2 weeks, one post.

Here we go guys. See if you can keep up!
On the 6th, we went to the Karaoke as a church. Travis waned to do something special for everyone who helps out in Childrens Church. So everyone who could met us at a Karaoke joint not that far from the church. As you notice from the pictures, it trumps any kind of Karaoke you may find in the states. Its a real sport out here!! We got a room that sits 20 and two microphones. We had lots of shakers and tambourines too. You can order all kinds of foods, sweets and drinks at one of these places.

Just about everyone came, and all but maybe 2 sang!


Looking for the perfect song...

But last week was the real party. One evening, just before we went to bed, we noticed that it was snowing like crazy outside!! I know we weren't the only ones who threw on some snow gear and headed outside.

Kicking back almost another whole week, we had Koinonia Klub like usual. Monopoly in full swing. We had the most kids we have ever had come this time, which was really great. We want the kids to come bcause they like hanging out, not because they are use to coming. With more kids, they get a bigger oppertunity to build friendships and choose how they want the evening to go. I left my camera out on accident, and this is one of the photos i ended up finding. A pretty good shot!

Please remember to pray for Daiske (dai-skay). He doesnt know Jesus by any other form than christmas but he still comes faithfully every week to hang with us.

We also thought you would like a peek at some bonsai trees from the nursery close to our house.
We are pretty sure they are plum trees. Ume. They look like the famous Sakura flowers, but they bloom earlier, have deeper colors and cost significantly less.

And yo end it off, catch a smile from some of our friends. They had a great time with the chalk!!

-The Spearmans

Something other than monopoly...

I forgot to throw these up, so here you go.
Most saturdays at the Koinonia Klub, we play monopoly with whatever kids show up.
We only have one girl who comes, her name is Haruna.
We both went bankrupt pretty early, so we spent the rest of the night doodling. Here are some of our compilation creations.



^ note the Balloon. Rusty made it into the masterpiece. Oh and there you go, get an eyeful of my japanese handwriting and spelling hahah. Haruna said it was legible and the spelling at least somewhat comprehensive. *phew* My kanji on the other hand....well, lets just say i made the attempt that it woudnt make it into the pictures to well.


This one is all Haruna. She drew a picture of me

Ice Skating Adventure!

On Monday, Jiai and I took the girls group out ice skating in Higashi Fushimi! We got our ice legs and before we knew it we where skating like the pros (minus all the jumping and fastness...)

It took us a few minutes and some international shoe sizing, but we got our skates on.

I had black ones and so did Jiai, but Angel and Sayaka had red ones.

Off they went! This was Sayaka and Angels first time ice skating, but they picked up on it quickly!!

We stayed at the rink for a few hours, so when our feet started to hurt, we played a game. We had to guess what we had on our forehead by asking yes or no questions! We had a pretty good time, and just for the record; Team Amber won by 5 points!!


I had Tinker-Bell


Angel had Bell



Brittney had Arel (do i see a theme?)


And Jiai had Jasmine. She really got into the part.

Unfortunately i wasn't quick enough to get Hitomi or Sayaka with the paper on their heads!

It was a long day, and to be honest, I was a little sore the day after, but it was well worth it. We had a good time, and no one broke any bones.

Praise the Lord!

A Warm Welcome

"Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!"

-Psalm 34:8

The Lord just loves to bless us, and here is just another testimony.
Be encouraged and know that the Lord desires only good for us. We where blessed with a Heater/AC unit!!!

We don't know who provided for us to have this, but the Lord does and we are making sure to praise Him for it! We've had some chilly nights here in Japan, but God knows our needs.
Praise the Lord for his provision!
We got everything installed on Saturday (within an hour! those guys are fast!!) and had a nice and warm nights rest.

-The Spearmans

November fly-by!

Well November has been a busy month!
We've been staying busy at the church in Tokorozawa and we've been sharpening our ABC's down in Fuchu!
Starting a few weeks ago, even rusty has been heading down to the preschool once a week to help out with the classes. Wednesday is now his day on, and my day off. Also it gives me the opportunity to attend the women's fellowship at CCT. It' all in Japanese, but its a great way to hone my "Japanese ears" and get to know the ladies from the church better.

It's starting to get pretty cold around here too, but no snow. It's pretty rare to get snow, but not unheard of, so we'll see what Christmas brings us. Along with December brings us a big step. We found an apartment (right next to the church) and will move in on the 1st! Here are a few pictures from the inside.

Thats dining room/kitchen (sorry we couldnt get the whole thing in one picture)

And thats the kitchen (minus out fridge)Cant forget the shower room :]

Upstairs is next. This is the "right side" room. It has another one (pictured below) thats almost the same size. They have a sliding door between them.


Hopefully we can get some pictures when all the shutters are opened and theirs a little more decoration to look at. Untill then, you can take a look at these other things....

Tonight we went bowling. We went with the pastors family and another family from the church. We had a really good time, but somehow rusty ended up buying Kenta juice due to the difference in their scores :]




Hey and check this out! Some guy signed this and his signature is a real piece of art! Japanese people are artisans!

Well, anyways, thats whats up with us.
Keep us in your prayers please. Spiritual warfare is tough, but we have unlimited back up ;]

-Amber and rusty

We made it

Flying domestic is way better than international.
We arrived in tokyo with no problems. But the typhoon has brought in some COLD weather!!!
It's rainy and so cold my feet are reminding me more and more as the night goes on!
But tomorrow we are told it's going to be back up in the 90's!
Praise the Lord that he has provided for us to stay in Tokyo!
Keep us in your prayers and thank the Lord for the work He is going to do!

Tokyo bound

Tomorrows the big day. We're moving out of Okinawa and going to live in Tokyo. Wow!
August went by so fast and it's hard to believe we're moving out. Okinawa has been a blessing and it will be hard not to cry once we leave. But the people we have come to call family will always be just a phone call away.
Well, still got some stuff to pack, so stay tuned for our Big City updates.

July!

Here is a run down of July so far in Oki:

July 4th was a blessing for the group here. The Futenma base chaplian's assistant, invited us all over to her house for a BBQ. It was so great eating good old american style hamburgers and homemade cookies. Afterwards we went to Kedena Airbase and milled around the festival. The fireworks were beautiful and the mass exodus afterwards was a challege in and of it'self! Within the next week or so we had lots of hanging out time with people who are leaving and coming.

On tuesday, the Amargo family celebrated Ina's birthday at the Futenma bowling ally and invited the whole church! It was such a blessed time of bowling and snacking. The Amargo family are all so joyful and giving. They made sure everyone was having fun, as well as making their daughters 18th birthday one to remember.

Tom Cotton flew out this week to visit his fiance` and then will fly home to attend his sisters wedding, we will miss him for a few weeks but we will see him back this fall. Ina Amargo, along with the whole amargo clan is heading out to Tokyo this week to get Ina settled in. She will be ministering in the Tokyo area with Megan. Her family is going along to see the sights, climb Fujisan and give her one more hug.

Also, along with everyone leaving, we also got some new faces around the Cafe. Adam and Jonathan showed up last night and are the first crew for S.O.S Japan! Jonathan is Joels brother, and Adam is a long time friend of both Eder and Joel. We are hitting everything Okinawa to get them introduced to the Island. But i think the wall of humidity is a pretty good welcoming party by it'self ;) They are the first group and we are excited to meet everyone else this weekend and next week. Please keep everyone in prayer as they are traveling or adjusting to the weather.

-The Spearmans