Udon

Today I went out to Ikebukuro to have dinner and attend a Bible study with some guys from church.

I arrived early and after waiting around a bit, I bumped into another guy who had arived early and we did a little shopping. I found a very nice Japanese/English electronic dictionary that was reasonably priced. I am thinking of purchasing it sometime in the future.

We went to an Udon shop. Udon is a Japanese word for big white noodles that are hard to eat with chopsticks. Acutally, I just made that up. The noodles are very long and thick and are often served in a broth. What I had looked very much like what is shown in the picture above sans the raw egg. Japanese people have a thing about raw eggs, they put them on EVERYTHING. A habit I am finding a little difficult to get used to.


After we ate we started our Bible study, we started off giving our testimonies taking about fifteen minutes each. It was a good time of sharing and it helped me get to know my new friends better on a spiritual level. Its very encouraging to see other guys just a few years older than I who are hungry for and passionate about God's word.

After sharing our testimonies we moved into the actual Bible study. We covered the Jesus' parable of the wise and foolish builders and discussed the absolute importance on basing our lives around God's word and obedience to our Creator's commands. It is amazing how a piece of scripture that I have read so many times, and even memorized can speak to me again and again.
I am beginning to feel guilty about neglecting to pack my Bible.