Arriving in Kansai after a long over-night bus trip we found our way to the house that we'd be staying in, briefly met one of the guys staying in the house, then plopped down our things and took a long mid-morning nap. The weather was certainly a lot more blistering than what we had at Nojiri but thanks to the location of our home stay we got a nice cool breeze that the lower parts of the city didn't get.
The guys we are staying with are two great Christian guys, Souichiro and Kazuya. Both are single 29 year olds (though Kazuya is getting married in December) and growing in the Lord! Kazuya's younger, Sarori, is also staying with us.
Our responsibilities while in Takarazuka are the following:
* Tuesday evening (a couple times a month) - marriage counseling/discussion (a recently married couple along with several of the single youths in the church)
* Wednesday evening - English Bible Discussion (believers and unbelievers come)
* Sunday mornings - help with set up, etc. (a retired pastor will be bringing the messages each Sunday)
* Sunday evenings (every other week) - International Night (an outreach to people in the community)
In addition to these things we will be involved with:
* college outreach (there is a university about 30 min. from the church)
* once a month visit to a handicap hospital (where we, along with the fill-in pastor, hold a church service with the believers among the handicapped)
* English classes (enough to supplement our income but still leave us enough time for our other responsibilities)
* language study
No comments:
Post a Comment