| | Since our last update, much work has been done to further the Lord's Kingdom. Please pray that we would serve the Lord diligently in every way on this trip. We also ask for your pray support for the health of our team. Some of us are feeling sick and sore from playing a lot of basketball.
Most of our days have been filled with teaching basketball and scrimmaging with the school's teams from morning until the late afternoon with playing basketball against young adults in the night and not returning home until late at night. Many of the school's children and staff have been extremely helpful and kind to us. From allowing us to have lunch with them to letting us teach them basketball, it has been a blessing from God to allow us to open up new contacts for the permanent missionaries in the Chiba area.
One Elementary School stood out for us. Their principal was extremjely open to our team being there. They even prepared a welcoming ceremony for us with, "When the Saints Comin Marcging in" played by their school band. As you can see by the photos, we even got to participate with the kids in their "athletics day." This one game though where kids were walking on each other's back to eventually climb up a huge bamboo pole...well, let's justs ay we passed on this one! A highlight only that the Lord could provide was that we were able to hand out the Gospel bracelets to the children. Everywhere we went they asked for the bracelets they saw on our wrists. Thankfully the Lord allowed the principal and school to be open to accepting this even while knowing it had a Christian meaning behind it. Please pray that the children would eventually be taught the Word correctly and be transformed by the Gospel.
More updates soon!
It's time to eat!!!
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