Spring is here, finally!!!

Spring is HERE!!! We have been waiting for the warmer weather to come and this week it made an appearance Thursday, and then again today on Sunday. It was a gorgeous day so we went down to the park by our house, along with Esther, Paul, and Menita, and took some photos :)

The classic Sakura photo (Cherry Blossom)

Paul, Esther, and Menita. They went Japanese and wore Kimonos.
So cute :) Nice family shot!

And one of Tsuguto and I

We are very blessed to live in protected area of Japan. An earthquake could happen here too, but God has protected us so far. Thank you for all your prayers. We are doing fine, but the people up in the North-East area of Japan have been constantly hit by aftershocks, and just received another 7.4 aftershock Friday night at 11:30pm.

Things are progressing slowly because the damage is spread across a 500 km area, the roads are damaged, and there are a lack of vehicles and gasoline. Pray that all the money that is being donated finds it way into the right hands and things can move a bit more quickly.

A coworker of mine teaches at a Christian high school and they are collecting stuffed animals and candy for kids that have lost their families, homes, and have nothing.

Japan Mission is collecting money and helping local missionaries and people Neil knows up there first-hand. One missionary went up there soon after the quake to give people the food, tools, and clothing people around Ikoma had donated. It feels so good to give.

Lots of love to all of you back home

PS-Please also keep praying for the Fukushima nuclear power plant. It feels like they have no idea what to do about it, so they are just playing it by ear, which is making many people worried. Pray for the workers and that God would give them wisdom!