Hi, Happy New Year to you. We have started the New Year off running. It is cold here with ice on the car every morning. Our Honda would not start yesterday, so I had to jump it. I don’t know about tomorrow morning. I used to like to go skiing and other winter things, but I [...] Read more…
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Haruna Christmas Concert [Editor: this information is via an email from the minister of the Haruna church of Christ.] キリストの教会東日本大震災支援会、はるなチームは1月24日(火)、午前１０時～午後4時の間に石巻市開成第１０団地 集会室においてヴァイオリン・コンサートを計画しています。出演はカメラータ・ジオン主宰者の小田原由美先生。毎年、はるなのクリスマス・コンサートにご奉仕くださっていますが、今回、ぜひ石巻で被災者の皆さんに音楽をプレゼントしたいとお申し出があり、喜んで上記の日時で開催致すことになりました。出演料はゼロ。交通費、食費と前夜の宿泊料を負担します。 私たちの詳細はまだ決めていませんが、お茶か、簡単な昼食を差し上げて、その前後にコンサートをと考えています。そのほか、町の方から子ども用の冬の手袋を２００足、他をいただけますので、それも会場にならべて、差し上げようと思っています。よろしく。はるな 小幡史朗 [Editor: here is a rough translation] On January 24 (Tue) the Haruna team of the East Japan Disaster Relief Committee is planning to host a violin concert from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ishinomaki No. [...] Read more… [Editor: this note is from the Dec 18 Haruna church bulletin.] Giving Candy and Pine Cone Trees 東日本大震災支援：松ぼっくりツリーと菓子袋を持って、石巻の仮設住宅開成１０団地は１２日午後で３０軒。南境７団地は１３日の午前に５０軒。富田さんご一家も一緒に回り、感謝！ [Editor: rough translation] Support for the East Japan Disaster: We brought bags of candy with hand decorated pine cone trees and passed them out out to 30 apartments in the number 10 Ishinomaki temporary housing development in the afternoon, December 12. On December [...] Read more… OkkiriKomi: "Delicious, Mom!" [Editor - here is a report from Shiro Obata, minister for the Haruna church of Christ, concerning recent work he and his congregation have done. This is via his weekly church bulletin.] ２日は全員で下準備。３日、清水孝倫さんご夫妻が石巻の仮設住宅の皆さんの目の前で榛名の野菜がふんだんにはいった上州名物「手打ちのおっ切り込み」の暖かいおもてなしを１５０人に。道具一式は小倉さんと清水さん。野菜は清水さん、小倉さん、ご近所の皆さん。小麦粉、手造り味噌は清水さん。業務用ガス・コンロ２台、寸胴鍋、テントは大福寺さんがお貸し下さる。デザートは五十嵐さんが甘柿を２０ｋｇ。一人が急に行けなくなり、安達大輔兄に応援を。雨でしたが大集会所の中で全部出来ました。富田さんご一家も共働。ご恩寵とご奉仕に感謝。小幡兄同行。 [Rough translation] On December 2 we made preliminary preparations. On December 3 Mr. and Mrs. S prepared a warm meal for 150 [...] Read more… Here is a report on from the Church of Christ East Japan Aid concerning ongoing relief efforts. Link to PDF file Hikari Aug-Sep 2011 Read more… Hi, It is getting colder here. We had our first frost this week and I am wearing sweaters sometimes. Winter is a good time here because we have little rain and there is no grass to cut!! The autumn leaves are looking good. The Icho or Ginko trees have beautiful yellow leaves, shaped like small fans. I [...] Read more… On Thursday (Nov 10, 2011) the Park Avenue church group worked with another group in the Onagawa area of Ishinomaki. This was a very had hit area which we toured the previous Monday. Funneled into a narrow valley, the tsunami wave reached extreme heights and strength. Two and three story buildings were up rooted from their foundations [...] Read more… On our second day of relief work, we helped repair a house which is being used as a headquarters for some relief efforts in the area. The house was damaged by the tsunami when five feet of water came into it. Many repairs had already be made. We had three tasks given to us. The one [...] Read more… On November 8 (Tue) a group from the Mito and Park Avenue churches worked together to feed over 100 people who are living in temporary housing following the earthquake and tsunami of March 11. In various parts of the town of Ishinomaki are temporary housing. These are generally 2-3 rooms with a kitchen, bath, and toilet. [...] Read more… The Park Avenue church group joined with the Mito church group to do work in the Ishinomaki area. We lodged in the church building of the Sendai church of Christ. This is used as a staging area for supplies as well as lodging for groups which come up to help. Our first day together accomplished two [...] Read more… |
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