Summer is quickly approaching, and soon it will be raining cats and dogs here. Right now, though, it’s a sunny and balmy 80°
Life in Japan doesn’t seem to be much different from life in the US to me. Everything just feels normal. It isn’t until I take a moment to define what exactly I mean by “normal” that I start to see how different everything really is. We still have dinner, but it’s not often what we would consider “American”. Sometimes, it’s even […]
6PM – I set dinner down on the table and begin eating, only to realize the package of soft, squishy noodles that I used actually […]
The empty monster suits are on clearance. The fake blood and sugar comas are all deeply discounted. The spider webs and toilet paper trees are giving way to twinkling lights and colorful hanging globes because, you know, Christmas season starts October 31st at 11:59 PM. We are moving past this season of fear and moving into a season of love and joy and warm fireside cups of hot cocoa. Some of us like […]
Looking back through our records, in the middle of September of last year we were being introduced as an official missions family of our home church. This was the beginning of our journey to find people with a heart for missions, or for Japan, or for us as a family, or all three together! And we certainly have found those. Every one of you who has followed God’s call to partner with our ministry in Japan has added so much to our ability to be effective […]
