Even though our little Japanese church is growing slowly over a long period of time, every so often we find that the building is starting to need more and more repairs. When our volunteer team was here last December, they did a fantastic job painting and decorating the Sunday School room. We have another small room on the 2nd floor. It used to be connected to the downstairs speakers so that people there could hear what was happening but the inside-the-wall wiring developed a problem and it hasn't been working in quite some time. Some months ago a young mother and her young daughter began attending church most weeks. But sometimes they would have to leave if the daughter got too noisy. So Josiah took it upon himself to figure out how to revamp some wiring so that we could use the upstairs room again for moms with young children. If you click on the title above, it should link you to Josiah's photos of this project.
This sweet mom and her little girl attend on Sundays most weeks and are also members of playgroup. For some reason, the little girl has a strong preference for the noisy toys!! For two Sundays in a row now, the little girl has been able to play to her heart's content and her mom has been able to listen from the upstairs room and follow along. The mom is so happy to have this option.
In the background of the top photo, you can see Mrs. Kurome. Mrs. Kurome is my playgroup Japanese assistant. She is such a blessing to me. She plays with the kids, talks with the moms, prepares the snacks and tea for snacktime, often helps me with Japanese paperwork, and helps with clean-up at the end.
Thanks, Josiah, for making this dream of a room with a speaker a reality at Agape!!
2 comments:
So nice for the moms to have a place to take the little ones.
yes, i find that young moms need all the encouragement that we can give them. i'm praying that God brings more our way.
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