The tenth day of the tenth month is a holiday--"Health Sports Day"--in Japan. Bethel Baptist scheduled a church retreat Oct. 9-10. We had lunch together at church right after the worship service and went to camp directly after that. As usual, we had a picnic at the very end.
picnic pic: Jason and Satoko were on opposite sides in the spring retreat photo (June 28, 2011 post); but that was before they were engaged! That's them sitting together now, on the right side of the pic (Jason has a buzz). Baptist Mid-Missions missionaries Joe and Noney Mita are the ones up front. Oh--Yours Truly was the one pressing the camera shutter so is not in the pic..
I am sleeeeeepy; I'll just say the retreat was a super blessing, featuring a DVD called "Amazing Grace", which Satoko's unsaved mother came to see. Jason headed games; a few believers came from other fellowshipping churches; discussion times were very good; and for this retreat, I was assigned to a western-style room with beds!
I really have nothing to complain about. Two days before the retreat, Joe Mita had returned to Japan from a counseling seminar in the U.S., and he was still getting over jetlag while heading things!
Now I think I better go press my shutter...I mean, go get some shut-eye. Nite.
