Okazaki Friends
This year some of the ladies from our previous church came to our house for a Traditional Christmas meal. It was good practice for next week’s event! I also had the ladies play “Dirty Santa.” It was interesting since the … Continued
Team Thanksgiving
Since T-Day is a normal day in Japan our team gathers the Saturday after for a tradition Thanksgiving get together! As always the food and fellowship are fantastic.
Happy Thanksgiving
We are so thankful for you and encouraged by you. May you have a blessed Thanksgiving!
Cooking Class Shirt
The perfect shirt for cooking class arrived just in time. Thankful for Woot’s international shipping! And, in case you were wondering none of the students understood the shirt.
Church Planting Institute
Every two years in Japan there is an event sponsored by a coalition of mission agencies in Japan. The event focuses on training church planters and providing an opportunity for evangelicals to gather for worship and spiritual renewal. A team … Continued
Family Pictures
It is impossible to get a family picture. Every time we schedule a time it rains or something happens. Tonight we decided after English worship to go for it. Not a great background, but eh, who cares?! You’ll probably be … Continued
Kid’s Sunday
In November there is a tradition to take children to the shrine, girls when they are 3 and 7, and boys when they are 3 and 5. It is called “Shichi-Go-San.” It is a rite of passage of sort and … Continued
A Different Type of Salad
I met a gal for discipleship tonight and we went out to this pizza restaurant. We both are trying to eat healthier so we ordered a salad. The menu described it as having over 13 vegetables. This is what arrived. … Continued
Halloween in Japan
Lately Halloween has become quite popular in Japan. No one goes trick or treating and so it made us to ponder how do Japanese celebrate Halloween? After talking with a lot of people they really said for the most part … Continued
English BBQ
We teach four different weekly English classes at the church. Two are for adults and two are for kids. We like to try to have an event each semester that shows a part of American culture. This fall we decided … Continued