It snowed overnight - just enough to make a winter wonderland, but not enough to slow traffic. The sunrise was interesting, especially with an interesting "steam" coming off the beach.
It's been great to be in Ishinomaki, and we're all kind of sad to leave. Gilberts and Ann had to be up and gone by 7:30 for the weekly takidashi, so we said farewell to them - terrific people and outstanding missionaries.
We 7 packed all our stuff, cleaned the Guest House, and left around 10 AM for Sendai. We stopped at the Subway near Mika's condo to get sandwiches for lunch and went to her place to eat. Hidemasa didn't have a school project so he was able to join us - great guy.
Drove half an hour to a nice church in south Sendai. Got there around 12:30 to prep for a 2 PM concert. We were all feeling a little "zoned-out", especially me - I realized I left my costume vest, pants, and shirt back at the Guest House. Crazy, because I had prepared them that morning, and then promptly forgot to get them into the van. Had another white shirt to wear, and my corduroy pants, so it didn't look too bad.
The concert was just us for an hour! We weren't sure we could fill that much time, but it worked out well, and the people seemed to enjoy it. We included the 12 Days of Christmas as an activity song, similar to the way we did it with the Kindergarten kids last Thursday - fun!
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| The pastor's daughter (right) and friend. |
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| Enjoying the post-concert refreshments |
Added in the Christmas story from Luke, and Celia gave a testimony. People sang along on songs they knew. Found out nearly half the 80+ audience were first-timers.
Around 4 PM we were on the expressway south to Tokyo. Fortunately the weather was good, and the road was bare and dry. Stopped for a couple times en-route: supper, fuel, snacks, potty visits, etc. Finally got to Hope House around 11 PM and all settled in quickly and off to sleep.
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