The morning began with breakfast and a devotional by Brooklyn. After breakfast there was a time of worship and some team sharing. Paul did an "interview" with our 3 helpers, Carrie, Daniel and Ayaka. We then had a couple hours of free time--we thought. Right in the middle of free time, Mr Mizuno shows up, so of course we entertain him. He came to the men's room and was talking in there with Paul, BJ & Gil. Then they took him down to meet the girls as he had brought ice cream for all of them (Mr. Ice Cream this year). Even in his introduction to the girls he mentioned that Mr. Mizuno is thinking of becoming a Christian, which I learned is OK to say in front of others. I learned actually later in the evening that Mr. Mizuno's wife is also thinking of becoming a Christian. It goes back to what Mrs. Nakatani (pastor's wife whose church we will visit tomorrow) said in 2010 that it can take the average Japanese 15-20 years to become a Christian. Mr Mizuno and his wife seem to be following that path. At 2:30 we left for the evening. Since the event didn't start until 5, we had time for lunch and a little more shopping and then it was up to the event. The event started with registration. Each Seahorse was given 2 name stickers and as kids arrived, they had to find the person their sticker matched to and put it on them. Good way to mix. After registration and introductions, the next game was English practice mixer. Each student had a paper with a list of 6 or so questions (favorite color, etc) that they had to get answered from a Seahorse, but they could only get one answer from each Seahorse--and they had to do it in English (as best they could). Then it was time to break into groups. There were 3 fields, Kindergarten-2nd grade on one, 3-middle school and the High School. There were about 30 minutes of various drills and then games. After the event there was presentation of many different kinds of gift and awards. Random winners of the question exercise, awards for best at certain skills, and the Paul Gizzi award for best camper. Then it was the Seahorses turn for Kimi-Wa, Hippo song and explanation, and a testimony by Brett. Paul ended the night with passing out tour t-shirts, team brochures and pens for all the kids, along with a copy of his book. So many ways that they could hear the message. There were almost 50 kids and about as many parents. About 10 of the kids had never been to Masa's club before, so pray that maybe they will stay around. Then there the usual lots of mixing and picture taking, but this time there was a lot of signing the backs of everyones t-shirts. So much fun and seed planting. After we left (around 8) we went to the sento and dinner, and then 45 minutes back home. We didn't arrive home until just after midnight. So, my apologies if this is a little rushed, but I wanted to get at least the blog and pictures up. No time for the video montage (good footage though). I will let you know in a future blog if this montage gets completed.
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