Another Day, Another Prayer Walk

Dear Everyone,
Today was one of the more relaxed days as far as what we had to do but definitely not relaxed int the sense of walking a long way. We started the day with the usual waking up a little later than we were supposed to and hurrying to eat breakfast. By the time the last person was in the shower for the day it was already time to go.. As we all crammed in the same little van we have been for the last week we discussed the places we were to visit. The Golden Temple, which is one of the most famous tourist sites in Japan, was first up.
After paying 400 yen to enter and walking through the ancient entrance, my eyes froze. I came upon a perfectly still lake dotted with several islands that were covered in small bonsai trees that were like hundreds of little arrows pointing at a central object. That central object was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my entire life. In the middle of the lake and small islands was a three story temple that was almost entirely encased in pure gold. Even though it was a cloudy day, it shone like the sun coming over the ocean's horizon. It was a truly breathtaking experience. Once the team finished taking enough pictures we split into pairs to walk around and pray/talk. The walk was short but the team offered up prayers for the different tourists and school children that were there. After we all finished we had a short rest and headed off to our next destination which was another university.
I can't quite remember the name of the college but it was a very interesting place. We stayed in our pairs and infiltrated the campus to cover it with prayer. As me and my partner were walking we passed hundreds of students all who were busy with their college studies and lives. We prayed that God would pour His Grace into their lives and over their campus. Although the prayer walks can be long and tiring it feels good to pray from a place that typically does not offer up prayer. Once we walked around for an hour or so it was time to eat and head back to the church.
As much as I have eaten it already, I just could no resist getting some more beef curry at a small noodle shop we stopped at for lunch. It was nice to finally sit down and refuel. After finishing our delicious meal we came back to the church to learn how to cook some traditional Japanese food which was a wonderful experience. We sat around and laughed at the table until it was time for our prayer and worship. Once again God brought a few local Christians and we enjoyed a wonderful time of praising the Lord. Continue to pray for our team as exhaustion can become a problem and also that we would be able to minster as our time in Japan starts to come to a close. Thanks for all you do for me and please keep reading!!


Only By Grace,
Cody