We all awoke early and had breakfast and a short devotion together. We then cleaned up the church in record time (mop/dry the floors, windows, setup chairs, etc.).
The worship was great. Some songs were in English and we sang some in Japanese - they provided phonetic translation slides. It was really beautiful. The message was uplifting and is always bilingual - held in English and translated into Japanese.
After a quick lunch with the church, we ran to our train. We missed the train, but caught the next one 12 minutes later. Let's call it a buffer built into the plan. The train ride from Fuchu to Tokyo station was unventful. Tokyo station is where we caught the shinkansen (bullet train) that took us to Sendai. The train travels at 275 km/h (170 miles per hour).
In Sendai, we rendevoued at Starbucks with Roy and Glen. They took us to a noodle house for dinner then on to the committed Relief house to unpack and prepare for our service.
The Committed Relief house is a large house (by Japanese standards) in Sendai. The house has no air conditioning and is very warm. The ladies sleep downstairs and the guys sleep upstairs. Each room has a small fan - which helps as long as you can save a seat in front of it :)
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