"I like Jesus...Amen."

Today we felt the weather change here in Yorishima. I actually wore a sweater! (Yahoo! My kind of weather!) Nagisa, Yuki, Youka, and Youka attended our usual Joy Time. We played musical instruments, sang songs, learned some English, and read a Bible story. Afterward, we visited Nagisa's father's store. Today was the opening day. On the car ride over there Jesus came up in our conversation. Nagisa said, " I like Jesus." Afterward, we came back to Yorishima with Nagisa and we had dinner with the Sumida's (Setsuko's family). Setsuko prayed for the meal and Nagisa participted by first saying let's pray, and then with an Amen. Setsuko's family are not Christians so they never say Amen, but they allow Setsuko to pray for the meals. So, it was nice to see Nagisa responding to Jesus in these small ways, knowing that over these past months Nagisa has grown in her understanding of Jesus. It is encouraing to see her willingness to pray and to read about Him, especially since I can remember when she first heard about Jesus she didn't have much of a response at all. Of course, it is our hope and prayer that she could be saved, preferably right now, but that is God's job and we'll have to wait for His timing. In the mean time, it is time to be thankful for the little things.