Countdown to Tokyo

The Japan team leaves next Friday morning til 31 Dec. We'll countdown to New Year's Day on the plane, let's hope there's free champagne flowing, as part of the airline perks!

For your prayer notes, here's our schedule:

19th Arrive & settle into winter climate
20th Performance/Worship at youth group - a secular band will be performing alongside this Christmas party
21st Church service & rehearsals
22nd Rehearsals with Dan (local guy doing vocals for us)
23rd Christmas musical
24-25th Rehearsals/busking/hanging out
26th Performance/Worship at Kings Kids Christmas party
Performance at cafe - opening for a local bossanova artiste
27th Music Clinic at a church youth group - teaching worship dynamics and instrument playing
28-31st anything we're game for... hit the freezing streets to meet people! prayer walk!

Yup yup, we wanna feel God's heart and know what He's doing, pray that we'll pick that up!
Also, team unity and patience with one another.....
Understanding of Japanese culture, what the people need, sensitivity and a non-judgemental spirit......
Protection from the spiritual strongholds: distraction, frenzy, lust, discouragement
We need to be spiritually attuned!

Thank God also, our funds have all come in! PHEW! *clap clap! to Daddy!* The yen has gone up but we're covered still....

Thank you for your support!

Time Flies

In the turn of an eye (old Chinese expression).....

Even before I could chart the chronicles of the last trip, I am swarmed with prep for The Next Big Trip.

I haven't been tired like this for awhile. Maybe I'm getting old... or maybe letting something grow organically - like human chemistry - is a process that can't be compromised. It takes effort - time-wise, physically, emotionally - to work together, understand personalities and figure out where everyone is coming from.

It's the beauty of building a team. And something that I value very much.

People matter. And processes are important. Good night.