Schedule

We have an itinerary!
Here is our daily schedule, with specific prayer requests for each day.  UpTen is the mens' dorm where our guys will be staying.  They call their English-speaking Club "Guys Club", even though it is open to all students and even has more girls than guys!

May 15 (Thu)   Arrive at airport about 9:00a.m.  Flight  leaves 11:09 to Detroit.  Leave from Detroit 2:51 p.m. and arrive Tokyo 4:20 pm Friday (3:20 a.m US-Eastern time!!)
Pray for:  Safety, ability to sleep (on the plane) and team relationships; smoothness in going through customs, connecting with the rest of our team in the Tokyo airport (two are on a different flight from the US), getting tickets & taking trains first from airport to Nippori train station and from there to Sendai. 

May 17 (Sat)   It will probably be 10 pm Japan time before we arrive in Sendai.  Orientation, meet some students, tour campus, Izumi & Sendai downtown?

Pray for:  good first relationships and connections with students, quick adjustment to the new time zone, safety in travels around Sendai.

May 18 (Sun)   Drive to Matsushima for Sunday worship.

Pray for: good fellowship, safety in traveling to Matsushima.

May 19 (Mon)  Lunch with students.

Pray for: relationship building, grace & love in communicating.

May 20 (Tue)   UpTen Lunch Time.

Pray for:  good fellowship and relationship building.

May 21 (Wed)  Men's Bible Study at 8 pm.  Girl’s Night – crafts & activities to share American culture with them.

Pray for: open hearts, good sharing.

May 22 (Thu)    Guys Club meeting  & UpTen Night.

Pray for:  good fellowship, relationship building & boldness to witness.

May 23 (Fri)     Picnic, Movie, Cooking American meal (chili) for the students.

Pray for:  good fellowship, relationship building & boldness to witness.

May 24 (Sat)    Shopping downtown Sendai.
Pray for:  safety in travels around Sendai.

May 25 (Sun)   Visit church in Tsukidate and stay over night.

Pray for: relationship building, grace & love in communicating, safe travel up to Tsukidate.

May 26 (Mon)  Day off (Day alone with God).
Pray for: rest and personal growth as we reflect on the past events.

May 27 (Tue)   UpTen Lunch Time.

Pray for:  good fellowship, relationship building & boldness to witness.

May 28 (Wed)  Men's Bible Study at 8 pm.  Girls’ Night - hoping the girls will share Japanese culture with us.

Pray for: open hearts, good sharing.

May 29 (Thu)    Leave from Sendai early on train back to Nippori Station and then to the airport.  Those returning to U.S. leave Tokyo at 3:25 p.m. to St. Paul 12:20 p.m., from St. Paul 3:45 p.m. to Louisville 6:45 p.m. on May 29.

Pray for:  Safety in travels, smooth connections with trains and planes, and for part of our team as they continue on to China.

                                  

Special prayer request from BEST/Guys Club:

Now Guys club is still recruiting mode, last week 40-50 freshmen came.
They are mostly girls and few boys. We are praying for more boys come.

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