Saturday, July 19, 2014

Time Travel Day


On the 17th of July of 2014, at about 17:00, each of us and a number of family and friends assembled in the San Francisco Airport. There, after checking in our luggage, we had a time of prayer before embarking.

After a grueling 10 hour flight, we landed in Haneda International Airport where we met Pastor Iida and Pastor Hoshika from Sakuragaoka Free Methodist Church in Tokyo. They drove admirably for the vans were large and the streets were narrow, taking sharp turns while keeping the passengers comfortable. We finally reached the church at midnight of July 18 and immediately slept.

The next morning, we woke up and ate an amazing breakfast. After we all helped clean up from the meal, we had a meeting with Pastor Iida along with a few church leaders in which various schedules, plans, and arrangements were discussed. Following a quick walk to acquire some groceries, a delicious lunch of yakisoba was prepared.

The rest of the afternoon was spent on mini adventures within the tall Japanese department stores as we familiarized ourselves with the environment after which we enjoyed a curry dinner with several more members of the Sakuragoaka church and had a team devotional time (BSFL) before going to bed.

-Bradley & Brandon

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