Our BIG ROCK of the summer.

So, I just thought I'd tell you a little bit about this week. Today, we picked up 123 high-schoolers from the airport. Woa. Surprisingly, things went very smoothly! Sweaty, sleepy, sweet high-schoolers. I really enjoyed them tonight. Most of them range from the ages of 15-17. The name of this group is entitled, "Texas Super Summer." They will be here for one week, sharing the good news with Japanese people here in Tokyo. I'm really excited to see how God uses each of them uniquely. Tonight we were able to take them out for their first real Japanese family-style dinner, at Zawatami. (My personal favorite). They were introduced to sushi, Okanomayake (however you spell it), pork, chicken, and so many other great dishes. They were pretty adventurous, I was impressed. :)

Oh, also...

Story time. I bought this shirt for eight dollars that says "Samurai," in Japanese and English. Bad choice. EVERYONE either whispers, or points and laughs at me. The other day, I was alone on Mt. Takoe journaling, and five or six Japanese guys walked by, and the leader of the pack snickered under his breath while observing my shirt and said, "OHHHH, samurai???" To which I nervously and hesitantly replied, "Uuuhhhh, yes, eggo-wa-doko-deska?" (I accidently said: "Where is the english?") Haha! I meant to ask him if he spoke english. I wanted to find out why my shirt was so funny! Anyway, they continued to giggle at me and my broken Japanglish. :)

I wore the Samurai shirt again to dinner tonight and asked our waiter. All he could say was, "Ohhhh, samurai bad. Sorry."

No more Samurai until I reach America. :)

Goodnight! Pray for Texas Super Summer high school students! And for us interns to have some energy-since we'll be having about 12-14 hour days...

Thanks!