Kid’s Gospel Finale

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Kid’s Gospel Week ended on Friday, but Saturday a performance was given for friends and family. After the performance the Church is transformed into a Summer Festival with various game booths, food booths, and even the annual “Running of the … Continued

Kid’s Gospel Week

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This week, 7/24-7/28, Nisshin Church is holding it annual Kid’s Gospel Week. This year there are 55 participants from 3 years old to 6th grade. There are over 30 volunteers from the church helping make this week possible. Pray for … Continued

Time with Grandparents

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In July we were blessed with a visit from Cathalain’s parents for two weeks. This enabled Cathalain and I to take a mini three day vacation to Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. We had a great time relaxing, … Continued

Quarter 4 Complete!

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We love to celebrate the end of one quarter and the beginning of another at language school.  This is my 201 Class at the traditional everyone goes to celebrate after graduation!  I am so thankful for my time at language … Continued

Costco and Friends

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Today I was able to go with two language school friends and venture to the new Costco in Kyoto. For us Costco is a 2.5 hour+ drive with very expensive tolls, around $100 round trip. (My friends and I also … Continued

Another Quarter Complete

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This week we finished our 4th quarter in language school!! At the end of every quarter the class goes out to eat together. This time our classes went to Okinomiyaki. There really is no food in America to compare it … Continued

The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

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In response to the triple disaster last year Lucy Walker created an award winning short film entitled The Tsunami and the the Cherry Blossom. The official site of the film is: thetsunamiandthecherryblossom.com. This is an interesting depiction of the disaster … Continued

A Yen Update

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On occasion we have mentioned the difficulty of how currency fluctuates. The dollar as been at record lows against the yen this year which has put pressure on many missionaries in Japan. We thought since this first quarter of 2012 … Continued

One Year Later

Taken from Bruce’s March Prayer Letter: On March 11 it will be exactly one year since the catastrophic 9.0 earthquake hit northern Japan, causing massive destruction. Looking over these past 12 months we see the terrible effects it has had … Continued