Hullo friends and family at home! Yesterday was bittersweet as we said goodbye to some of thekids. First we had to wake up and clean our rooms before having a delicious breakfast of sausage, scrambled eggs, toast, heart-shaped pancakes, and chocolate custard sandwiches. Nom nom nom.
We performed our second skit, a continuation of the prodigal son. Shun played the older brother who was grumpy about the party being thrown, Joanne was the amazing father again, and I was the servant while everyone else partied their hearts out. (: Then Nobu-Sensei gave his message and the kids were really able to understand it. After that there was more counseling and we helped the kids write an essay about what was fun and what they learned about God. We proceeded to have an ending ceremony of sorts and went around in a circle about what we liked most about camp and how God has touched us.
The bus arrived so we loaded up and headed off to Joy Patio, a delicious ice cream place with various flavors including green apple (my favorite).
After that we started shopping for some souvenirs at Big Daddy's. There were all sorts of things like baked goods, key chains, shirts, and solar-powered toys (I bought one because they're so expensive in America!). Then we finally started heading home. Some of the kids fell asleep but others were making friendship bracelets and snacking. Miyou was attacked by a boy nicknamed Cookie so she barely got any rest. ):
Once we got back to the church it was bittersweet. We said goodbye to the kids and it was pretty sad seeing as some go to other churches and we won't see them at Koganei on Sunday. We sat down and enjoyed some cake while Emi helped Miyou get rid of the itch of a bug bite. I managed to catch her face right as Emi slapped her. (:
The team also tried to lie to Jenny about homestay. She's really staying with Miyou, but we told her that she would be stuck with a woman who had a bunch of cats and didn't know any English. She seemed so confused but as it progressed Sato finally said, "I think this is better than the actual truth." YUKI IF YOU ARE READING THIS REMEMBER WE SAID SATO STRIKES THE LEAST, BUT WHEN SHE DOES, IT HURTS THE MOST?!
After that we set off to do our laundry! It's pretty cool how you can just leave laundry in Japan and not worry about it getting stolen. Plus the laundromats are super clean and not all janky like the ones in America (as far as I've seen anyway). They also had the typical Asian toilet in the back.
While we were waiting for our laundry to finish, we went out to dinner at a traditional Japanese restaurant. My legs are too long and I had trouble keeping them under the table and sitting on my knees. ): But the food was delicious and inexpensive for the quality. Yay for good deals! Yay for Japan!
We got our laundry and headed back to the church. Jenny and I went on a nice walk around town and enjoyed seeing the city at night. Shun and Richie evidently did the same and had male bonding time. We might've interrupted them..............okay we miss everybody! Thank you for keeping in us in your prayers!
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