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Two years after

Christmas

Today we enjoyed our Christmas Party at my home. Many Students came and we have had a lovely time together. Christmas is the Birthday of Jesus Christ, our Savior.

Christmas presents

All 290 children of this elementary school in Ishinomaki, which we are supporting after the great damage of the recent earthquake, will recieve next week a Christmas presents with sweets, a cuite handtowel, a notebook and a booklet with the Christmas Story. You can see Miho Y. and myself while we were shopping. In addition we have bought for every school classes different learning material and jigsaw puzzle world-maps. Christmas time is a time of giving presents so we want to make the students happy.

Orchid Garden

Yesterday Hatsue came to visit me. I know her for a long time. She is rigth now looking for a new job. We had a great time together. When guest´s coming were do I take them, if the weather is good? in my nearby parc.  Aren't the flowers beautiful? If you come and visit me, I will take you there too, that´s for sure.

Congratulation!

Sometimes I wish I would have more time to write for the blog. Right now my time schedule is very full with different Bibleclasses. Today three dear students had completed the Biblestudy course, which took them three years. Of course we did celebrate this special event. May the women be able to use what they have learned in their daily life. 

Congratulation!

　

Recently I talked in one of my sermons about Peter, the disciple of Jesus. He experienced two events completely differently. The same boat, same nets and same place, but the results were completely different nevertheless. What was the cause for that? He went for fishing in the night on his own strength and caught nothing, but the second time he did the same work however with a large difference. Indeed he departered with the confidence and the dependence on Jesus Christ only, that´s why he became so successful  fischerman even during daytime. This is marvelous. Where does the secret come from? If we obey Jesu instructions completely and obey his commandments, even if we do not understand it in that particular moment he will reward us and give us a successful life.  Don´t depend on your feelings! Let´s try it in your daily life and you will find out that it will work. 

Here you can see Peter after a disappointed night ful of work and still he was unable to catch even one fish. In this Situation Jesus met him and challenged him to do what he is commanding him. Peter obeyed and was successful.