7/7/10

In the morning, we had our weekly bible study which started off the day. We read the passage in Luke about Mary and Martha, and how we could relate to Martha about being performance driven. For me personally, I could relate very well to this passage. I really think my view of God has been affected by my physical father and how I was raised. As a kid growing up, I played a lot of basketball, and I was semi-decent. My Dad would always come to my games and be my biggest supporter, as well as my biggest critic. I knew that he always loved me, but at times it felt like I had to perform well in order for him to show his love. If I didn't play well, then he wouldn't show it as much. But if I played a great game, he would show me. In his aspect, I sometimes feel like I have to perform in glorifying God at all times. I know that God loves me regardless, but it's hard to shake that mental aspect. Especially since it was ingrained in my head as I was growing up.

The weather today was windy and rainy, so it was kind of hard to approach people because they were in a rush to get out of the rain. We had lunch with two student's from the English circle at this Italian restaurant on campus. I almost cried because I didn't have shoyu ramen for lunch, and instead I had this garlic pasta with a tad bit too much mushrooms. Don't get me wrong, it was actually kind of good, but it wasn't SHOYU RAMEN. After lunch I tried to meet up with Moto, but he couldn't hang out so I was kind of bummed. Campus time was somewhat short because we went out to this sushi place. It was 90 yen per plate, so of course we had to go! I only ate 6 plates, and 90% of them were tuna. Mmmm, tuna. After dinner, we had a bowling outreach event near the sushi place. Seven contacts came out, so praise God! It was a cool time of fellowship and having fun. We were the loudest group hands down. I love these types of events because it's a good time to talk to other people's contacts in a community setting where it's less threatening. Looking back at last year, the contacts that participated in our outreach event's were the student's that we got closest with. After about 2 games, we said our goodbye's and headed home. I was trying to think back at what happened two days ago, and it was so hard for me to remember. Since we're pretty much settled into Kyoto, it seems like we're in cruise control, and all the days are blending together. I've already learned a lot about myself on this trip, and other aspects in my walk with God.