It feels so good to feel good! I shall now attempt to recall everything of interest that has happened here this week. Forgive me if it's not in order. Last Saturday I went to Chiba to meet the new school teacher for the missionary school. Jenna (the teacher) is my age. It is nice to have another girl here my age. She and I are alike in lots of ways, but very different in others. One of our small differences is that she likes Daleks better than Cyber Men. (That makes sense if you're a Dr. Who fan.) :) On Saturday I also met the Chiba team leader's wife and two of their children. They recently returned from the States and Jenna is living with them for now. I really like them. Their oldest children are in their 30's, and their youngest two are 16 and 14. After spending the afternoon at their house, we all went to a barbecue at Honda Chapel held in honor of the start of school. They cooked some of the best beef...Huge chunks of it, right off the charcoal grill! That night I ended up spending the night at the team leader's house, even though I had not planned to. When we got back from the BBQ we four young people talked for a long time, until it was too late to catch the last train home. So on Sunday morning I was able to do what I have been wanting to do for a long time. I went to Oyumino Alive. That is one of the PCJ churches in Chiba. They have bilingual services. I was able to see Sayaka, Ayako, and several of my other friends. As soon as that service was over Jenna and I came back to Tsukishima. We stopped by the the house, and then went to Grace City Church with Roger and the boys (Abi was already there). After church there was a mini concert. A Christian Japanese singer named Taro sang several songs. He is a really good singer, and I bought one of his CDs. He sings in both English and Japanese. So on Sunday night Jenna stayed here.On Monday Jenna and I walked Eastin to school, and I took her to see all of the monjayaki restaurants close by. Then she and I went to Toyosu to Lalaport the mall. Of course they already have in all of their Fall fashions, and it was really fun getting to see them all. The most popular thing this year is fur. Almost everything is lined with, or has balls of, what looks like rabbit fur. I found the most adorable purse that I was going to buy. I'm glad I didn't though, because later I found a really lovely little hat. I bought that instead. Maybe I'll take a picture of it sometime so I can show you. Then after fun conversations over the Starbucks table we came back here for lunch. I made mochi, and we had it with...something... Oh I almost forgot. I finally tried Starbucks' famous Matcha latte. Matcha is green tea. It tasted like green tea, but was nothing spectacular. I prefer a good coffee latte, or more especially an espresso. Then on Tuesday I don't remember much of what happened. It was one of those cool nondescript sort of days. :)
On Wednesday I started not feeling so well. I thought it was my allergies bothering me... But by that night, I knew I was catching a cold.
Thursday was not a good day for having a cold, either! We had a birthday party planned for Hinako and Eastin. There were going to be 11 children coming, along with their mothers. On Thursday morning I made a 'Happy Birthday' banner and hung it in the den.
Thursday was not a good day for having a cold, either! We had a birthday party planned for Hinako and Eastin. There were going to be 11 children coming, along with their mothers. On Thursday morning I made a 'Happy Birthday' banner and hung it in the den.
I think it turned out really cute. Then I also hung the paper chains Hinako and Eastin have been making in English from the ceiling. Those and a few balloons I blew up were basically the only decorations. Abi made cupcakes and icing. The plan was to let the children decorate their own cupcake. They seemed to enjoy that. By the time everyone started arriving, Abi didn't feel well either, and Coen was miserable. We played musical chairs, and an English game of Candy Land, and Go Fish. The party was supposed to last from 1:00 to 3:00. Everyone ended up staying until 5:00! Even though it didn't help us feel better, it is good that they stayed. When Japanese people feel that at home in someone else's house, you have a much better time developing friendships and sharing the Gospel. After they left we all sort of crashed. None of us were hungry at supper, and we all went to bed early.
Today when I got up my head didn't hurt very badly, but by around 8:00, it was pretty severe. At 10:00 Rev. Fukuda came and had a meeting with Abi to plan music for church. I felt sorry for Abi. She felt at least as bad as I did, if not worse! After lunch we all took a nap. I woke up from my nap feeling much better than I had all day. And now I've circled back to the top of my post. :) I'm still pretty achy all over, but not as bad as earlier, thankfully!I can't believe this week has flown by like it has. I woke up this morning and the thought struck me: It's already Friday... Tomorrow is Saturday again!!! I think I'll close out my day with an Andy Griffith episode, or maybe even I Love Lucy. As a side note, did you know that YouTube has LOTS of full Andy Griffith episodes? Most of them I had never seen before I started watching them. I think I've watched all of the I Love Lucy. There aren't many full episodes of that. I did get to see the famous chocolate factory episode, though! It is hilarious. Either that one or the show pilot is my favorite. Anyway, I just wish I had some matcha ice-cream... Isn't that awful? I'm too lazy to go downstairs, walk 50 feet into the 7-11, buy some, and come all the way back up! Part of my laziness is due to the fact that one small tub of it costs $3.23! If I go spending 277 yen left and right I don't know what I'll do! ;) I guess it's better than one small frapuccino that costs $5.60! I still can't get over the price of things here!
Oh well.
Oh well.
I hope you all have a wonderful day! One very wise person once said to me, and I say to others: "I encourage you to look for God's blessings in your everyday life. Look for the good in the 'negatives' that come your way. We should live in a constant state of gratitude to our Father in Heaven for his continuing care of us and His providential work in our lives." (For a copy of the entire speech, please contact me.) :)
All my love,
Hannah
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