GCC :: Japan Team 2010

Justin and Eric McEachron battling it out over a game of Mario Kart

Jon and Justin competing in a balloon relay at Northstar

It’s 7:05 AM here. I woke up at 6:00, and I’m making french toast for the team. We’re about to eat some breakfast, and then we’re going to Abundant Life Chapel for the day, and spending the night there as well. We’re singing and giving testimonies during the service this morning, and they’re having a luncheon in honor of our arrival and in honor of the departure of some of their congregants. After lunch, we’ll be handing out tracts in the surrounding area.

We’re going to a hot springs/public bath this afternoon. It should be, uh, awkward. Don’t worry, Christians; it’s gender-segregated.

Tonight, we’re going to eat dinner at a restaurant and celebrate Justin-san’s birthday. Woo-hoo twenty-two!

Tomorrow, we are going to travel on our own to Matsumoto Castle. This means we have to navigate the JR (Japan Rail) lines as a team. We’ll meet Andi and Jun there. It’s nice to be able to learn a bit about Japanese culture.

I don’t know if I’ll have Internet, or if I’ll be able to update in the next 36 hours or so.

Ohayoo gozaimasu! (Good morning!)

Justin got clobbered by kids when we taught an English class this morning.

Jon, Justin, Lucy, Sara and Rebecca in front of a Shinto shrine

From left: Rebecca Linn, Patrick Wilson, Jon Junker, Justin McEachron