7/23/10- Last day on Campus =[

It still hasn't hit me that today was our last day on campus. I almost don't want to blog because I don't want to accept the fact that we're almost done with project. But because I love all of you, I will blog what happened today.

Today at campus, I had lunch by myself for the first time. Although I looked like a loner, it was a good time for me to prepare for the goodbye's that I'd be saying to our contacts. I was able to process a lot of what God has been doing through our team and in Kyoto. At around 2pm, I went to the student store (next to Tully's) to buy Sato a card. Once I got a table, it seemed like everyone that we met at Kyodai came to our table! We literally had to get the table next to us because there were so many people hanging out. Sato came around 2:30ish and we had a great time just hanging out. He said that he was still unsure if he wanted to fully believe in Christianity. I know that it isn't in my power to try and convict him, so I just decided to leave it up to God. I gave him the card/gift and he was so surprised. He really liked my gift to him, so he gave me one of his accessories, which was a cross necklace! Although I wanted him to keep it so that he would continue to seek God, I couldn't reject it because that would've been very rude for me not to take it.

We basically hung out with all of our contacts till about 4:30. We decided that we were going to go to Shijo and eat sushi as a team to celebrate. But it was so cool because most of our contacts wanted to come with us, so they came with us. I'm so thankful for the time that we got to spend with them while we were at the sushi place. After dinner, we all went to take pirikura pictures (those small picture stickers).

When it was time to leave, it was hard for me to say bye to Sato because I had gotten close to him over the past week and a half. I really wish that I could have gotten to know him better, but I'm not questioning God's plan. I'm so thankful to have met Sato, and I pray that God will grow the seed that was planted in his heart. Sato is a very caring, gentle, intelligent person and I hope that God will be evident in his life. I told Sato to create a facebook so that we could keep in touch, so he'll be making one in the next few days. I still can't believe that we're officially done with campus ministry, but I could totally see how God has been moving within the campuses of Doshisha and Kyodai over these past 5 weeks. I'm so in love with God, and all my praise goes to Him.

I guess from now till the day we leave for American, we'll be processing all that God has done. I'm dreading the day that we leave for home, because a huge part of my heart will be left in Japan again. Please pray that the transition from Japan life to American life will be smooth.