Easter in Japan!

The timing of  our trip was amazing--the week before Easter Sunday!  We gave out plastic Easter eggs with chocolates in them.  Many did not know what Easter is, but we told them & encouraged them that there is a Savior who came to give new life and that He will help them rise again and bring life out of so much loss.  The one church where we spent the night in Ishinomaki had also been flooded and lost one of their own, but is now distributing supplies to hundreds at a time.  They have met in homes while getting their building cleaned up, but will begin services again on Easter Sunday.  Pastor Ito is ecstatic as he tells about the uncanny timing of his little church having a resurrection of their body, even as we celebrate the resurrection of the Body of Jesus!  His church is small, with only 18 believers, but through the support of multiple Christians and donations from the US, the community flocks to receive supplies and he states that everyone now knows where they are.  Truly, this could be the beginning of new spiritual life in Ishinomaki, Japan.