One of the things we are trying to accomplish on our mission is to clean up the branch records. There are literally over one hundred people on the records that we haven't met. We went seeking one of those sheep the other day. It was over a three-hour drive up the beautiful coast of the Sea of Japan to a town called Nikaho. When we arrived there we stopped in a Post office and two convenience stores to get help with directions. At the second convenience store, a kind lady lit up when we showed her the obscure address. "I know that little town!" she said. She said it was still about 40 minutes away and showed Ken on the map how to drive up over the mountain to get there. She then showed him the general area the house would be in. So, we set out over the mountain. It was cold and the roads were icy. It was a little spooky as the only other vehicle we saw was the big truck spreading salt on the icy road. At one point, Ken said he thought we should turn around and go back, but I encouraged him to keep going. We finally saw the little hamlet. We drove around, but could not find a single person out. So, Ken turned down a street and said, "I'll just knock on this door and see if they know them." He "happened" to get an old lady that did know the young woman we were seeking. She said she no longer lives there, but is now married, has a child, and lives near Tokyo. She pointed out the home she was from. We then went to that home and found an old man there (we assume her grandfather) that confirmed she now lives in Yokohama. He wasn't able to give us the address. So, though we didn't actually find her, we got some information that may help her to be found. We may return in the summer and see if we can find her parents home. We felt it was a miracle that we found that lady that knew the way and then one that knew the one we were seeking. The Lord is in charge of this work!
Here are some pictures of our beautiful drive up the coast and back:
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| The beautiful Sea of Japan |
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| Sea of Japan |
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| Ken walking up to the home where he found the lady that could help us. |
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| I love this picture of this old barn. |
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| I snapped a picture of these window wind guards. It shows how windy and cold it must be in the winter there. |
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| This is the home where the sister we were seeking grew up. It looks like a shack, but inside was gorgeous woodwork and flooring. |
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| Cemetery at Sunset |
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| Sea of Japan at Sunset |
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| Sunset |
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You two are doing such awesome work! We are so proud of you and LOVE you!
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