Hi, Summer is over and it is back to school and teaching and other work. It was a good summer, but with hardly any rest. The only rest I received was during my hospital stay. I will explain about that later. It was the hottest summer we have had in Japan. On the news the other [...] [...]
Location of Hakone Bible Camp for Ochanomizu Church. This past weekend we participated in the Hakone Bible Camp for the Ochanomizu church. Hakone is near Mt. Fuji and has a crater lake, Lake Ashi. It was a famous check point during the Edo period under the Tokugawa Shogunate for those traveling from Kyoto to Edo. It [...] [...]
August 22, 2010 It has been even hotter than usual in Japan this summer. It has been in the 90’s almost everyday. Today was about 98 degrees. We have had little rain in our area. I try to stay in my office most of the day, but I have duties outside, sometimes. It might not seem [...] [...]
As usual, July was another busy month. The “Flocks” began meeting, and God is blessing those connections. Our group met for lunch on the 11th of July — we are hoping to set up some more time together in September, since many people will be traveling in August. (Almost everyone [...] [...]
This past weekend we worked with the Ochanomizu congregation. This congregation sponsored us while missionaries in Japan (1977-86) so we have had a long term relationship with them. Worship with the Ochanomizu church. Sunday (August 15) was the first time for us to worship with them in their new building. The church owns the property and used [...] [...]