Week #53

Thanks for the update I love hearing how you guys are doing, with all the emails this week it's evident all the crazy stuff thats gone down in the last year or so, I can definitely say that I've grown but its hard to tell sometimes, all the kids I knew back home are going on missions, sounds like a crazy but beautiful time I'll be exited to see them when were all back!

We have seen a lot of great things this week; 3 new investigators and others progressing, my time in Shuri has been made worth the effort! The Lord is truly blessing us and I can't but do my best to pay back a small bit with my effort.

Weather's been a little cooler here which is way nice when your biking every were for hours, Japanese is mostly a back ground thing mostly cuz I can speak a lot and get most, but I'm still trying my best to learn, no substitute for the hard work, we are having a zone p-day to day so thats exiting, and a bid training this week as well, I'll tell you how those go.

We had two investigators at church this week and there doing way good! I'm exited for them!

I'm happy that you are all doing so well send me pics of any thing or any one you can and I'll do the same as soon as I can,

Love you guys and miss you but not too much, I'll see you at Christmas

stay strong stay faithful stay diligent. j.k.s.

Week #51

Have fun with the diet, we don't have a printer so I cant read as much as I’d like but send me just of the food you eat for it and I can figure things out.

So this week’s been crazy and has the prospect of more craziness to come, I'm not transferring, nor is my comp. but the other two missionaries in our area did and no one came to replace them, that’s right Shuri became two man, so we took on the rest of the area, their investigators, less actives, etc. its a lot of sorting and stuff visiting a lot of people and reading a lot of records not a lot of time to draw anymore, but we’re still having a good time.

Time will tell how this transfer will unfold.

Fun things this week:

My bike gear shifter broke and was stuck on the highest gear, great work out.

Our investigators who's been on vacation finally got back will soon start lessons again.

With the two other Elders gone our beds just got way softer with 4 mats instead of 2.

Went on junki (splits with our Japanese DL (happens every Saturday now) was fun.

 Got bike gears fixed, better than a good work out.

Anyway those are more or less the interesting things that happened!

Sorry it’s short but I'm out of time.

Love you guys, stay strong stay faithful stay diligent, J.K.S.

Kemp Chourou

Week #50

So I guess the truth has to come out soon… a little while back my camera battery stopped holding a charge so there’s that problem… I'm looking for a chance to find a replacement but I’ll probably have to talk to the senior couple about finding a place that we can. Shuri doesn't have much in the way of stores, I heard that mom had a bit of an accident with some garden shears, well you know what that means Dad you have to do all the things I would do for her, in my absence; breakfast in bed, shoulder rubs, and taking Sunny out for her. I know you will do the right thing!

I have had some chance to draw mostly anime stuff cuz I just got some reference from another Elder who is way jozu (skilled) and that’s fun in my free time. The futon just so you know is what you would expect 2 inch thick fabric thing I have two of them it’s a bit softer than the living room floor back at home, but I'm happy enough with it.

As far as District and Zone Leaders, I live with the District Leader in the four man apartment and this transfer I've gone on 5 or so exchanges with them and the district leader of the next area over. I'm basically buds with the district leaders one’s my same transfer and the other one lower Splits with the zone leaders was a good learning experience those guys are super jozu, and we found the best view point in Shuri, I’d send pics, but…well..ya…

That’s mostly it for me right now, today is transfer calls and I've been here for 4 transfers we'll see if I'm going on for five.

stay strong stay faithful stay diligent, J.K.S.

love you guys

Kemp Chourou

week #49

It's good to hear that your all doing well seems like Emily's home coming has made some good excitement to mix things up a bit, I wish I could be there for it, but I'm also exactly were I want and need to be, shuri aria is doing really good right now we have allot of great people coming out of the cement works,(cuz everything made out of cement here) and the days are going by all too fast , I still feel like a 5th transfer and I'm quickly approaching my 9th, it’s like watching the shuri life of my lst comp. in myself, the year mark the year in japan is coming up in October, this all goes by in a flash.

Our investigators are progressing well and were finding new prepped people all the time.

One interesting thing that happened was when we were at a cross walk my comp started talking to a guy standing there then we here an "ahhhhhhhhh! from our right our investigator hiroko san comes riding up on the side walk on her motor scooter and starts telling us about the fish heads in the front basket that she got from work, and how they will make a tasty soup, (she is a great cook), and how we should come over Monday and eat fish soup, so that might happen today. She's fun, 70 years old and way genki( healthy energetic).but ya fun experience.

I've had a little drawing opportunity lately, not too much but ya, language is going as good as ever, I'm noticing patterns in my learning with it too that are interesting.

Any way that’s all I can think of to say right now sorry,

Love you guys, stay strong stay faithful stay diligent, J.K.S. 

Kemp chourou