Well, thanks to everyone who has been praying for us, especially for language. We're resuming our classes with teammate, Jared, and actually, we've had some success in the language department these last few days and weeks. We've been learning little proverbs and idioms in Japanese.
I (Adam) have only learned three, but I've already used them all in conversations to great success. Also, I've kind of connected with two boys at my school. They're kinda outsiders, and at the beginning of the year I met them both, and was a little worried for them. (Japan is such a group society that to be even a little "weird" is a major hurdle). Then, they (let's call them Sam and Ted) found each other, to my great relief, and are now great friends. They are so silent in class and in the hall, but the moment they are there just by themselves, they're like totally different kids. I can't really talk to them very much (neither is a great English student) but I've connected with them a little and finally feel like I can pray for them with some knowledge of who they are. I'm hoping that I can spend more time with them and that God gives me supernatural ability to communicate beyond my skills how much He loves them, and maybe more importantly for this stage of their life, that He likes them, just us they are. I can tell that they don't have a lot of money, and in Japan it costs even more to raise children. I'm not sure what I can do for them other than just be friendly and spend time with them, so...pray that God gives me wisdom. They're good kids.
While you're praying, pray also for a general blessing of wisdom and peace. There are a lot of important decisions coming up for people close to us here, and at home. It's an intense time, and we're not the only ones losing some sleep over it all. Still, God is faithful.
Till next time...
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