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This is the final, ‘official’ blog post for Kids’ Gospel Team 2008. We just want to say once again that we had a marvellous time in Japan.  It’s hard to believe that it’s over already.
We are now exhausted after some 20 hours of travelling since 11am on Friday morning. We said farewell to [...]

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Sayounara

We are in the middle of packing, and panicking about the luggage allowance. Due to the generosity of the two churches and our home stays we are definitely returning with more than we brought. Our final treat today was a trip to a gourmet coffee shop, where they roast and ground their own coffee, the [...]

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What do you do with a problem like Maria

Yesterday was Elaine’s birthday so we tried to make the day special for her. While we were at Yotsukaido, Ohashi Sensei commented that Elaine reminded him of Julie Andrews in the Sound of Music. So that was the theme of Elaine’s birthday. We managed to get a copy of the sound of music in English and [...]

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Final Sunday at Ichikawa

Although we officially finished our programme yesterday, today was really our final goodbyes to some of the children, parents and helpers at the Chapel of Adoration.  We had hoped that the second time around would be less emotional but the immense generosity and hospitality of everyone here made it every bit as difficult.  We are [...]

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We’ve done it again!

Hi to all you guys back home!
This is going to have to be a quick blog entry to give you guys some info. on how today has gone. We have all managed to return from our homestays and our last experience of Japanese home life intact and with memories that will stay with us for [...]

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