There is so much I could say about last night and today. There are so many pictures I could post, but I don't think it would explain it enough to satisfy me and make you understand what it's like to be here.
We are staying in the upstairs of a store in downtown Sendai and the damage surrounds us. This place has been restored and more places nearby are still being restored. If we walk 2 blocks, we are at the river and can see utter devastation.
The guy in Red is Justin and is not saved, please pray for him.
The bags are full of the mud we pulled out, and this was only a small number compared to what we filled.
We spent the day working across the river helping a family mud out their gutters and then helping a block gut out their gutters as well. We found all sorts of things in the gutters, from fish, to dinners to vases and shoes. It's hard work because everything is so packed in there, and it's scary work because you never know what you are going to find.
We got pretty dirty and smelly, so this is as close as we got for hugs. It was a sweet blessing to do this work today with these saints. There was much joy, joking, prayer, support and worship. We handed out 3 tracts and several more verses today. One man sat down and immediatly read the tract from beginning to end and was very receptive.
This is me at the trouble area. The light pole fell down and cracked the gutter, then the wires got stuck in the mud and it all got settled in there. The shovels wouldn't fit to get in there and I spent a good chunk of time with Amy M digging it out so we could fix the gutter and finish mudding it.
Today was a great and encouraging day. It's very hard to be in these neighborhoods digging through their possessions and seeing the devastation. But it is so good to know that we are here together bringing a light and a help to these people.
They are so kind sweet here and keep giving us sodas and food, and saying thank you.
We are camping again tonight (but had time to charge the wifi...praise Jesus) and we'll mud again tomorrow and Wednesday too. Please be praying that we can stay strong, joyful and get the rest we need. Nao (still not saved) and a believer named Fumi are with us and we join with other teams whenever possible (we worked with a fun group today).
Missing you guys, but so glad to be here. (HAPPY BELATED FATHER'S DAY PAPA)
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