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In case you didn't hear it from us, Happy New Year! New Year's Day was spent with Erik's sister but more on that in a moment. Since Christmas we have found ourselves enjoying the company of family and friends. Christmas Day was spent with Yoko's mom, and Christmas evening was spent with her dad. On the 26th Yoko's brother and his family were able to come over. We had a great time playing with our nieces. Erik was all excited because they are now calling him by his name. On the 27th Erik's sister, Sarah, met us at church in Tokyo. Sarah is currently teaching English in Suwa which is about 2.5 hours west of Tokyo by bus. Sarah stayed with us for a week, and it was great having her around. A few of our activities included visiting Costco, bike riding, eating Indian food, attending the New Year's Day service at church, watching movies, having dinner with Yoko's dad, brother and his family, walking along Tokyo Bay, and driving a long the east coast of Chiba prefecture enjoying the ocean. Sarah returned to Suwa on the 3rd. That evening we had a woman from church and her 6 year old daughter come stay with us for 2 evenings. Yes, Yoko's mom is very gracious as her home was like a hotel. We had a nice time visiting with them and getting to know them better. Now we are back to "normal" life. On the 4th Erik applied for a job with the Narita city school district. We know that the Lord has a job for us, so we keep trusting in Him.