Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Day 13 - Snowflakes keep falling on my head..

Wednesday, December 14 2005 AD



Spent this afternoon nearby the church passing out pamphlets to peoples' mailboxes. Finding the mailboxes can sometimes get tricky.. it usually requires going round to the side of the house, almost like entering one's backyard in order to find the front sliding doors, before stepping into a little porch area to find the mailbox. Occasionally the owner would be home, in which case you said gomen kudasi (please excuse me), introduce yourself and let them know that you're from the Itayanagi Chapel and request that they read the pamphlet. Gets alittle getting use to to as it feels like you're invading someone's property.

Today's tracting outing was more challenging because we had to negotiate through knee-high levels of snow! It was quite a unique experience, some people refused the flyers, but most obliged and took the pamphlets courteously. Despite being caught in a snow storm, near frozen limbs, soggy clothes and socks, tracting is an important ministry as it one of the most effective ways for the church to initate a relationship with the local community.

Micah and Alex even had time to make snow angels in the crispy fresh snow!