Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

March 23 was a refreshing and encouraging day for us at church! Before I get into why, I think I should start from the beginning.

Ron and Carolyn Hardy, from our church in Ann Arbor, played a big role in talking with us about Japan (see more in our Christmas post). They were missionaries here for over 30 years and still work for SEND International in Michigan. They aligned me with Torchbearers Yamanakako where I will begin working in May. Steve & Jennifer Frentz are the directors of this camp, and we spent many months emailing in 2013 leading up to our move.

The Frentzs had told us about a church in our city, and since then, we have been praying about going, serving, and growing there. We asked God to show us very clearly where He wanted us to grow and serve, but expressed our heart that we hoped it would be here. We wanted to serve the community where we live and spend time where He has placed us. Our prayer was that there would be a way that we could serve the church, but our hearts also hoped that we would be encouraged by a church. One thing we knew was that we wanted to get connected right away.

We landed in Japan on Friday, January 10. That Sunday, we were excited to go to Gotemba New Hope Chapel.

Gotemba New Hope Chapel (御殿場純福音キリスト教会, Gotemba Jun Fukuin Kirisuto Kyokai)

Ryan's coworker, Tsuji-San (Ted), who he also worked with in Michigan and Shanghai, was so kind to take us because we didn't yet have a car and didn't know how to use the bus system.

Our first time attending Gotemba New Hope Chapel on January 12, 2013.

We knew that there was an English translator, but didn't know any Japanese to figure out how it worked. The Frentzs had told their friend Chie to look out for us. Little did we know that she spoke English and her husband was Nick from Pennsylvania! Nick helped us get the translation headset.

Ryan all setup to listen to the message.

After church, Ted came to pick us up and brought his family. Ryan had met them in Shanghai, but this was my first time meeting his wife, Megumi, and son, Ryotaro. They took us to lunch at what would become our favorite ramen shop!

Our first ramen in Japan. Ryan had miso and I had miso butter ramen. Yum!

After this first Sunday, we were uncertain about so many things. We were excited, but nervous, confused, and so many other feelings. Over the next couple of weekends, we tried another church that was an hour and a half away, but didn't feel peace about it. That's when the snow started! We were literally snowed in and spent our Sunday at home. The following weekend, it snowed AGAIN.

The members of the apartment community shoveling the roads.

This time worse (27 inches in one snowfall)!

We could not believe that 27" of snow could fall in 12 hours!

 Ryan spent that Sunday helping dig out cars with our neighbors.

Ryan and Tsuji digging out their cars together.

We didn't have a shovel, but as soon as we were able to get on the road, we went to the store and bought the last one.

This was literally the last shovel in the store. All of the snow shovels were sold out.

After working through snowpacolypse, we watched a live stream of another church about an hour away, but also didn't feel peace about it. Something told us to go back to the church in Gotemba. We went back and were welcomed with open arms. "Hello! Where have you been?!" "Hello! How are you?!"

Shortly after returning, we were asked to join an English conversation group held after the service in the café. This is lead by Atsuko, the wonderful woman who translates all of the sermons for us! We knew there would be some worship and Bible reading, but we didn't expect the encouragement and sweet spirit of God there.

The guide for the class.

Atsuko asked us to introduce ourselves, and then the class started.

The class opened with prayer:

Dear Father,

We thank You for the privilege of coming together for a time of English study.

Please help us to learn English through singing, sharing and the Bible.

We ask the Holy Spirit to guide us.

In His name, we pray, Amen.

Then we had a time of worship. Before we sang, Atsuko asked me to read through the first verse and chorus so everyone could hear my pronunciation and repeat. Then we sang together while a man in the group played guitar. Oh, what joy! I can't describe the feeling in my heart! One thing I enjoy so much is worshiping God in song with a group of other believers. I had missed that so much! There is something about the power of worship in the safety and care of a group.

The group is also working on memorizing the Lord's Prayer in English. Atsuko asked Ryan to read it so everyone could hear his pronunciation and repeat. Then people took turns trying to say it from memory. What music to our ears! It was such a sweet and precious sound. Like hearing children saying a Bible verse from memory, it made me so proud and happy for them.

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,

as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from the evil one.

Matthew 6:8-14

They are also learning how to share their testimonies in English. We spent time going around the room and asking each other two questions: 1) when did you become a Christian? 2) why did you become a Christian? What encouragement! What a sweet time of getting to know people within the church. We see them every week, but to hear their hearts and understand them! What joy! I practiced with four women. Some of them have been Christians for decades. Two of them (including Atsuko) became Christians because their previous English teachers used scripture to teach them English. What freedom there is in Christ! What a reminder that God can be glorified in any work. What a reminder that Jesus saves!

We also spent some time sharing attributes of God with one another. What are the attributes of God that have been revealed to you and are sweet because of the experiences of your life? God is [adjective].

I heard God is MERCIFUL, God is POWERFUL, God is GOOD, God is ALL KNOWING, and on and on.

What a reminder! God is [noun].

I heard God is MY ROCK, God is LOVE, God is HOLY, God is GRACE, and on and on.

What a God we serve!

We sang Leaning on the Everlasting Arms one more time. What an encouragement this group was to us. In this moment we felt God we were encouraged and reassured that God had us right where He wanted us. This began our mindset that we can serve the church with our English and we could grow and become encouraged by it. Just what our prayer was! We could communicate with one another with what little English they knew and what little Japanese we know. What a reminder that God loves us and knows exactly how to refresh our spirit when we are so low.

To close our time together, we prayed together four times. One time with each of the native languages represented in the group. A man from Mexico prayed in Spanish, the pastor's wife prayed in Japanese, a man from Korea prayed in Korean, and Ryan prayed in English. In that moment, I was overcome with how BIG and GREAT God is. He is a God that is same around the world, in every country, in every language, within anyone who will trust Him. He is...

FREEDOM

LOVE

WITHOUT LIMIT

WITHOUT BOUNDARIES

THIS IS THE GOD WE SERVE! TO OUR GOD AND FATHER BE GLORY FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN (Philippians 4:20)!

Love always,

Amy

My God is Good: Our Beautiful & Kind Neighbor

We have lived in Japan for 2 months now. I am sorry I haven't written before now. We have experienced so many emotions since we have been here. At the end of every day, I find my head spinning. Sometimes I'm thinking about what I've learned or have yet to learn, other times about the excitement of seeing Japan, but most often it's spinning with confusion and fatigue. So many days I don't know up from down. So many days I sit down to write to you, but my thoughts are so diffused that I feel they will be more confusing than informative. BUT I can say confidently that God still gently whispers that He is with us all the way. So many times I wish I would have written down exactly how He does this and exactly which prayers He answers, but I find myself wanting to bask in His love in complete silence and alone. I cannot do anything other than sit thankfully in and absorb the comfort of His love as He shows me very clearly that He is here and I am not forgotten. In a world where I am forgetting English as I learn Japanese and feel that I am mostly at a loss of words. In a world where I am learning everything like a child. In this world, I am feeling the language of silence & awe before God. "He says, 'Be still, and know that I am God...'" (Psalm 46:10). Today, however, something happened that makes me want to cry the goodness of God.

Right now, I am amazed at Him. I cannot express the extremity of prayers this experienced has answered.

It was a good day. It started on the way to school when I read an encouraging birthday email from my dad telling me that he was proud of me. Reading this gave me strength. I had a good day at school learning to quilt Japanese patterns. After school, my friend Akiko picked me up, and we went to an udon shop for lunch. We talked for about 2.5 hours, then she drove me home. When I got home, that's when the lately-so-familiar pang of loneliness hit. I remembered that Ryan has to work very late tonight (maybe 9pm or so). I knew in my mind that I am never alone, so I grabbed the book I have been reading. Reading has really helped me here. So far, I have chosen books written by Christians who reinforce my value in God and His love for me using the Bible. This writes the knowledge that I am not alone on my heart. Anyway, I grabbed my book and sat on the couch. I turned on the TV for background noise and to listen to/learn Japanese while I read (osmosis-ish maybe? haha). That's when my doorbell rang.

I opened the door to a woman with 2 small children.
Me: Konichiwa!
Her: Konichiwa! I hope we make friends!
Me: [kind of startled] I hope so too! [not knowing who she was still]
Her: I am sorry so sudden. English little.
Me: Dijobu desu (It's ok)! Sumimasen Nihon-go very little (Sorry, Japanese very little). Ytown ni sunde imasu ka (Do you live in Ytown [our apartment])?
Her: Yes! [she pointed to the next door. I realized she was my neighbor!]
Me: Ahhhh!! Hajime mashite (greeting when meeting someone for the first time)! Amy desu.
Her: Hajime mashite! [I already forget her name:( ] desu. [She pointed to her children and gave me their names]
Me: Yoroshiku onegaishimas (Nice to meet you)
Her: Yoroshiku onegaishimas, Japanese culture...ohinamatsuri?
Me: [confused] moichido (one more time [like "please repeat"]?
Her: [pulling out her phone & using a translation app] Ohinamatsuri decoration (Girls' Day Celebration decoration) [points at her door]
Me: [realizing she is inviting me over] Now?
Her: Hai (yes)!
Me: Daijobu desu ka (Is it ok)?
Her: Hai!
Me: Hai, arigato gozaimasu (Yes, thank you)! Choutto matte kudasai (Please wait a minute). I will get shoes.

She showed me her hina-ningyo decoration (ornamental dolls). Using broken English and her translation app, she explained to me that they put out this decoration when a baby girl is born. "Kirei (beautiful)!" I said. She asked if I knew about sakura mochi, a traditional Japanese dessert. I said yes, and she motioned to a chair at her table, as if asking me to sit down. I thanked her and sat. Everything was in very broken English, but I understood her asking if I wanted ocha (Japanese green tea) or cocha (Chinese tea). "Ocha o kudasai" (green tea please)! She gave me green tea and sakura mochi with red bean paste inside and wrapped in a sakura leaf. We were communicating back and forth trying to get to know one another and watching the kids play. Where are we each from, how long will I be staying here and how long has she been living here, what our occupations were, etc. She explained that she had also knocked on the door Monday, and I told her I was away at school. The kids were shy, but I tried to talk to them. "Konichiwa (hello)! Kore wa nan desu ka (what is this?)" while pointing to toys and trains, etc. I asked if her 2 year old son wanted to study English, so she got out his favorite DVD which was an English learning cartoon! Her 1 year old daughter liked a colorful calendar on the wall and kept asking to see it. She likes animals and liked the giraffe best. I kept pointing at her children and saying, "Kawaii desu (they're cute)!" She said again that she didn't know much English, and I told her again that I didn't know Japanese.  She spoke into her phone translator and showed it to me.  It read something like, "I studied English so I could hopefully talk to you." I wanted to burst into tears. I sat in silence while I stared at her phone and held back tears. Finally all I could say was, "Arigato gozaimasu (thank you)..." It felt like my heart had doubled!

What happened next, you really won't believe. You just won't. I still can't!

She was holding her daughter who looked at me. I smiled and reached my arms out, and her daughter walked to me. So I grabbed her, and her mom caught her breath! She pointed to her daughter with joy on her face and said, "First walking!"

WHAT?! SERIOUSLY?

Me: HAJIMATE (first time)?!?!?!
Her: HAI (Yes)!

[we were smiling and clapping with joy] Her and I witnessed her daughter's first steps!!!

Me: [to her daughter] GOOD JOB!
Me: [to her] OMEDETOU, OMEDETOU (congratulations)!!!
Her: Thank you!
ME: I am sorry your husband didn't see!

We laughed and shared the moment of joy together. It felt like my heart had tripled!

We visited for a total of 1.5 hours before I said that I should return home. She translated into her phone, "Please come back many times." I told her that I would and asked their names again. I apologized for having a hard time remembering names. She said, "Please ask again and again. Everyday [I am] here."

I still cannot remember her name, but I cannot forget these moments I shared with my beautiful neighbor. God, in His infinite goodness, has given me more than I deserve and more than exactly what my heart needs every day. How can He give me such an authentic experience when her and I could hardly communicate? Minutes after I felt the twinge of loneliness, He sent my neighbor. For all the firsts I've had here, I was able to share a first with her. For two months, we have been living next to each other. I have been learning Japanese to communicate, and she had been learning English. I really can't express in words the magnitude of this answer to prayer. Does that even make sense? Have you ever felt that way? My heart has its cry, but my mind tells me it's not possible and that my cries can't be answered. My prayers are so simple. His answers are bigger than words.

"Lord, I am lonely." He says, "You are not alone. I am preparing someone for you."

My heart says, "Lord, no one here wants to know me." He says, "Yes they do, and she tried to come meet you, not once, but twice."

I think, "Lord, I am sad." He says, "I will bring you much joy through others, you will share in their joy."

I say, "Lord, I cannot. I cannot communicate." He says, "Neither can your neighbor, but she will take a first step to show you it is possible."

I say, "Lord, do people here really care for me?" He says, "Yes, and she is learning a new language so she can tell you."

I say, "God, will I have true friends?" He says, "Yes, you will have friends. But first, know that I am your true friend, and I will remind you that I am here always by answering your prayers and reviving your spirit."

I say, "God, does anyone love me?" He says, "I love you, and I will answer your prayers exactly, specifically, and better than you can ever imagine."

For all the words that I have spoken above, today was bigger than words. This experience may seem simple, but it has overflowed my heart with reverence and my eyes with tears.

"To the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power, and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." (Jude 1:25)

Love always,
Amy

God with Us (Isaiah 7:14-15), Christmas Eve 2013

On Christmas Eve, my family has a tradition of going to Kevin's and MB's house, wearing pajamas, and ordering carry-out. It's a night that I look forward to every year because it's total relaxation with people who I love and who I know love me. It is a safe place that rejuvenates me. These are the people who know me the best and think the best of me. It is a haven away from the hurt of my insecurities and the pain of brokenness. This year we did something a little different. Kevin & MB invited us to a candlelight service at the church they've been attending, Twin Oaks Christian Church, before coming to their house. Ever since we were kids, our parents would take us to candlelight services, and we loved singing into Christmas or the New Year, so I was excited to go.

Of course the holidays were more emotional for Ryan and me than normal, even though we plan to be home for Christmas 2014. Everything is so much sweeter around Christmas. There's so much more meaning to and reflection on being with those we love. When we're around people who we know love us, we can feel their love stronger. That night at Twin Oaks, my heart was overcome with emotions. My nephew, Graham, sat next to me and rested his head on my arm. I was sitting with my family, who I know would do anything for me. My heart was torn between staying home, where it is safe and where I am so full of love from my family, and going to Japan. It would be so much easier to stay home.

That is when the preacher, Randy Wheeler, started to speak. He spoke of IMMANUEL, God with us! He referenced a sermon given by Charles Spurgeon given on Christmas Eve in 1852.
I was reminded that God will be with us wherever we go!

"May God teach [me] the meaning of that name, GOD WITH US!" This is Hell's terror! Satan trembles at His name! If only I could learn the meaning of this name which makes the master of destruction tremble. I am comforted by this name. This is the ONE who holds me in His hand. This is the ONE who comforts me. When I am overcome with fear, confusion, and loneliness, if I but WHISPER the words "God with us," Satan will tremble away from me. This is the LABORER'S STRENGTH to help me go into foreign lands.

Immanuel is the
       SUFFERER'S COMFORT
                                                                                  BALM OF WOE
                                   ALLEVIATION OF MISERY
                                                                              SLEEP THAT GOD GIVES
                     REST AFTER EXERTION
                                                              ETERNITY'S SONNET
        HEAVEN'S HALLELUJAH
                                                                      SHOUT OF THE GLORIFIED
                                           SONG OF THE REDEEMED

CHORUS OF ANGELS

                                                                            EVERLASTING ORATORIO

GOD WITH US

I could stay in the safety of the known. But if I give up what is GOOD, "safe," and my way, God will be with me and will show my why His ways are BETTER and that He will keep me safe. Starting NOW, may I always remember that God is with me. And on the days when I don't remember that in my heart, may I remember in my mind to be ready with scripture on my tongue so that Satan would get behind me and I can push forward!

May you know the meaning of God With Us this year.
"Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." (Isaiah 7:14)

Christ came into this world for all of us so that we could have LIFE more abundantly! He came into this world so we could have a relationship with Him. We can have a relationship that frees us from suffering, woe, misery, sadness, and entrapment of our own selves. We can have a relationship that gives us rest, a song to shout, an everlasting sonnet and composition, and hope in ALL things. If only we would all let go of OUR plans, OUR priorities, OURSELVES. If only we would follow the God of the universe without fear. If only we would recognize His plans as being far better than our plans. If only we would trust Him to have our best interest at heart. He will give us more than we could ever imagine. If only we would give up something good, for something BETTER. For the greatest gift known to mankind: IMMANUEL. CHRIST! GOD WITH US!

Love,
Amy

Soon and Very Soon

Almost two weeks ago (12/22/13), the service at our church (Huron Hills Church, HHC) spoke straight to us. Our pastor, Ken White, spoke on "The Gift of Mystery" in Luke 2 of the Bible. The basic summary is that one of God's attributes is "mystery," and because God is infinite, around God there is infinite mystery. How beautiful!

There is the mystery of:

1) things we won't know (Deut 29:29)

2) things we don't know yet (Luke 2:12, 1 Pet 1:12)

3) the purpose of our lives (1 John 3:12)

4) things we know (example: the gospel of Christ, Eph. 6:19)

For more, check out Ken's sermon here!

In the past few months of our lives, we've been full of so many questions and wonder. We know God wants us to leave everything we know now and move to Japan, but there are so many questions: why? for what purpose? what good will it do? for what gain is this change? how will He use us? Yet there is so much beauty in this mystery. We long for the day when our eyes are opened to why He is moving us. Even if we don't understand it in this lifetime, we are excited to meet Him face to face and know all that He knows about how He weaved our lives for His purpose. We don't know why right now, but we know our Maker and truest love has chosen us and made a way for us to go. And the "why" matters. We could never ask God a dumb question or a question that He cannot answer, but we must obey even when we don't have all the answers to His mystery.

Among the worship songs sung that day was "Soon." 

When we sang the words "soon and very soon I'll be going to the place He has prepared for me," it felt like my heart was torn open and had grown 1,000 times it's normal size. To THE place He has prepared, not just A place. I was overcome with the thought that He has prepared the place for us, not only in Heaven, but here...NOW...in Japan. HE HAS THE PLACE FOR US. We belong to Him. It has not been easy to give up everything we know and the comforts of friends, family, language, culture. But if I follow exactly where He calls me, I WILL SEE HIS FACE in the mystery that He reveals to me along the way! "I will be with the ONE I love, with unveiled face I'll see Him!" When I see more of Him, "there my SOUL will be SATISFIED!" I will give up the known for the unknown if it means that for an instant God will show me more of Him by revealing more of His mystery to me. I will leave all that I know if my soul is satisfied, and "there my sin erased, my SHAME forgotten." All that I've been, all that I ever will be, He will erase my sin and shame in the face of our Creator if only I will follow Him.

When we sang this song, I wanted to run around screaming the goodness of God and I wanted to fall flat on my face in silence as if I couldn't get lower and I couldn't be any smaller. My soul wanted to jump out of my skin if only I could be closer to Him. It was as if everything that makes me human separated me from everything that makes Him God and I wanted to get rid of it all to get closer to Him. Everyone, I have to tell you how real, scary, wonderful, and BEAUTIFUL the MYSTERY OF GOD IS! He has a place for you! You are fearfully and wonderfully made for Him and His purpose (Psalm 139:14); His works are good, and we must praise Him for who HE IS no matter who we are, were, or are yet to become! If you're experiencing the pain of loneliness, sadness, uncertainty. If you're experiencing the greatest days of your life. If you've never felt lower in your life. If you have questions, if you have answers, if you are full of praise, and if you are full of lamenting, HE will SATISFY the deepest part of your soul!

We continued by singing the song "10,000 Reasons."

This is one of Ryan's favorite songs. He heard it for the first time at his church in Shanghai, Abundant Grace International Fellowship (AGIF) [check it out here], and loved hearing the church sing it together. When we sang it at HHC, it was a perfect extension of the feelings of mystery and questions on our hearts. Why are we going? What is happening? On the hard days, why are we doing this? WE HAVE INFINITE MORE THAN 10,000 REASONS! When the sun comes up, it's time to sing His praise again. "WHATEVER may pass and WHATEVER lies before me, let me be singing when the evening comes!" We can rest assured that there is an answer to the questions of "why?" but we must bless the Lord and worship His holy name along the way. He's rich in love, slow to anger, His name is great, and His heart is kind. "For all His goodness we will keep on singing, 10,000 reasons for my heart to find" (learn the mystery of Him along the way). And "on that day when my strength is failing...still my soul will sing His praise unending!" We don't know why now, but we have infinite reasons to praise Him and say yes to His mysterious plan for us! We must let go of ourselves to draw closer to Him.

God is so good. Following Him can be the scariest thing at times. It doesn't always make the most sense in our human minds, but when He uncovers His mystery to us, nothing makes more sense than His perfect ways. 

For I know the plans I have for you, " says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11)

Nothing makes more sense than His perfect plans when they are revealed to us.

He has big plans, even if we do not know what He is doing. And to be honest, sometimes that can be frustrating. But we can rest assured that He is not trying to confuse us: "For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace..." (1 Cor. 14:33). I cannot wait to meet Him more deeply in the place He has prepared for us. In Japan, in Detroit, wherever He wants us to go, I want to meet Him there if only I can see a closer glimpse of His heart! "I WILL BE WITH THE ONE I LOVE, WITH UNVEILED FACE I'LL SEE HIM!" 

The mystery of God. What a gift!

Love,

Amy

Happy New Year!

Happy first of the year! Wow, can you believe it's already 2014? We hope you had a wonderful time ringing in the new year with those most dear to you.

Amy's sister, Mary Beth (MB), invited us over to spend the evening with her family, Kevin, Graham, and Leah, and our close friends, the McLaughlins, Moccias, and Shantons. Everyone pitched in and brought something to build the biggest American junk food fest we've had in awhile!

We brought sushi (cucumber, tempura sweet potato, crab, and cream cheese)...



The Moccias brought all kinds of chips, pop, and snacks, perfect for munching. MB had fun NYE swag like initials on our drinking glasses and sparkling juice for midnight...





The Shantons brought yummy dips like spinach and artichoke and caramel fondue!





The McLaughlins brought a deep fryer! The guys stood out in the freezing cold (literally) and fried jalapeno poppers, mac and cheese, cheese sticks, zuccini, mushrooms, dill pickles, onion rings, and a TURKEY! Here are the guys braving the cold to feed the crew!

Bob McLaughlin, Mike Shanton, & Kevin Michell (L to R)!

It was so cold that the turkey literally started to freeze again while waiting for the munchies to finish frying. Everything tasted so great!





We were so full from the appetizers, but still managed to eat turkey sandwiches. So yummy!



Admiring (& picking from) the turkey with Amanda McLaughlin!

It was a low key night full of more food than we could finish with friends we love. We laughed until we cried and then laughed some more.

Could not stop laughing!



Giggling selfies with Erica Moccia!

These friends are family! Mike & Erica Shanton, Ryan & me, Derek & Erica Moccia, Amanda & Bob McLaughlin, and MB & Kevin Michell (left to right)!

Family photo!

Our wish is that this year is full of fresh starts and that you find yourself rejuvinated with the hope of a new year ahead of us all!

Love,

Ryan & Amy

All Things Cars!

Yesterday (12/31/13) Ryan turned in his lease. We had fun flashback memories of him car shopping when he moved home from Shanghai in June 2012. He loves the pep & fuel economy of a 4-cyl turbo and the control of a manual transmission and has driven that type of powertrain since 2005. He also loves the "German/European style" tuned suspensions, so when it came time to pick a car in 2012, the Buick Regal GS was a natural choice.

He will miss driving it...

But he said it felt like he was cleansed of it when we left! Here's to new starts!

We also went to the Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) to pick up the rental car we will use until we fly out next week. We had no idea what we would be getting, but it was fun to pick something out! It reminded us of the "old days" when Ryan would visit home from Shanghai and would go to the exact same National Emerald Club aisle to pick something out.

The Ford Escape is a cool car! It's a good size and is very peppy to drive.

Next week, we'll head to AAA to get our International driver's permit so we can drive when we get to Japan! The permit will be good for one year. Within that year, we'll learn how to drive under the Japanese system and take their test to get a driver's license.

All things cars from the Motor City!

Ryan & Amy