60 at our BBQ!

This is our third annual barbecue in Harumi, and we continue to grow in size.

The people we have some kind of contact with are invited, so that would be parents of children in the preschool or kindergarten programs, those involved in the conversational English programs, those studying the Book of Mark weekly, our believers, and anyone else who cares to attend.

Japan has a strong custom of barbecuing, but the Japanese barbecue menu is much healthier than
the Western one. More vegetables, even noodles, and small amounts of meat, often marinated or dipped in sauce. Westerners could lose weight enjoyably by adhering to Japanese barbecue customs.

So, is that the way we did our barbecue? Of course not. Everyone enjoys the juicy hamburgers and hot dogs done the Western way.

It's easier to produce the volume of food that is required when it is a Western style barbecue, since there is less work involved in grilling. Flip the

burgers, turn the hotdogs, add the barbecue sauce, and serve.

And, let's not forget the S'mores for the children. We managed not to have any flaming marshmallows or accidents with molten goo this year, so that was good. There were a lot of gooey faces and hands, though.