BBQ
Our church was supposed to head out of town together for fellowship since it is a National Holiday. Unfortunately not many folks could participate so we changed plans and hosted a BBQ at the Nagoya Ministry Center. The day ended … Continued
Sport’s Day
This is a picture of the Kid’s Sport’s Day at their Japanese Pre-School. It turned out a fellow missionary’s parents were also in town helping out. The crazy part is our parents go back many many years and worked in … Continued
Suicide Watch
Today across the country Japanese children headed back to school to start second semester after a six week summer vacation. On September 1st, when school starts up, and for the following week there is an abrupt spike in child suicides. … Continued
Sport’s Day
This past weekend was the Elementary School Sport’s Day. Although it was really hot we had a fun day and were grateful some of T’s old teachers came to cheer him on.
Sweet Potatoes
Today was a national holiday and so we went with our Pastor’s family to a neighboring church’s elder’s land. (That’s a mouth full!) He let us pick a bunch of the sweet potatoes he had grown. We are enjoying the … Continued
Sport’s Day
This past Saturday was our kid’s Sport’s Day. This is a really big deal in Japan where the Pre-School/Kindergarten schools all have Sport’s Days in the Fall. The elementary schools hold their Sport’s Days in the Spring. This year the … 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
Our First Package from Home
I think these pictures convey how we all felt. Thanks Grace Presbyterian!