Wow. Brian's older sister Sharon came to Okinawa too, and his younger sister Brenda joined in one night for an online pow wow--nothing like reminiscing like this. One night that week, Sharon decided to treat all of us to a meal out, where we cooked our own thin slivers of meat on a small grill on the table. It's called "Yakiniku", and I noticed a good deal of the customers of that Japanese-style meal restaurant were foreigners!
It wasn't just food and laughs; as MK's, we prayed together for another MK mother (whose parents are missionaries in Japan), one has been afflicted with cancer. We sang and videotaped "Jesus Loves Me" in both English and Japanese in harmony and sent it to her, hoping she would be encouraged to know our Loving Big Brother is with us in every single moment of our suffering.
Brian and his wife Sherri had borne testimony to the comfort of that Big Brother. They took the ashes of their deceased son Aaron to the church tomb the next day. Aaron never used the word "die" when referring to his own demise but said he would "fly to heaven." So the telecommunications tower that stood in the background, Brian and Sherri must've mused, only pointed to Aaron's new abode.
Oh--the pillar-like thing in the drawing? That evening, to celebrate Sherri's birthday, Brian took everyone to a nearby restaurant, and now the waiter bringing out dishes is a robot. At least it never spills the food or gets the orders mixed up.
