day 16 :D

6/12/09
Well today I had half a day off in order to be ON CALL to pick up my new team! So at about 2 today I was suppose to be ready to pick up me team. Well today before two, Katrina my good friend here had her day off, so we went shopping for a little bit before I headed to pick up the team! So we went to Harajuku and enjoyed the day together shopping at a station I hadn't been to yet! They have some fun crazy used clothing stores and some awesome souvenir shops! h and by the way... I don't really know what people want as souvenirs so if you would like to offer me a hint and or tip to good souvenirs let me know! So I was suppose to get a call at about 2 to go get my new team, but I never did. So in order to save some money and time I stayed at this station and hung out with Katrina until I received my call! It never came, but I will get to that eventually :) Anyway so we ended up prayer walking a little bit in the area and just watching people and learning a little about the culture. There was a new store - Forever 21 that just opened up in the area. It was crazy to see the lines of people waiting to get it. There was security and guards around the doors, blew my mind. Anyways from what I understood, since Tokyo is a status and materialistic based city, the people want to bu the new clothes before others get them. I was able to spend some time praying over these people and the new store. We ate lunch at one of our usual places at the new station and our waiter was precious :) I just love Japanese people and even though I don't understand it, I know God is going to eventually make it clear to me one day! Well so it gets about 5:30 pm and I ha yet to receive my call, so I decided to just go ahead and make my way to wear the team would be staying. I thought perhaps the new team found their way to their hostel and ended up not needing us to get them there. Well so I go to the hostel where they have reservations and they had yet to show up. It wasn't a big deal and i wasn't too worried because the new team coming in is from NC and their leader was a M here for 12 years. So what is there to worry about!? Anyways I had a friendship party to attend at 6, just ended up showing up late since my team had yet to arrive! So i went to the final CBU party at TGIFridays! It was so expensive but it was such a great turnout for the CBU team! they have made many contacts while being here in Tokyo and have helped all of the interns out SO MUCH! There was around 35 to 40 friends at their party! God has continued to bless our team with many contacts! After dinner we all split into groups and I went with some of the girls that wanted to shop in Shibuya. We headed to a few stores and after everything these girls wanted was sold out, we headed back! We ended up at an ice cream parlor waiting for one group that was taking forever - but - hey God is in control! when the team came back they were able to share with us that the two guys they were with asked Jesus into their hearts! PTL!!! Also at one of the other train stations a female was saved as well! God is great and continues to bless Tokyo!

requests-
-pray for these new believers and their hearts
-CBU team leaves tomorrow morning for Yokahama
-new contacts from friendship party and becoming involved with an intern
-our team and the new team that hasn't shown up yet!

haley :D