Day 7

Today I played with the kindergarten kids some more.  One of the kids (the youngest boy, 2 years old) has taken a particular liking to me and always runs up and hugs me whenever he sees me.  While we were playing today there was a small earthquake (4 on the Richter scale).  It only lasted about 5 seconds and there were no aftershocks.  We played some water games and watched the first part of Alice in Wonderland in Japanese.  Later Pastor Tanno and I went to see the rehabilitation center for physically disabled people.  There is a very large complex in Iwaki and three of his church members work there.  We went in and said hello to everyone and then took a look around the other buildings.  They had a school, some dormitories and a training center.  They also had a small shop with things made by the disabled people and a cafe where I got a rice and kiwi smoothie.

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  1. Mary BethJuly 20, 2017 at 8:52 AM

    Rice and kiwi? Interesting combination. Sounds like you're having a great time!

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