wa ichiban oishii desu!" haha! I hope that's right...

More missionaries!
- 3 new personnel have joined us! Yay! 2 Journeymen, Amanda and Andrew, and 1 Isc, Sharon :) They are all on my team yay so I'll be working with them a lot. Please pray for our team! :)

Special Visitors:
- I got to see my old high school friend, Andrew, who is originally from Canada. Yay! :) Still the same old Andrew, just now a man haha. Jeanie beanie baby! I saw that girl for one night for like 3 hours total!!! I wish I could've spent more time with her, but it was still great to see her! And then, I saw the IBC Indo team!!!!! I had been waiting for them ever since I landed here. I can't believe the time has already come and gone, and that they've already visited and left. It was a really special time. I feel like it was just a happy happy dream. I spent like a day and a half with them, and I think I overdid it - they were dead each time i said goodbye hehe. Please come next summer!!!!!! It is a wonderful memory now tucked away in my heart. It is so special to have loving people in your life!! <3 Thank you for coming and those of you who let them come, thank you!!!!

Summer Work:
- There is less than half of the summer term left! I think there are about 3 weeks left now, until the interns go back home. Wowzers. Many people are getting a chance to hear about who Jesus is! Yay! :) There are people who don't want to hear, there are people who are very hostile, people who don't care, and people who are curious, and people who are seeking God! It's great to be able to share, especially when you find someone whom God is working in, someone who is thirsty to hear about Jesus and what the Bible says.

Japanese friends:
- I have one lady whom I meet with regularly. She is very very interested in what I have to say about the Bible, and sometimes I forget that she won't understand some things I start to share, because she isn't Christian. After our hour and a half, we both always exclaim that wow the time passed so fast!!! And it does!! I love sharing with her! Please pray for L san, that she will find what she is looking for in Christ!
- There are many others I've come to know and spend some time with, but I see them sporadically, so it's harder to develop relationships. And there are just many things I have to juggle right now being that it's summer, so it's hard to keep track of everyone, especially if I am the one initiating! Please pray for this area...

According to the Indo team, people do read my blog...so I don't know how true that is, and I know I have many other supporters and friends who are not from Irvine, but if you are someone who does read this, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting! And thank you so so much, for caring about me and Japan, and reading this blog! <3