Winter in Ayashi (January ~ March 2013)

I first came to Ayashi at the end of January.  And BOY was there a lot of snow!

Yoko had to clean the snow off her car.

But everyone in Ayashi Christ Church is very friendly.  I started meeting and teaching the students shortly after arriving in Sendai.

For Valentine's Day, we made chocolate truffles with the children.

And they turned me into a mummy.

I also got to eat LOTS OF OKONOMIYAKI!  Some of the Saturday night students and I enjoyed a day of hot springs in the beautiful snowy mountains and a fun dinner at an okonomiyaki shop.  

Sayaka and Yoko are about to flip their okonomiyaki!

The young adults at the church also had their own okonomiyaki night.  We made our own okonomiyaki and it was probably the best one I've ever tasted.  Nothing like homemade!  It was also Aaron's first time trying it and he loved it.

 

The finished product: oishiiii!

The staff at Ayashi Christ Church have been very supportive.  When I got tired, they gave me a break.  Pastor Hisashi and Junko took me to an art museum, where we saw an old tea ceremony house.  

Another nice thing about being in Japan is getting to see Aaron again. We only see each other once a week, but we try to make it count.  Every weekend with him becomes a fun adventure.

We're on top of Parco near Sendai Station.

And we found a dragonball Colonel Sanders.

At the end of March for Spring Break, Aaron and I went to Seoul, South Korea.  It was only for two days, but it was still a nice vacation.  I'll put more about that trip in the Around the World section on this blog.

And finally, for EASTER we helped the staff practice for their Easter Service Performance.  Aaron and I weren't able to attend, but it was fun watching them practice.