English BBQ
Every year we do an English BBQ for our kids and students. This year we were able to have the BBQ at the local park. Since you can’t technically BBQ at this park we had all the dads grill everything … Continued
Kyuushuu Kumamoto Earthquake Update
We are safe and did not feel any of the earthquakes from Southern Japan. MTW is accessing the situation and is partnering with local Presbyterian Churches on collecting supplies and sending an initial team Monday. Currently our contact in southern Japan is … Continued
Cherry Blossoms
The cherry blossoms are so beautiful and such a gift. Today we rejoice over creation and Praise God that we had the opportunity to witness such beauty.
Setting up House
We are very pleased with our new home. As with any adjustments we are still trying to settle so we made our traditional trips to Costco and Ikea. Thank goodness we have a mini van this time around! (Do you … Continued
Happy Easter
Happy Easter from our church family to yours!
Our First Package from Home
I think these pictures convey how we all felt. Thanks Grace Presbyterian!
Reunited Again
We don’t normally take selfies, but since we are finally reunited after a long month apart we thought we better document the day.
Japan’s State of Missions
This is an excellent infographic on the state of missions in Japan. We are hoping to compare this information with our own agency’s stats, MTW, when we return to the field. For the complete article link here.
Aging Population
Time and again we have read articles in the newspaper about Japan’s aging population. The Wall Street Journal has put together some interesting pieces on this topic. A friend passed along this link which we thought we should share. TOKYO—At … Continued
Christmas and KFC
We were reminded by a friend of this popular tradition at Christmas time in Japan. It’s really interesting to us considering Americans don’t tend to be too crazy about KFC!