25 years ago when we first came to Japan, snail-mail was our main avenue of communication with not only our prayer partners and supporting churches, but our family left behind in our home country. I remember writing aerograms during our weeks of holiday. You know, the thin piece of paper folded up. The letter itself is it's own envelope and the lighter weight offered a lighter postage cost.
Looking back I can see I was grasping for ways to connect to my loved ones so far away. And I guess I am still grasping today.
With our 3 children and their families in the U.S. while we continue ministry in Japan, you will find me often sending visible love via the mail. It may be just a verse and short note on a postcard or wished-for-snacks in a bulky care package.
Recently with COVID 19 our tried and true mail system has taking a beating. In the last few months many handmade cards and gifts have gotten lost somewhere in between my little neighborhood Japanese Post Office and my family's front door steps. I need to remember how blessed we have been all these years to have had reliable and affordable postal service here in Japan. It has really been amazing. It actually costs the same for me to send a small package from Asia to California as it would within California.
