Fourteen people plus children attended our Valentines Party, held at one of the meeting rooms of our apartment building. We rented another room for the children, and the total cost was a staggering $5 per hour for both rooms.
In Japan Valentines Day is when women give men chocolate, so finding out it was the other way around in other countries was a surprise for many. In fact, chocolate is given by women to male coworkers, and the men are to reciprocate on March 14, which is called White Day. Who originated this? Probably a chocolate wholesaler...
We did a presentation on the history, symbols and customs of Valentines Day, and went on to give some principles for successful marriage based on I Corinthians 13 and other biblical passages.
We've sent out a follow up letter with some more encouragement, and we're considering what kinds of seminars or consultation or presentation might be appropriate for the next step.
