Ritsuko and I made a trip (2 hours one way by the cheapest train option) out to the Airport to surprise our good friend Taka, who was returning from spending 9 months working at a orphanage in Thailand. It is amazing the journey that Taka has been on with God and we are exited to see where God will take him next. We don't know whether we be working in the same place together, but we know we serve the same God and we had the privilege of being with Taka at various stages in his walk and our walk. The last time we met Taka was in September last year while we were here on short trip to check out the house, before the move. At that time Taka was just about to head to Thailand. On the Saturday of that trip we made the two hour trip to his town then to see him and a visit a friend of his in hospital. Then on the Monday he came to Nagaokakyo and look at the house which we are now renting. He even took the photo of us on this pblog entry:- http://www.pbase.com/jameslclarke/image/103587599
It's also good to have a friend in Japan who is a fan of Grave Forsaken, and I'm sure all who know Taka from the Grave Forsaken Mosher Crew will be happy to see this entry. It's also interesting to note that Taka and I both have the same three countries which have been the locations were we've experienced things that have shaped our character and given us new insight to the things of God. These three countries are Australia, Thailand and Japan.