Amanda Yuill

Dear Friends and Family,

The hottest summer in 100 yrs.

At least it’s not just me – it is hot – the hottest it’s been in 100 years in Tokyo.  Even the cockroaches aren’t coming out so much (I’ve only seen 3 in my apt. this year).  2 showers a day is the norm and I finally joined a gym so I could go swimming instead of only running.  With AC, my apt. gets down to 28 degrees C.  Some of the Japanese are even wearing shorts!!!

Pinching Beetles and Flying Hamsters

One of the young boys in the church keeps beetles as pets in the summer as is very popular here.  They have pinchers and it hurts if they pinch you, but mostly I’m more worried for the bug as the boy is so rough with them – I’m always worried it’ll lose its legs!  It reminds me of when my brother and his friend used to play catch with his hamster.  “He likes it!” my brother would say.  That hamster lived to be 4 yrs old!!

A New Nephew

A most of you already know, I have a new nephew – Emmmett Raymond Yuill, born Aug. 11, weighing 9lbs 8 oz to my brother and his wife.  It’s their 3^rd boy.   He should be taller than me by the time he’s 12!

Kids Camp

I ran a 2 day kids camp at my church in connection with the school where I taught music this past year.  We had 7 children from 3 yrs. to 14 yrs.  We went to a petting zoo, a pool, played games and did crafts and had Bible lessons and ate smores.  I only used a translator for the Bible lessons.  Of course, at the end when we asked the kids what their favourite part was, every one of them said “the pool”!

Prayer Requests

1. For the mission teams from Germany, Australia and USA that are coming in Sept. and Oct.
2. Opportunities to share the gospel.
3. The young adults retreat I’m running in Sept.

Luv,

Amanda

p.s. Pictures are of my new nephew and the game “submarine” at kids camp. (More pics available on my website:  www.amandayuill.com).

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Here are pictures of the 7 weddings of friends of mine in the past year – from May 09 to May 10.  I made it to 3 of the weddings – in Cuba and Toronto.  I didn’t make it to the the one in India, the USA and others in Canada.

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Thank you to all who prayed for the kids camp and especially for my back – it went really well and my back held up well!  We had 7 kids for a 2 day camp.  Here I am doing the wordless book (a gospel story) and the next picture is at the petting zoo.

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The first of about 5 short term mission teams have arrived.  From now until the middle of October, teams from America, Germany and Australia etc. are coming to Tokyo.  I’m especially involved with the teams from Germany and Australia and I’m looking forward to all the fun and prayer!

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I’ve been wearing menthol patches on my back to help it heal and I smell like an old person.  However, my back has been getting better.  I’m still taking it easy so that it is completely healed by Thurs. and Fri., when I’m running a camp!

You know you are low maintenance when it’s 2pm on Sun. when you finally put on make up for the day (after the church service – I just forgot…).

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Emmett Raymond Yuill, born Wed. at 8:15 am, 9lbs 8 0z.  My brother’s 3rd son.

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I teach English to 4 Grandmothers on Monday nights.  The lady whose house we meet in always makes dinner for us first.  It’s always delicious!

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I woke up on Saturday with a bad back again.  I have thin discs.  I’m using a back brace and will be on bed rest for a few days now.

On the other hand, at Fellowship, I taught how to use various tools to share the Gospel e.g. The Wordless Book, the 4 Spiritual laws etc.  One of the girls who came wasn’t a Christian, so she heard the gospel 4 times as I shared 4 different tools.

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If there was no wind at all, could birds and planes fly?

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I gave a teaching a couple of weeks ago at the Saturday night Fellowship group about how to give a 5 min. personal testimony, including a gospel presentation.  Since then, 2-3 people have told me that they’ve had the opportunity to share their testimony with friends.  One girl shared with a friend who is currently in a cult.  She used to be in the cult but became a Christian about 6 months ago.

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