All of you who told me that you check our website time to time, here is official word of response to you... "Yes, I repent."
It is shameful that the last entry talked about turkeys. We skipped Christmas, New Year, Spending time at Marcia's Parents, Disneyland with some of our favorite people, an encouraging message at Grace Community Church, another seminar for me to teach, Noah's school play, Nathan's birthday, ministry difficulties, TMAI Symposium in LA and Shepherds' Conference, and finally going home of our dear sister in Christ. We really had extremely busy 3 months. We were running at full speed. And guess what, we are not yet stopping.
Boys school year is nearing the end (it finishes in March). Nicki is almost done with his 1st grade and boy, he has become quite fluent in Japanese. Most of all he has grown to love the Lord and to aim his life to glorify God. I see the same with Noah. Though he had some difficult time at his school, he has endured those difficulties with sense of humor and held himself together. It really was neat to see them grow into such little men who love the Lord.
Tonight I was playing guitar and singing some praise songs and Nicki and Noah started to sing with me. What a joy I had hearing them praising the Lord.
Nathan turned two this month and is showing off his sinful self. He is challenging at times, but most of the time, he is a delight of our house and brings smile to all of our faces. Little monster seems to be the funniest of all boys and we are excited to see what kind of man he is growing into. I see a lot of myself in him (and Marcia would confirm it in a flash). We constantly pray for his soul that he would come to know our Lord as his savior and his Lord.
Marcia is fighting a good fight with everyday duties of taking care of 4 boys... (yes, I am counting myself there, thank you). She is worn out a lot in the evenings but continues to love us and care for us. She spends a lot of time with Photo Album stuff. Though I call it a cult, she is reaching out many ladies in the community through this. We are thankful to the Lord for providing such opportunities to spend time and share life with non-believing friends.
As for me, life goes on. Doing my best to keep my eyes fixed on the Lord Jesus Christ so that I would not fall down. Ministry is busy but rewarding, especially seeing the fruits of it more often these days. The Lord is giving us many opportunities to reach out to the community around us and expanding the ministry of the church and the institute. My teaching responsibilities are rewarding and I am excited about what the Lord has in store for us.
Okay, the boys are off to bed and I should be caring for them. Yes, I repented..., at least for now. May the Lord grant me the heart of updating the blog (or should I ask Him for spare time?).
Next stop for us is Joy Joy 4 Days. A team from Valley Bible Church will be here to help us do a children ministry. We are excited to have them here. Be in prayer for us. We love you all!
posted by Daisuke