Wednesday

Wednesday at noon we drove downtown to meet with Dr. Metoki and his wife.  Mrs. Metoki was led to Christ by Mrs. Yeager many years ago.  We saw this enormous statue of Buddha along the way.  No, that is not Photoshopped - it really is that huge. 

The Metokis took us to a seafood restaurant for lunch.  We had a private room and an amazing seven-course meal at Restaurant Hemingway.  Mrs. Metoki was very inquisitive about our purpose here in Japan and agreed that people need Jesus because of the sin in our hearts.  We had a good discussion about Christianity over lunch.  Three of our group (Mike, Josh, and Evie) are all pre-medical students, so Dr. Metoki really enjoyed answering questions about medical school and practicing medicine in Japan. 

After lunch, we were given a tour of Dr. Metoki's pediatric clinic. 

In many places in Japan, you must remove your shoes before entering, and some places provide slippers.  Aren't these guys cute in their pink slippers?

Doctor offices in Japan see many more patients than doctors in America - up to 200 children per day in the colder months.  Here is a room with three beds for speedy examinations.  There was a sick child room beside this one.

Wednesday evening was Girls' Night at the Girls' apartment TopThree.  We had yummy snacks...

And we made cool jewelry from beads and thread...


Girls' Night Group Photo:

We had a short Bible study on the story of Mary and Martha from Luke 10:38-42.  We talked about what distracts us from important things and about priorities. 
We will host another Girls' Night next Wednesday, this time with a Japanese theme.  We asked the girls to bring Japanese snacks and to teach us Origami or another Japanese craft.