House Hunting

Typical Japanese Room

We have been looking since December for a house for the upcoming DTS which starts in April.  Today we received a phone call from the Real Estate agent saying yet again that the owner did not want to rent to a group rather than a family.

We need to be able to house up to 15 or so more students in addition to the 13 staff on the team.  The present house and apartment easily accommodated last year’s  7 staff and 5 students. Our numbers have grown, though, and we will need more room.

The room on the left is one of many, many we have looked at since December.  Its owner also said no to a group rental.  The Rental Agents, including our present one, have been very kind and done their best to represent us well to the owners, but there is an understandable risk involved in having a group of young people rent one’s home.

Would you please pray with us that we can find a house

Rhonda and Maria househunting

for our female staff and students to rent?  We would like to find a house in which they can all live as that is part of the DTS experience of community living.  This is something that we have faced since moving into Tokyo and will face again.  In the long run, we would like to have a building which is always available for staff, students, and incoming outreach teams.  Please pray towards that long  term goal as well!