Ebetsu Week 2

Let's see...

This week we tried going to this college campus to see if we could find young people to teach. It felt kinda weird, though, because it's a Christian college. These students are already taking classes about religion. On the one hand, they've learned about Jesus Christ so we can talk to them about what they think of it, but on the other hand, it feels kinda awkward talking about the only true church.

On another note, we taught our first eikaiwa (english class). It was pretty fun making fun of the English language with Japanese people. It was especially fun going over syllables, and how longer words can have less syllables than shorter ones.

Overall, lots of streeting and housing. We also tried this one survey method, where we give people a survey about gospel related questions, then whichever question they're most interested in, we show them a sixty second gospel video on it. It made for some good conversations, but it didn't get very many people very fast.

Lot's of good conversations, but nobody yet who cares enough to take time. Just need to keep pushing aside tares so we can get to the wheat!

Hope you're all surviving in the heat back home! I'm glad to be needing a jacket right now.

P.S.  Almost forgot! There's this awesome talk I want to attach that I'm going to be reading a part of each day. It's called "Becoming a Consecrated Missionary". It's super inspiring!

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A few other details that we gathered during our phone call .....

*The church is about a 5-10 minute bike ride from their apartment.  On Sunday they ate dinner with a family from church for the first time.  It was a 30 minute bike ride to their house.  Conner had been looking forward to the meal, as a chance to eat some authentic Japanese.  What they served surprised him!  Broccoli & chicken in a creamy sauce, pizza, meatloaf, and cheesecake!  Oh, and some string cheese on the side. :)

*His Preparation-day is Monday.  On this day they do their grocery shopping, laundry (luckily they have a washer/dryer in their apartment), calls & email, and teach an English class.  He has to go to the church to get Wifi to email and call us. With the 16 hour time difference that means we receive his calls on Sunday evening.

*They get around primarily on bikes.  But in the winter when there is so much snow & ice they do not ride bikes.  They will walk or possibly use public transportation.  He's not sure yet.