A Popping Weekend!

I met Mark on Friday in Machida to see about getting my camera fixed. When we had all gone to the beach, I managed to get sand in my shutter, which is not condusive to making functionable a camera.

At the service desk, Mark explained to the customer service guy that the shutter was not working properly. He asked if I had dropped it, and I answered no. The camera itself answered for that: it was still in perfect condition. I prepared to surrender it for a week or less to have it fixed, and then return to receive it. I've heard how amazing customer service is here in Japan. (Mark preaches here and Yuiko, his wife, translates on Sunday, August 22!)

Well, I was very, very wrong. The guy walked out with a camera box, opened it, took out a brand new camera, stuck my battery in it, turned it on and handed it over to me.

That's right, folks. I got a brand new camera. It appears they will fix my camera and then resell it, because like I said, it still looked brand new with not a scratch on it.

Sunday, we had the FUSE service in the new location and with the new time (Sunday instead of Saturday)!! (Here, Kengo and our friend Akio joins us. Akio hasn't been able to come because of work for about six months, but with the change to Sundays, it looks like he be coming again! Praise God!)

Praise God we had very few problems. Things went incredibly smooth, and there was no rushing and trying to figure it out at this new place. Our biggest concern was the sound levels, and whether we would be disturbing the department store beneath us. But, praise God, there were no problems. And it seems like management liked us too!! We prayed for favor, and God showed it to us!!!

Anyway, I'm really excited, because with 3 of the 4 new people Sunday, I made a good connection with. One, I had talked to beforehand when we met at street band, and she teaches Japanese to some people and can also speak some English. The other two were friends she brought. Those two girls, Philipina/Japanese are sisters and speak English very well. With all three of them, I will be meeting this week/next week to follow up. So, I'm super stoked about that!!! (Here the girls at our table pose for a picture, Keiko, Yuiko, Maki, Naomi and I at cafe time!)