Tea Party

Dan and I thought it would be fun to have a tea party for Art and Jan while they are here. So, this past week, we invited a bunch of ladies over for a cake and a Tea Party. Candis Berge would be so proud of me!! A real Tea Party! We had had tea, cake, coffee and lots of chatting. The only two men there were Dan and Art and I will be honest with you...they did take a few "breathers" to the next room. We had 16 women come and had a wonderful time! It was really fun for me to see all of my women students meet each other and practice speaking English. It was also a great opportunity for everyone get to know us outside of English class.

Do you see the lady standing in the far left corner doing some magic tricks? Ok. Let me tell you about the miracle of meeting her. Last week Dan took the train into Sendai to pick up Art and Jan from the station. After meeting Art and Jan, the three of them changed trains and started the ride back to Ayashi. WELL... on their train ride this random couple began talking to them in English (Dan had to translate a little.) They talked the whole ride until this couple got off the train. Two days later Jan and I were at a grocery store in the next town over, and who do we run into?....The same lady from the train. It was a divine appointment. We talked, exchanged information and invited her to our tea party. Two days after that meeting, she showed up to the tea party. Her name is Mrs. Saito. She met all of our English students and we got to know her a little better. After our tea party, I had about 1 1/2 hours before my next English class, so I prepared for class. As I was waiting for my students to arrive...you'll never guess who walks into English class ... Mrs. Saito. She sat in on class, and at the end of the lesson told me she was joining and would be back next week! Now... you can't tell me that God doesn't have a hand in our daily lives. Praise the Lord!