The Garden

Today Mike and I started the day off in a beautiful garden with Andy and Jared of www.msgf.com.  I wish I could have captured the beauty with my Iphone.  I tried to take a couple so you guys could get a glimpse of what we were seeing.  We spent an hour and half or so praying for Japan with the incredible background making some friends along the way.

After the garden we took the train to Osu an outdoor Arcade type of place with a large Buddhist temple at the very end of it.  I’ve never seen anything like the temple before so it was pretty eye opening.  Andy helped to translate so we could hear from the clerk working at the temple what was going on.  There were all kinds of trinkets and candles for sale to offer to the temple statues.  People would buy the trinkets and leave them on the front gates.  They would throw money into baskets and put candles into paid candleholders, then pray to the statue in the temple.  The incense filled the temple and people seemed to cleanse themselves in it as they left.  

Outside of the temple were pigeons that seemed to be used to being fed and handled.  I couldn’t really get into the pigeon thing, but it seemed popular with everyone else who was visiting. 

 We had some amazing food while we were in Osu including some Taiwanese Chicken and Pizza that had won the margherita pizza championships in Sicily last year.  Both were amazing!  I also had some milk tea to finish it all off properly. 

After walking through Oso we hopped back on the train and headed to Nagoya station.  It was huuuuuuge.  Attached to the station was a Marriot and on the 52 floor we camped out for an amazing view with amazing coffee.  Mike from www.msgf.com met us up there for some good conversation and coffee.  I’m continually impressed with their love for the Japanese people.  They really seem like they are interested in being of service to the people, genuinely trying to give hope for those that are looking.  I seem to keep coming back to the prayer that God would bless their ministry in order to increase their patience, love, grace, and peace.