These days almost seem surreal and went by really fast. It still has not hit me that I had to say goodbye to all my friends in Japan and that I am back in America.
That final Friday was our last day on the Gaidai campus. We had a farewell picnic and many of our friends from the campus came including the two new believers from the night before. Two girls who work full time with Campus Crusade in Japan came too. We spent the time hanging out, taking pictures, and really just sharing our hearts with these people before we left. Our new sisters and the CRU staff exchanged information and made plans to start a Bible study together, PRAISE THE LORD! The students then had to go back to class and that was the last of our outreach.
That night was our women's dinner for our team, but we invited many of our Japanese friends as well as CRU staff to come. It was a great night but sad at the same time. We all exchanged gifts for each other and said our final goodbyes. The month went by so fast and I could hardly believe that it was time for goodbye.
The following day, we cleaned our apartments and locked up for the final time. We weren't leaving back to the states until Monday, but we were leaving Tokyo and heading to small town called Atame that is near the sea for a two day relax before leaving Japan. It was really fun and a great time for our team to bond.
Monday, we left Atame and took a three hour train ride to the airport with all our luggage (what an experience) and then took the 11 hour plane ride back to L.A. The trip was over. We spent a few days in L.A doing debrief which was designed for us to process all that we had done, encourage each other, and get readjusted back into America. Then it was time to say goodbye to the team which was pretty sad as we had all grown close in the five weeks we spent together. Before I knew it, I was heading to Alaska.
The good news; The Lord is good and faithful! He is always with me and His plan does not cease, so I look forward to what is ahead of me and rejoice in the fact the He has control of everything!
In Christ,
Courtney
Pictures!
Prayer Hug with my team!
Sharing my testimony at the Outreach
Farewell Picnic at Gaidai!
Doing the Lifehouse Everything Skit at our outreach
Our team at Disney Sea on one of our days off!
Sweating at the Train Station after hours of travel with our luggage!
Chillin on my futon in my room.
My team the Last Night of Debrief!
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