Tohoku Trip 4 Post #2

Here we are with our new friend Zen, a Buddhist priest.  He works very near to the school where we were staying.  We met him because he came into the music room where we spent the night to play the piano.  We didn’t get to hear him play  but spent a lot of time  talking and listening to him tell us his story.  Jonny asked him if we could pray for him.   Zen said yes and we had the great joy of doing so.

We also went to the high place to pray over the city.  That day, however,  it was foggy so we could not see the city at all.  We felt that this was a spiritual reality  for Ishinomaki.  There was something making the area spiritually  foggy so the people could not see or feel the presence and love of God.

As well, we were able to get to one of the first points of impact of the tsunami on land.  We stood right where the waves first came and  declared the awesomeness and faithfulness of our God and His heart of compassion for the people of Ishinomaki.  On our last day we went back to the high point and found that the fog had lifted!!!

A big blessing of these trips is the people you meet along the way.  We worked alongside these folks who also come from Tokyo to help as much as possible wherever needed.