Last week in Japan

Oh how we miss Kyoto. We have been on the move for quite a while and no time to just reflect and look back at what we have left behind.

We had an awesome 2 years in Kyoto and would love to go back sometime in the future. We now have many friends in Japan and will miss you all. This post is a reflection of our last week in Japan. The above picture is of everybody who came to our bye bye party. We had a great send off in which we both felt very loved and appreciated. We received so many presents and so many photos were taken; my mouth was sore from smiling and my fingers were sore form hold up the peace sign. ha ha.

Our students and some of their children.


Students at our party. (Rie you are not looking.)



Our good friends Yuichi and Tomomi.

One of our favourite Pastors, a faithful man of God, took us to dinner with his daughter (rainbow child -Nijiko.) Both generous people loving Jesus and the people around them. We went to a sukiyaki restaurant.

Nijiko in action cooking for us.

Lunch with Luke and Izumi. (You guys are awesome.)

Here I am giving my last thankyou message to the morning service at the church. I thanked them for welcoming us for these last 2 years; they made us feel like family. I thanked them for letting us stay in the church house because otherwise we would have been sleeping out on the street. Even though the guest house was one of the coldest places I have lived in. Crickey it has cold in that house.

Pastor Kohira, Tomoe Sensei and Kuri Sensei came to the airport to say good bye. It was sad, but also gave us joy as we now look forward to seeing them at the airport again one day. Either when we return or when they come and visit us. :)

Big thankyou to Pastor Kohira and Tomoe Sensei for everything. Keep up the excellent work you do in your Chruch and community.