Seth McAllister

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  • Lone pine

    Lone pine

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  • I found a symbol of love

    I found a symbol of love

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    I was exploring around an old soba mill in Norikura Kogen the other day and came across this metalwork on the door. It clearly has hearts and a cross in the design. I was not expecting to find this type of symbol on a building in a rural Japanese community.

  • Tallent

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    This guy is really talented. Check out some of his other work at http://www.ryanennhughes.com/

  • The best thing I have seen all week

    The best thing I have seen all week

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  • Shinhotaka Onsen

    Shinhotaka Onsen

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    A few days ago we went to a really cool place called “Shinhotaka Onsen” which is about an hour from NORTHSTAR. All the staff went for the day to hang out and relax before we start our busy summer season which starts today. It was the first time Ezekiel had been swimming in a river…

  • Our new home

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    Norikura Kogen, our new home is such a beautiful place and we have such an amazing job that allows us to live and work here in the great place. Today Hannah, Ezekiel, and I went for a little walk around the neighborhood and ended up walking for about an hour and a half. There are…

  • Local trail work

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    There are so many great trails that we get to ride here and a lot more that we are working to maintain and re-build. It takes so much work to keep the trails in riding condition but it’s so worth it. A few days ago we invited all the village kids from Elementary grade to High School…

  • Roadtrip time

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    We are in San Antonio TX visiting family now and are planning to drive from here to Washington DC tomorrow morning. I have so many photos and stuff I want to post but we are trying to pack now and I just thought I would ask you to pray for our trip as we drive…

  • Mt. Biking in Norikura

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    There are so many great trails that we get to ride here and a lot more that we are working to maintain and re-build. It takes so much work to keep the trails in riding condition but it’s so worth it. A few days ago we invited all the village kids from elementary grade to high school…

  • Mountain Biking in Norikura Kogen

    Mountain Biking in Norikura Kogen

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    Today I got to ride my new Mt. Bike for the first time with my friend Shingo. We rode a trail called “Terrie’s” which is named after a former staff who discovered the trail about 5 years ago. It was a great ride and fun to see how much faster I can ride on a…

  • Riding Dirt Bikes with Blaine

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    Last night my good friend Blaine and I went for a dirt bike ride on the west side of Hood River. We rode from about 8 until 10 pm and ended up riding home in the dark. The view from the top was amazing, we could see four mountains. Mt. Hood, Adams, Rainier, and St. Helens. I…

  • Colorado

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    We spent the last five days in Colorado and had a great time visiting a lot of cool places. On the first day, we went to Estes Park and checked out a few of the sights around there and then made it down to Colorado Sprints where we stayed with the cool family who owns…

  • We are in NY

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    Hey everyone, Sorry, long time no post. We have been all over the place in the last 2 weeks. After Hannah’s brother got married in Texas we drove to Washington DC and stayed there with Hannah’s sister for a few days. While we were there we got to see some cool museums like the Smithsonian Air…

  • A Quick Update

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    We just wanted to give a quick update about what has been happening and what’s coming up. This is our last week in the US. We have been here for over two months now and have had a great time with family and friends. There were two reasons for the long trip, one was to…

  • We have moved in

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    We have been back here in Norikura for about three weeks now and we actually moved all our things into our new little apartment last week but it’s been pretty slow unpacking. I have been working at N* almost every day and so I have not been able to help unpack many of the boxes.…

  • 28 Hours later

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    28 hours after leaving the house in Oregon we arrived safely at our new home in Norikura, Japan. It was one of the longest days of travel we have had so far but went well. We actually got our seats upgraded to business class for free on our flight from Seattle to Tokyo. And let…

  • Time in DC

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    Hey everyone,  Sorry, long time no post. We have been all over the place in the last 2 weeks. After Hannah’s brother got married in Texas we drove to Washington DC and stayed there with Hannah’s sister for a few days. While we were there we got to see some cool museums like the Smithsonian Air…

  • Our New Prayer Card

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    Hey everyone,  We just finished our new 2008 Prayer Card that you can download and print to remind yourself to pray for Japan and for our family as we work to share the gospel with Japanese people there. Please send this on to your friends and family also if you think they would like to…