A dream realised

We caught an early train for Yokohama, the second biggest city in Japan. We wanted to attend a church service in Christ Church on the Bluff. More by luck than design we caught two express trains and were at Yokohama Station in no time at all. We then changed to the Yokohama subway and travelled a couple of stops to Motomachi. A short uphill walk from the station and the America-Yama Park, past the Yokohama Foreign Cemetery and we were there, at least 15 minutes before the service was to begin. I recognised the church from a card my mum had kept all these years. It was 43 years ago that my eldest brother Chris, an officer with Safmarine had taken ill and died in these waters. It was in this church 43 years ago they had conducted a memorial service for him and it was here that we too were to attend a service. I know that my mum would have loved to come herself but that wasn't to be. As it is Father's Day I can indulge myself and say how immensely grateful I am that I have a family that is so supportive to allow me to realise my dream of coming here too.