Day 2 in Tokyo

I'm here!!!! In one piece, too!

God is good. I made it through the flight without puking :D I almost missed my flight (from Vancouver to Japan because of a delay in Toronto) but I made it right when they were doing the last boarding call! 15 hours of sleeping and eating and watching TV.

However, my luggages aren't here. But that is okay because they will be delivered to me tomorrow. I am currently staying with my host family in Tokyo and they are absolutely awesome! I am being taken care of :D

I must say, it still doesn't feel like I'm away from home/Canada! But it should hit me soon!

More updates to come later!

I have decided to start a blog dedicated to my time in Japan :D

http://annatoinjapan.blogspot.com/

prayer letters will be sent out this week. Message me if you want to be spammed by me, and I'll be more than glad to :D

I am currently feeling a bit...sad. Dad is going on vacation on wednesday so that's our last day together until I come back. Not sure what to think or feel. Mixed feelings...all over the place. Prayers needed.

Thankful for:
-brisk walks with daddy after dinner
-caring friends who ask me every week, "Why are you still here?!" (love you guys)
-travelling agent who put up with me and my ten thousand question
-the pre-Japan challenges & the lesson (i.e. humility) taught in the process
-realizing these blessings and many more in my life :D

God is good all the time. All the time, God is good.

Went down to get my visa done today. Managed to talk the lady there to have it done by tuesday the 17th...hoping I can leave on the 18th. Hahhaa..there is hope! Called the travelling agency: everything is booked; the 18th is full. the next available time is 21st. Haha...well then, 24th it is! All coincidence? Well, let's see what's in store for me for the next 10 days in Toronto :D Dun dun duuuuunnnnnnn....

Wow. It's been a rough ride. Who would have thought that waiting for a piece of document could be so frustrating? With Japan, things got delayed...super delayed. Now with the delivery service...more delay. They should really use mapquest or something...googlemap! How is it a "bad address" when that's the address that all my mail arrives to?! What's going on? I'm starting to think that I'm not supposed to hit Korea before Japan and actually leave on the 24th rather than the 18th. We shall see. God speed.

Unashamed Love.

You're calling me to lay aside the worries of my day
To quiet down my busy mind and find a hiding place
Worthy, Worthy
I open up my heart and let my spirit worship Yours
I open up my mouth and let a song of praise come forth
Worthy, You are worthy

Of a child-like faith
And of my honest praise
And of my unashamed love
Of a holy lifeAnd of my sacrifice
And of my unashamed love

Lord, You are worthy. A song much needed to hear to give me a lil kick.

that big brown truck

Expecting for my entry permit to be sent to me either today or tomorrow, I've been feeling a bit anxious all day. Looking out the window every now and then, I felt like a mother waiting for her son to come back home from war. Anyway, everytime I heard a vehicle drive by, I would peer out the window, hoping to see that big brown UPS truck. I gave up around 2:30pm. Then, at 2:39pm, I hear a big momma truck run through the speed bumps. Could it beeeee? YOU KNOW IT!!!! Just what I expected: a brown, UPS truck right in front of my house. Sick. I dash down the stairs as my heart rate incrased by 1000. I open the door, and the man is still in his truck. To avoid looking overly-excited, I decided to close the door and wait for the figure in the brown suit to come close to my door before I opened it again. Tick. Tick. Tick. Okay, anytime now. I open the door again. The man is getting back into his truck! What the blood?! Where's my package?!!!! Did he deliver it to the wrong person?! Did the sender write 47 and not 41? Or 43? Or any number but 41? I had the urge to check my neighbour's mailbox, but that's wrong. Ugh...I got owned today.