Sixth/Seventh day!

Hey all!

I still don't have pictures to post...I haven't been good at taking many, but today I have most of the day off so I plan on going exploring and taking more pictures! :)
So far we have finished most of all our training and this week we'll begin our regular schedules. We've done campus ministry, five minute English, park evangelism, and rainy day evangelism.
Campus ministry is simply going to a set university campus and simply meeting people there and talking to them. It's sort of weird because we basically all split up and go eat in the cafeteria next to strangers. We try to start conversations with them. I sort of feel like a creeper. :) But Japan is NOTHING like America. People here are so much more willing to talk to foreigners. Even if they hardly speak English they will talk. And they even apologize for not knowing more English! When was the last time you heard an American apologizing to a Spanish speaking person for not knowing more Spanish? NEVER. It's crazy how polite they all are. They don't look at me like I'm crazy (most of the time) when I try talking to them. Also, it's crazy how many have never heard of the Bible or Jesus! I can't count how many times I have encountered (or my team members have encountered) people who have no idea what I'm talking about when I mention Jesus or the Bible. I've just taken it for granted in America that everyone knows about Christianity; I don't think I've ever met or heard about a person not at least hearing about God or Jesus in America. Religion here is not so big. Many don't claim to have any religion. It's sad how lost they are and how much they misunderstand Christianity (if they know of it at all).
Park evangelism I think will be the most fun. The parks here are HUGE and full of trees. Basically we just find stuff to do with the Japanese!
Rainy day evangelism is not my favorite so far. It consists of us going into arcades and other places and trying to talk to people. Not so much fun, but it has to be done I guess!
All in all it's slowly starting to become easier and easier for me and it'll be a really good experience for me!