October Highlights

It"s hard to believe that October has come and gone.... still not sure I'll ever understand the passing of time but we do remain thankful that we know the One who holds us in His hands!

A few highlights from the month:

this pic was taken along one of J's favorite trails. It's a park bench, designed to prevent folks from sleeping on it! Guess that is one way to handle the situation!?

Here's J with his new scooter. We really do love scooting around, esp. to and from school!

Yep, pink toilet paper. A first for Japan! (and it is soft too!)
In keeping with a tradition that began long ago, J has gotten the entire math department (total of 2!) here at OIS to join in the fun of dressing up for Halloween! Here's to the world's greatest nerds!

Last week, we hosted an in-house college fair where our students were exposed to the 43 colleges/universities around the world that our faculty attended. It turned out to be a great event and I think the teachers enjoyed it as much as the students. (This is just one of the things I get to do as the counselor! It's a great job!)
Jeph contacted West Virginia University (where he got his Master's) and they sent a huge box, filled with all kinds of admissions "stuff"- pens, post-it notes, flyers, CDs, brochures, stickers, etc. His booth definitely looked the most professional and I wouldn't be surprised if a few students ended up applying as a result! Go Mountaineers!

Another big event that took place in October was Sports Day. (this is a BIG deal in Japan) As the Senior Class Advisor, J was part of the (winning!) RED team-

The Elementary School also participated in Sports Day and enjoyed some none-competitive fun games. I was a member of the Green team.

In the midst of the craziness of school, we remain grateful for our church and the fellowship that we share there. J has been leading the Sunday morning English Bible Study/Sunday School. We've been enjoying Philip Yancey's video series on The Jesus I Never Knew. It's a great study!

Below is a little "sample" of our worship here in Osaka. The song, Amazing Grace, was sung during part of an engagment ceremony (which explains the young couple standing in front of the pulpit!)

Now that our coaching duties are behind us, we hope to be more frequent bloggers and look forward to being in touch! Happy November!