TO THE NORTH...

last week we found out that we would have the opportunity to go north to help the relief effort with New Hope Tokyo, our current church. they are partnering with a couple other churches and the whole project is called Hope Japan. Michelle, Kat, Lyndsey and Dave left for Kesennuma this morning, and tonight at midnight i, along with AJ, Mike, Ariel, and Esther (and Yusuke, a student friend of myself and Mike) will be leaving for Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture. we will be a part of a team of 17 people total, and will be staying at an elementary school that has turned into an evacuation center, so we will actually be staying with the people we are serving, which is pretty exciting.

for the next 5 days, we will be cleaning, cooking, and serving the evacuees in whatever ways we can. Friday night we will be serving food for 400 people, Saturday for 350 people. we will not have internet access (or even showers...which might prove interesting) but i WILL have my phone so if you need or want to email me you can email my phone at kimiyo629@willcom.com.

i ask you to please remember me and my team over these next 5 days, as they will be very mentally, physically and emotionally challenging. these people are running out of hope, and our goal is to give them some through Christ's love.

PLEASE BE PRAYING FOR:
- safety to and from Miyagi (it's about a 6-10 hour drive because some of the roads are still blocked)
- spiritual protection
- for God to open the hearts of the people we meet, that we are able to share the Gospel with them
- that God would speak through us and we can communicate well, and that God would give us wisdom on what to say/ when to talk or when to listen
- i've had some sort of sinus infection thing for the past two or three weeks, and it's not getting any better. i've been waking up at around 5 am due to allergies, and it's not very restful. please pray for God's strength and healing so i can do God's work to the best of my abilities in Miyagi and as the school year begins

and one more: please also continue to pray for more guys to join our team next year! the deadline is TOMORROW!!!!