Well, it has been a little while since I "blogged." Gomen (sorry). The weather(April snow) is quite different from the last posting! Ha! It has been 28c or about 82f which is a scorcher for Hokkaido, Japan! We are enjoying the warmer weather and it is a bit unusual for our area. Normally, we only have warm weather like this in August for a couple weeks. We have been saying "it looks like its going to be a hot summer!" We shall see.
Recently, I started helping in the six public elementary schools in the area teaching english to the 5th and 6th graders. It is only for a few hours 5 or 6 times a month, but it is a great opportunity to get to know a lot of people in a hurry! Recently, I got to meet Shibetsu's Mayor and it was put in the local paper. Ha! Mrs. Nishio (our church member) saw the article and gave it to us. Evidently, it is customary at times for new city employees to have a meeting with the Mayor. Our family and Shepherd Baptist Church was mentioned in the article... not bad... free publicity! Haha! Please pray for this outreach to turn into new relationships, new visitors at church, and new folks hear about and come to the Lord.
