2/29/08

Mark’s been gone for a week now.  I’ve spent extra time enjoying special friends from Deaf church and also the missionary community.  I’ve not cooked one single real meal. 

Yesterday was an amazing day. With a Wheelchairs of Hope board meeting in the afternoon, I left early to run errands in the area beforehand. I allowed more than enough time, but—how  God works His wonders—there was an interruption. Japan Wheelchair Company had some more wheelchairs to pick up. We were thrilled to add that to the task list, and glad to sit and talk to the man who loaded up the chairs for us. Turns out he gave us some valuable new information on wheelchair companies in Japan. And still, there was plenty of time left after that. Then another.   At the post office I didn’t have the signet stamp I needed to withdraw funds from our account, so had to go to the mission office to pick it up. But I hadn’t been in the office more than a minute or two when the mission chairman answered his cell phone to hear a caller from Thailand who was trying to get in touch with me, and didn’t have my phone number.  I had been trying to reach him for the past week, and to think he called right when I was there! A “bothersome addition” turned out to be perfect timing.  

I had just enough time to grab a quick lunch and head off to the Wheelchairs of Hope board meeting. A lot of big decisions, and a good sense of working together. I left there encouraged by the people God has brought to give leadership to the project.

3/1/08

Today was a one day women’s retreat at a church in Yokohama.  It was just one short day those attending, but for me, many days of preparing and heart-searching. I’ve been reminded how our powerful God uses the weak, and how wonderful it is to be in His service.  Marva Dawn wrote a book "Powers, Weakness and the Tabernacling of God"  that has made me relook at the world around us.  

Tomorrow morning our Japan field will be heading for Chiang Mai to join the rest of the WorldVenture Asia fields for a week conference.  I look forward to that very much.  When it’s over I’ll head to Manila to join Mark for his last two weeks of classes. 

Thank you for your prayers for us!