Day 5, August 9, Slow morning, Game with Kindai University

     Praise God today was a slow start.  Breakfast was postponed until 9am which gave everyone much needed rest.  After breakfast, there was time for team devotional from "My Utmost for His Highest", focusing on 1 Cor 1:26-31 and Luke 18:31.  Time in groups of 3 and then as a whole group.  It was a great way to start the day.  We left at 12:30 for lunch and it took about an hour to get there.  At lunch, Paul, BJ & Todd found a number of ways to share with various people in the restaurant by just engaging in conversation and sharing the team brochure (see pictures).  Besides the pictures, it tells about the Seahorses on the back and has the plan of salvation in Japanese, so we pray that this interest will get them to read it.  The brochure also identifies how to get in touch with the Seahorses should they so desire. After lunch we left around 3 for the game against Kindai University.  They are a large school and actually have four teams (A, B, C & D level).  We played the B team for 3 30 minute periods and won the game 3-2.  Four years ago they beat us.  We shared our "Bo-te-le-li" cheer with them and then Jake did his testimony with Kousei translating.  Paul invited their team to come to the U.S. sometime (like the SSU team has).  Pray for the contacts made today, both formal and informal, and that those who had the team brochure shared with them (including everyone on the team we played and their managers) will take the time to read the plan of salvation and connect it with the testimony that Jake shared.  After the men showered at the field, it was off to the Ramen house for dinner.  It was great food, super fast, and they had the experience of sitting on the floor.

     Tomorrow is a super busy day, as we have something in the morning, afternoon and evening.

It was so late today, and there is no time tomorrow to complete this blog.  So, the written blog is complete.  The pictures for today is complete, but only a few of the first pictures have descriptions, and the video montage is not complete.  I will let you know when it is complete, but at least you have something.

Pictures (Today, 8/9)

Pictures (Complete)

Video Montage (8/9)
Sumo (post-game)
Bo-te-le-li (Biola)
Bo-te-le-li (with Kindai)
Kindai Game Highlights