There's so much you can learn about a culture by experiencing a little of family life. During our Ishikawa-ken leg of our trip, we had two homestays on each end of the mission (so one at Wajima and one at Nanao). The homestay the girls had at Wajima were a lacquerware... people who attend the English classes run by the Wajima church. They not only allowed us into their homes but they also let us have a go at lacquerware, which I must say was mighty fun. The second family the girls homestayed with were an elderly couple who used to own a ryokan. We stayed in said ryokan (+onsen!!!!) but dined with the couple at their home. I was very amazed by this couple as they are very busy on Sundays but still go to the Sunday service even though they're always late (and by late I mean they arrive later than halfway through the sermon). Truthfully, I also greatly appreciated the homecooked Japanese meals... reminded me of home (both in Japan and Australia).
Things I thought to pray for from this experience are:
- Thank God for the open hearts of the homestays who were excited for us to come even though we're a bunch of strangers from down under.
- The non-Christian family who are still keen to interact with the Wajima church. Pray that they will continue to be in contact and they will eventually be compelled to love the Lord as their own personal Saviour.
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