Day 9, Elementary School Clinic, English Class, Game

   Early day today with breakfast at 7:30, and leave to walk to the clinic at 8:30.  It was a clinic at the elementary school (about 3 blocks away) and was arranged by those two soccer officials who were here last night.  Lots of skills and drills and just generally building relationships.  There are so many pictures as the kids and Biola men enjoyed each other so much. While we were not able to do any program at this clinic, we were able to pass out our brochures, which have the gospel message on the back.  In addition, the kids came and joined us for lunch at the church and were able to further the relationships started at the clinic.  This also got the kids to go into a church, some probably for the first time, which hopefully will itself bear fruit.  Because we were at the church, we could do our skit and song, each with an interpreted message.  After lunch it was about 2 hours of English time, playing various mixing games, and question asking games which helped you learn about someone, but, more importantly, it gave them the opportunity to practice English.  Pray that having been in the church once, that they will come back and bring their parents.  We had about 40 minutes of a break, and then it was off at 3:30 for a game with SSU (Shizouka Sangyo University).  This is the team that has sent both its mens and womens teams on their own tours to the U.S.  This continues to build the relationship with that team and its coach (the same one we have seen for years).  The game was good (we lost) but we continue to maintain that relationship and keep them connected with Pastor Hasui, and we have seen in the past players from that team come to church.  We also encouraged them to do another tour to the U.S.  Pray not only that this continuing relationship will bear more fruit, but pray also for the SSU team member who was injured during the game (shoulder) and actually taken off the field on a stretcher and then picked up by an ambulance.  We at dinner at Gusto and then home to bed.  Tomorrow we pretty much repeat today's schedule, except the SSU game will be against different players.  Pray that two days in a row brings some kind of fruit.  Thanks for your prayers for health as we have had no player injuries on the tour.

Pictures (8/13)
Pictures (complete)
Video Montage (8/13)
Team Song-Hip Hip Hooray Hippopotamus (8/13, for English class)
Team Skit-David & Goliath (8/13) for English class
Bo-te-le-li with English Class
Game Highlights with SSU (8/13)
Bo-te-le-li with SSU (8/13)