Day 8

Day 8: Today was a day that I look forward to during any Japan trip. The day we go to preschool! Well not literally, but we did visit a Christian preschool today. And (as always) the kids are SO adorable! For the first half hour, we get to play with them on the playground outside or do crafts etc inside. But of course, we all stay outside. Immediately we go to work, playing tag, getting dirty in the sandbox, or even settling down for a tea party in the playhouse (and yes, I did participate in one for a little while).
When time is up, we go inside and do songs with them and share a Bible story.

Finally comes the hard part...saying goodbye. We went next door to the fellowship hall of the church to meet with some of the mothers. Tyler shared his testimony and dad have a brief message. In the afternoon, our host took us to the place in Japan where they print Bibles and other Christian literature. Many of the things printed there are smuggled into China and other closed countries. Later in the evening we did a youth outreach at the church. It was fun, got to make new friends as well as catch up with old ones. I also got to play with some of the kids there too :). I'll post a picture of this one hyper and adorable 6 yr old who we all just loved. After that was the long 1 1/2 hr train ride home.