Hmm...my long distance communication is either dead or in the 'Critical Care' unit of the hospital right now. This is at least kind of a good thing...my Tokyo relationships have been really great these past couple months, and it is nice to have that stability. My supervisor and I can joke around a lot now...he frequently threatens to leave the ( Read more... )

Life has been good this past week. I've been getting really worn down by people usually by the time Sunday comes around...new relationships are exhausting...but I am learning how wonderful the concept of having a Sabbath is. My Sabbath is Monday because it is my day off and the beginning of a new week. I am not allowed to do anything with people on ( Read more... )

Hello all! I have been so busy in all sorts of good ways this past week. It's been really lovely.

( So...one of these days I'm going to update my livejournal often enough that it's not a massive, massive entry. But that day is not today. Normally I would have cut some of this stuff but my week has just been so great and amusing that I didn't really know what to cut... )

I led a Bible study! And I didn't die! *bounce bounce bounce* People talked, and there were really no awkward silences!!! And we actually ran out of time before I ran out of questions! It was miraculously awesome ( Read more... )

Well, I led practice for the commissioning service tonight. I'm feeling a little discouraged. People didn't get quite as into it as I had hoped, and in some cases are still really struggling with the music. If these are the people used to leading music at Faith, I'm worried about the rest of the congregation. I plan to talk to them at the beginning ( Read more... )

I got my plane tickets to Japan today!!! *bounce bounce bounce* The only problem is... *surveys room which is currently so covered in paper that it is difficult to make it from the floor to the bed* So, this week is going to be busy, busy. The fact that I am now leaving in less than a month has really energized me. It also means that I am having an ( Read more... )