Saturday night and we are back in Shimonoseki after an overnight trip to Nagasaki. Rachel did a great job as a tour guide. We had reserved seats on the two hour ride from Hakata (45 minutes from her house). We walked all over the city and rode the trolleys to see the sights. The peace park and museum show the power of the atomic blast of Aug. 9, 1945 and the strong message of peace which resulted from this tragedy. The paper cranes symbolize peace.
Nagasaki is also known as the first place that Christianity entered Japan. Christianity spread at first but was outlawed for over 200 years and many, many Christians were martyred during that time. We visited the early Portugese and Dutch trading sites and the memorials to 26 martyrs from 1598. We enjoyed the beautiful city, interesting food and very comfortable accomodations.
We are looking forward to going to church tomorrow with Rachel. Another American teacher has three guests from home so there will be 5 extra Americans tomorrow. We are also praying for the congregational meeting held Sunday night in Buffalo.
Love to all,
Larry, Marlys and Hi from Rachel
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