Makubetsu Office and Classes
I used to live a small town called Makubetsu with 27,000 in population. We still have an office and classes there. We commute to this place every week for the classes and a business office time in Makubetsu town. We have students coming each week and the place is a 4 bedroom house turned into an office and classes.
When God led us to Urahoro town about 45 km (about 30 miles) from Makubetsu town, we did not know what was ahead of us. God gave me a specific house to purchase and there it was and we bought it by cash. All the money needed came in place, and we did it all by faith. Yes, there was seed money given to me from my friend in Tokyo, Japan. It was a seed money for this particular time.
When we arrived there in Urahoro, we tried to make friends and get to know people there. To our surprise, God already put key people lined up for us to meet. It was very nice to get to know some of the nicest people. Good neighbors and nice and caring people who help us although they are not Christians. One of them introduces me to others that I am a missinary and God has led him to this town with some kind of boasting fashion.
夢の村の皆さん
In the winter time, after the snowfall, they just come with their big dumpper to remove the snow and they just leave without saying anything. They just care for us and we receive it with joy and try to make it as another opportunity to give some present as a token of thanksgiving.
They are just nice people who retired from their work and they try to encourage this town with helping them in any way they can. They built the sign on the left piture. We were grateful about their help on this. One of the far right, Mr. Yamamoto, is an artist and he made this sign for us saying the sign should be unique and outstanding. He did the outstanding job indeed.
The way people interact is totally different in Urahoro comparing from Makubetsu. Makubetsu is like a city next to Obihiro, the biggest city in Tokachi district.
