6/23/10

Jet lag is so weird coming from America to Japan. I say that because I went to bed around 4am, woke up at 8am, and was completely awake. It felt as if I slept for 10 plus hours, but I knew that I only got 4 hours of sleep so I kept telling myself to get back to sleep. But once Vince (he was on my team last year) told me that he was going to the convenience store to get food, I jumped out of bed and got ready.
Today was pretty light, the directors and I met up with the staff worker that's stationed in Kyoto. We had lunch and talked about what's going to happen within the next 5 weeks. I ordered beef curry and it was so good. It was one of those times where I looked at my food, slowly grabbed my chopsticks, blinked, then my food was gone. This may be the reason why I gained 15 pounds in one year. I've accepted the fact that I've gotten a little pudgy so don't judge me, plus I'm still not as chubby as my brothers, which gives makes me happy. ANYWAY, after lunch we just hung out at the house for the whole day.
Dinner was super awesome because a couple of people made dinner for all of us. Last year, nobody cooked anything (expect this one guy who made Soba for himself, thanks mr. selfish. Just kidding Kris Lee, I love you) Right now, it's about 9:48pm, and I'm all ready for bed. One thing that I've been praying about is strength. I know that it'll be hard to maintain my energy and strength because of the busy days and hot/humid/rainy weather. Although there are a lot of things that can prevent me from being fully effective, I know that if I trust God, he will give me the strength that I need. I know that I must fully rely on God's strength and not on my own, because if I rely on my own, then I'll just be burned out and frustrated this whole trip. Please pray for everyone on our team's heart and that we'll be able to adjust being in a foreign country. And lastly, that we'll all have the same common goal, which is to show God's love to the people in Kyoto.