College Short Term Team

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Last summer we had a short-term team come from Missouri. Jake (missionary), who co-leads college ministry with Kaji (national), were in charge of the team. Jake recently put this video together from their experience. Dear Veritas, Thank You! from Hey, … Continued

Farewell Parties and Balloons

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Today some of our friends threw us a farewell party. Everyone brought delicious food and one of Cathalain’s friends brought her balloon art kit. Her balloon art skills are incredible and Tobin especially had a blast. He had tons to … Continued

Prepping for Visitors

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Our original plan was to upgrade to a bed when we moved to Nagoya. Both sets of parents are planning extended visits so we thought they could use the bed and once they return home we would transition from futons … Continued

Thanksgiving Lunch in January

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Thanks to people sending stuff from America we had left over cooking ingredients from Thanksgiving and Christmas. After buying a large turkey from Costco, which we also didn’t use over the holidays, I decided to make T-Day Lunch for some … Continued

Lunch with Friends

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After our Church Bible Study today we went over to a church member’s house for lunch. As you can imagine the food was delicious and we enjoyed meeting some new people. One gal happens to live just down the street … Continued

Christmas Dinner

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An annual team tradition is to eat Christmas dinner together in the afternoon on Christmas Day. We packed up the car and enjoyed a time of prayer and fellowship with our team. It was nice to have some food from … Continued

Christmas Eve Party

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One of our Christian friends always hosts an Annual Christmas Party. Everyone brings their favorite dish to share and each chip in to provide artist entertainment. Cathalain played guitar when the group sang “Joy to the World” and for the … Continued