Wow, Can you say crazy month and a half? It's almost like I moved across the ocean or something O.O!
Oh wait....never mind..
Well, for all 4 of you who read this I'd like to give you a little update :).
I've been here since the 1st of December, and it has been..hmm..how can I put this..amazing, difficult, and oh yeah, amazing.
Of course it hasn't been easy, but what is? The things that have been difficult (living on my own, moving to a foreign country on my own, etc. ) have at the same time been some of the most freeing. I feel like I am already a different "Jessi" than the "Jessi" who landed here over a month a go.
There is no doubt in my mind that I am where God wants me. The day after I arrived, I had my first English lessons. The other day, as I was teaching my elementary school kids, all I could think of was how insanely different things were now from day one(and believe me that's a good thing haha)!
God is doing some amazing things! Starting this January the "official" English classes began. Before that we were continuing where the last teacher left off and preparing to start a second day of classes in the new year.
Flyers were distributed all around the city advertising the new class dates. Each class (theres 9in total , 4 on Tues. and 5 on Fri.) has a limit of 6 students. I can't remember the exact number but it seems the majority are, or are coming close to being, maxed out! God is always bringing in new students! I'm really grateful for God's provisions with this English class.
The church I am at, called "Saikyo Nozomi Chapel", is a great church. They have such an awesome vision for serving God and really shining the light and love of Jesus Christ in the community, throughout Japan and the world. I'm so happy and blessed to be a part of such an awesome church. I really believe that God is working through Saikyo to do some great things for the Kingdom!
All in all things are going really great here :). I don't plan on every post being this long and lengthy but seeing as it's my first one since arriving I thought it best to get you all as caught up as possible ;).
