Well, we just finished our second day of being "on our own". We are the main teachers at this site and have 7 Japanese students and two English speaking children that come and help as examples. This group is learning quickly and love the games we play. One boy, in particular, is quite the out-going young man, with a flare for drama. Today, as we were discussing feelings (anger, happy, sad, etc.) he had us all laughing at his overly dramatic demonstrations of each. Yesterday, we were all very warm and he starts singing "Frosty the Snowman." Later, he was singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame". I think his parents like listening to Western muisic. :)
Mike is doing better physically since he went to the doctor yesterday. He was diagnosed with acute bronchitis. The medicine they gave him makes him sleepy, but he isn't coughing so much and is really on the mend.
One of the highlights today was to hear the kids singing "God is so Big" without prompting. They just start singing it as they are coloring or going outside to play. With the use of the translator, they know what it really means as well. (The Bible lessons have been on creation and how powerful God is to create all He did.) They also have been singing God is so Good... in Japanese. They are little sponges.
Oh... and Jonathan, called "Johnny" by the boys, has become a favorite among the little boys. They want to sit by him, and play with him and "hang" on him every chance they get. It is Jonathan's moment of knowing what "fame" is. It is cute.
Well, that's the latest update. Thanks for your prayer.
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