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Amy Starts Senior Year

In April Amy began her senior year at Chiba University in the Tokyo area and this week she began three weeks of student teaching at a nearby kindergarten. In addition she recently started working on her senior research project in which she will compare kindergartens and preschools in Japan with those in the U.S.

Amy's church experience during her years in Chiba / Tokyo has been wonderful for her and she hopes to serve the Lord like her parents. So recently we have been checking out Bible schools and seminaries for her. The master of arts program in biblical studies at Calvary Bible College and Theological Seminary in Kansas City is one possibility and Word of Life Bible Institute (in Ontario, Canada) is another possibility for her first year. She may need to improve her English some before going to seminary.

Amy has worked hard at both her studies and her part-time job as a waitress all through college. This has been a big help to us financially, though having two girls in school now and probably for at least a few more years is still a great strain. So please pray for the Lord's guidance in Amy's life and for the sale of our house in E. Machias, Maine.

Yumi Starts Second Year

In April Yumi began her second year (second of six+ years) at the Toyama University medical school. Last weekend I glanced through her anatomy text. Wow, what a lot there is to memorize, in both English and Japanese! Also, apparently this year they will begin putting their knowledge of anatomy to work on real (if not living) human bodies; no more mere animals. I'm glad it's her and not me!

There is a karate (Korean style) club at her school; so Yumi gets to "kick off" some stress that way once or twice a week. She has always been good at sports; so I'm glad I'm not on the receiving end.

She attends a good church near the school and gets home on weekends about once a month. We have ministered in that church often in the past. The med. school is only about an hour and a half drive from our home, but her studies keep her too busy to get home more often.