Tonight I had the great pleasure of meeting this man, Kazuyoshi Mawatari, who told the beautiful story of his conversion from Buddhism to Christianity and the incredible way he and his wife have devoted their lives to the kingdom of God. Mawatari-sensei founded and has lead one of the few Christian churches in Japan for 40 years and is, in large part, responsible for bringing missionaries to Sendai. For years he has been dreaming of starting a Christian highschool in Japan and, now that he is retired, he is devoting himself full-time to bringing his dream to reality. Through hard work, his wife and three children earned and saved enough money to purchase 8 acres of beautiful land near the base of the Zao mountain range. His goal at present is to raise the $10 million needed to build the campus and open the school in 2010. Our family was so taken by the sweet spirit and enthusiam shown by Mawatari-sensei. We will be supporting his dream.