"the water is cold, but my heart is warm"

We haven't even been in Tokyo 2 weeks, but already we've seen God doing wonderful things! On Sunday after church we took the train to a river, where our new friend Yo was baptized! The river was dirty and very cold (there was a typhoon here the night before), but he was so excited! Afterwards as he was drying off he told us, "The water is cold, but my heart is warm." We took a video so we could share the moment with you...

[Starting out- one of the J-men, Daniel, is on the left; Yo is in the middle; and Yo's friend Leon (who led him to the Lord) is on the right.]

You can pray for Yo as he begins his new life in Christ!

Also we did manage to introduce ourselves properly to our neighbors last week, and our prayers were answered - one woman speaks English! She and her husband and their 18 year-old son live across from us on our floor; they are the O family. She has been exceptionally outgoing and friendly toward us (especially for a Japanese person) and has already offered to have us over for dinner soon. She said that her son loves sports, so we're hoping that he will be able to connect Trent with some guys from our area through that common interest. Please be praying for the O family and our relationship with them. We want to represent Jesus Christ well to them! As we have more specific prayer requests about this new relationship, we will let you know.

Finally, this weekend we're planning to go to a nearby university's fall festival to meet 2 girls we met there last week. You can be praying that we will have a chance to share with them the reason we are here in Japan: because Jesus loves them so much and wants a relationship with them!

That's all for now. Thank you so much for your prayers both for us and for Japan! We love you!