Seth McAllister

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  • Happy Birthday Hannah

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    Today is Hannah’s birthday and I got her this cool book. I made the book from photos taken over the last two and a half years. Enjoy. OUR LIFE STORY BOOK

  • Fall is Here

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    The seasons change fast here and it definitely Fall now. The weather has been decent other than some rain every few days. The temperature is getting down to about 8˚C some nights and I think we should see snow by the end of the month. I will have to go take some photos of the…

  • A Hard Goodbye

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    It has been two weeks now that Hannah and I have spent together, working, growing, and learning so much more about each other. I have loved every second of our time together and it was very hard to say goodbye. I am so thankful for all that God has given us and how wonderful our…

  • A Day With The Ishida Family

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    After the Christian Surfers Conference, Hannah and I traveled across 3 prefectures from Chiba to Kanagawa to visit Lindsey Franger who just arrive about a week ago to study Japanese in Hokkaido, Lindsey will be in Japan for 1 year this trip and later plans to do full-time ministry here. We all met in Hiratsuka…

  • Christian Surfers Conference

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    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…

  • Gen-X Camp

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    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…

  • Onogawa Community Undoukai (Sports Day)

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    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…

  • A Trip to Kanazawa

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    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,…

  • MTB

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    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.…

  • Rock Climbing

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    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…

  • Good Times

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    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…

  • Moving Forward

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    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…

  • 115 Days In Japan

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    “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…

  • 2 Years in the making

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    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.…

  • Spring is Here

    Spring is Here

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    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…

  • Okinawa Trip

    Okinawa Trip

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    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…

  • Osaka Trip

    Osaka Trip

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    I am in Osaka now and thought you might like to see some photos. Tyler and I took the shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka and met the other NORTHSTAR staff to hang out for a few days with our friend Yuko who is a former NORTHSTAR staff. It was a fun time to relax and…

  • Tokyo Trip

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    I have been on holiday so I couldn’t make any posts. I will try to fill you in on how my trip was in the following posts. I started my trip with a bus ride from Matsumoto to Tokyo where I stayed with a friend and attended a TEAM prayer conference. It was a lot…