Category: Blog
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Thank You Party
I am so excited to tell you all about the THANK YOU PARTY and how much fun it was. We had about 25 locals come out for the party and they all had a great time. We served tonjiru pork soup and some drinks. We also had our rail park open with a bonfire, lights,…
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Cool Stuff
[ I am sorry this update is so long but I feel this is something you would all want to hear. The photo is just for fun. ] Things up here at NORTHSTAR have been going really good and there has been big things happening through our adult English program. It has been cool to…
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Karaoke Party
Tonight I went with Randall up to Kyukamura Hotel to meet some friends who had a karaoke party. It was fun and a bit crazy at times. Randall and I felt a bit out of place. But all in all, it was a lot of fun.
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NORTHSTAR staff & English class
It has been a crazy week. We had CCC (Campus Crusade for Christ) here this week and it was one of our biggest camps, I think over 80 guests. All our camps have been very successful and we have been getting lots of good feedback from our guests. Tonight I helped teach my first English…
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New Photos
Hi everyone, I have some photos for you all to see. I hope you enjoy them. Things here have been crazy busy but also crazy fun. PLEASE PRAY FOR The new camp that starts today Safety for the staff, some of which have some injuries I start teaching English this week and am a bit…
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Finally Here
So we are finally here at the NORTHSTAR lodge. We got in last night at about 8:00 PM. Today we will go through some orientation and then go riding, should be fun, there is about 1.5M of snow here at the lodge. The two photos are from the train ride out of Tokyo. That was…
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Japan, Prayer Requests, Departure
All my bags are packed, I ready to go….. I think that’s a song but Idon’t know the rest of it. Anyway, that’s the deal. Tomorrow morning(Feb. 7th) I fly out, first to Tokyo for a day of orientation than onto NORTHSTAR to start work. I feel blessed to have been able to sharethis experience…
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Update, Prayer Requests, Departure
The time has finally come. The long-awaited trip to Japan is only 10days away. I have completed the TB treatment, my visa is in hand, andmy flight is booked. The Lord has brought all the details together thisweek and made it possible for me to finally book my flight. God isgood. Here are the details,…
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Getting Ready
As I think about the reality that I could be leaving for Japan in the next month I am reminded how thankful I am for the people who are supporting me and all the people who have had a hand in this. There have been too many people involved to thank them all so I…