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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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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I heard that, pardon.

Thank you all for your prayers. I took advice and decided to pay a visit to an ENT specialist who basically washed my ears out. I can now hear again. I now have a Japanese medical card.
I also appreciate all the private medical advice I received by private emails.
We will blog later, after dinner.
David.

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Day 1: Chapel of Adoration

As you know from previous blogs we were sad to leave Yotsukaido after being shown so generous hospitality.  However in true Japanese style the Chapel of Adoration have now adopted us and are showing us equally generous hospitality.
The day started at 8.45 with devotions from Sozo-sensei from Hebrews 12 (28 – 29), we then prayed [...]

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R & R

Today has been a day of rest and relaxation. We all got up late, did our laundry. Some went back to bed (well only David Farrow really). Graham and Alison called to see us in the afternoon. Graham played board games with some of the lads, Alison cooked dinner. We met the translator who will [...]

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Tearful Goodbyes

Today was the day of the Kids’ concert at Yotsukaido church and also the day we would bid farewell to everyone.
After all the hard work, the children performed excellently and enthusiastically. A number of the children come from non-Christian families and it was encouraging to see their parents attend the concert. The proud parents took [...]

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Yotsukaido Update

Hi all,
It’s Julie.  my home stay family have very kindly let me use their computer so i’ll have to be quick.  There has been little comments due to the fact that the team have all been separated from 12 o’clock each day.  We have been each staying with members of the church here and this [...]

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Earthquake No.2

So its 12:40 and we’re all awake,well most of us are because we just felt another earthquake…boy are they unnerving or fun depending on your gender!! But we’re all fine and going back to bed now! It has to be said that it is one of the most surreal experiences we’ll have while we’re here! [...]

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One day down!

Hi guys we have managed to gain internet access through the pastors computer so we are having to blog late in the evenings instead, which is also adding hastle to getting photos up - but we won’t be deterred!
We arrived last night at 7pm, some by OMF car driven by Alison and the rest by railway led ably [...]

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