And Still... Many Have Yet to Hear....

Ha!  Not much time to post tonight... lately, it's been late nights and lots of FUSE stuff and studying, as we are getting farther and farther ahead in Japanese class... and as one of my classmates said and I completely agree: the more I study Japanese, the more confusing I think it is.

Um, so this Sunday we had 4 new people, which is always awesome!  Two were younger Christians, visiting from a church in Yokohama.  Two weren't.  One of them, Katsuya, was met by the group on Friday at street outreach.  I didn't go that night because I have had a lingering cold and ridiculous throat for the last week and didn't think standing out in cold air was going to be helpful to that cause. (Katsuya is the guy on the right)

Anyway, he came on Sunday.  He's a University Student, which really surprised me, because I thought he was way older than that (for once- I always think they are younger).  We all enjoyed meeting him, and he went on to lifegroup in the evening-- which is awesome!  The guys said he was really open and clearly communicated when he didn't understand something.

But he told Mark about FUSE-- You know, I'm not a Christian or anything, but seeing people like you make me want to believe.

Isn't that awesome!  We're praying for him and so many others that God is speaking to during FUSE and when we meet them in other places or lifegroups.  Please pray for them too!

One last word: tomorrow, Mike leaves to go back to the States.  SAD times!  He's been here for 6 months, and has been a great guy, super dependable and our consistent and excellent bass player.  Solid guy.  Anyway, he's going back to get himself married... this coming weekend!  I know, crazy, right!  But, though we will really miss him, we're excited for his future. (Mike is the guy in red, leading us in a game he's famous for...)

Please pray for more workers for the Japanese harvest field!!!!