Author: Admin
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Christian Surfers Conference
The last few days Hannah and I have been at a Christian Surfers Conference in Chiba which is just ease of Tokyo on the coast. I got to go surfing once which was super cool. But the best thing was meeting other Christians with a heart to serve and love Japanse people. There was a…
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Gen-X Camp
Here is a little update on our last camp. The camp was called Gen-X and the group was from the Nagoya area. This is one of my favorite camps and one of the models of how we want other camps to run. The group is one of the most genkei [ lively ] groups we…
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Onogawa Community Undoukai (Sports Day)
Hi Everyone,Today we had the great privilege of spending time in the community for a very important annual event. The event is called Undoukai and it means sports day. Basically the entire village comes together to play field games at the school. It was a great opportunity to meet parents and hang out with all…
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I am Stoked
Hi Everyone,Things have been going good in Norikura Kogen and I have been keeping busy with designing some new marketing materials for NORTHSTAR. We had a camp here last weekend and did some leadership training with about 15 student council members. After that, I went to visit Hannah and her family in Tokyo. It has…
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A Trip to Kanazawa
Well I had another cool chance to travel to another ken [ state ] in Japan with Kim and Sabrina for a few days. We got to see a lot of cool stuff and hang out by the Japan Sea. I hope you like the photos. Sorry, this is going to be a short post,…
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MTB
I wanted to give you all an update and some new photos. Today Troy, Martina, Dan and I took 10 Mt. bike guests around the Norikura area on a tour of our trail system. The riders ranged from college students to Mt. bike shop owners in the Nagano area. We want to see the Mt.…
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Why We Are Here
This is why we are here. To see people come to know there Creator-God. Today one of His people has made a confession of faith and chosen to be baptized. Yasuyo took this step of faith that has required her to go against her family and many of her friends. She has chosen God’s best…
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Local Kids
Yesterday we had a little BBQ at NORTHSTAR for the local kids who live in the village. It was a great chance for all of us to spend time with the kids outside of class and just have fun. We played soccer, red light – green light, and just ran around to like crazy people…
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Rock Climbing
Sorry, it’s been a while since my last post, things have been busy. Here is a rundown of how the last few weeks have been. Let’s start with busy, busy, and more busy. We have had a lot of guests and we always have more work than we know what to do with. But there…
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Good Times
I wanted to let you know I have had a good week with training and teaching English. Below are some photos from my 4th-grade class at Onogawa School. Those kids are so much fun and normally they think I am a jungle gym to climb on. We have more staff here now and we have…
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Okinawa Trip
I thought I would just say a quick hi from Okinawa. I am having fun visiting Hannah and seeing other friends here. The weather has been very wet for the last few days and is still raining now. NIKO, the youth camping trip that I helped out with went well even though it rained 2…
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Moving Forward
I have a few things to update you on. Overall, things are going well here at NORTHSTAR but there are a few things that I would like to ask you to pray about. The schedule here goes like this, crazy all the time and insane the rest of the time. We are supposed to be…
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115 Days In Japan
“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.” C.S. Lewis Today marks day 115th for me in Japan. Time really does fly by and I can’t believe I have already been here for 4 months. I…
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2 Years in the making
Last week Hannah and I made the decision to start a more serious relationship. As of May 1st, we are officially “dating” or whatever you want to call it. Please be praying for us now and as we figure out what our relationship will look like and how it can be Glorifying to the Lord.…
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Mountain Top
Well, it’s been a few days since my last blog post and I thought you may all want to know what’s been going on. So let me fill you in. The last week has been a busy one because this is Golden Week. Golden week is a Japanese holiday where everyone and their little toy…
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Spring is Here
However, as it is written:No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. The Bible 1 Corithans 2:9 Spring is upon us, time has been flying. It’s hard to believe I have been in Japan for almost 3 months now. Thank you all…
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Okinawa Trip
Hi from Okinawa,I have been hanging out with friends and doing a lot of nothing and it’s been good. Okinawa is so nice and it’s been in the mid-20s. I have been hanging out with the Kennedy kids and hearing about what’s been going on in Okinawa since I was here the first time about…