No More Training Wheels

Dear Everyone,
To start off today's blog, I wanted to let you know I am feeling a little better. A few members of the team have several different types of medicine that I have been taking and I'm starting to get well again.
Our team started the day with a few local moms and their adorable children. Although there were only 3 children, we had a wonderful time. I sang Japanese nursery rhymes that I could hardly pronounce and played the part of King Saul in our team's rendition of David vs. Goliath. After the story, my leader presented the gospel in a very simple way to the mothers who were not Christians. We can only have faith that seeds fell on good ground and that the Lord will bless our labor.
Shortly after meeting with the mothers and children, we were on our way to the imperial palace to pray. Only this time on bicycles... I have not ridden a bike in probably 2 years so I was a bit nervous about riding a bike in a city with thousands of other cyclists as well. Three of us rode the bikes and three rode by van. It took us about 20 minutes to get to the palace and it was the most exhilarating thing I have done on the trip thus far. I had to dodge hundreds of people and dash across the street to keep up with the team. By God's grace we made it to the palace and had a great time of prayer.
Once we left the palace we were off to participate in a English bible study. The way some of the local young Christians I met are ministering is by offering free English lessons using the bible to practice. I could definitely sense the Lord's presence as we read and discussed the story of Jesus healing the leper. It was a beautiful thing to hear people practicing their English while talking about Jesus and what He meant to them. Although I have not been feeling well lately, the Lord really lifted me up and I had a wonderful time in the study.
The way back was just as exciting... As we rode down the sidewalks of Kyoto laughing and talking we suddenly saw a mass of people. The three of us riding decided to pass the crowd by merging onto the road with traffic and then returning to the sidewalk after. Immediately after passing the crowd the first of our team went back onto the sidewalk from the street. After him it was my turn to which I gracefully bounced of the curb and fell on my face. As embarassing as it was I popped right up and came back to the church with just a little less dignity :).
Just about an hour or so ago, the team finished up some worship time. Once I am done typing on here I will be off to bed. Continue to pray for the local Christians of Kyoto and that the Lord would use them in amazing ways to reach their peers. I am looking forward to the rest of our time here and will update you later.

Only By Grace,
Cody