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Reuben and Leah, with their four-month-old baby, Theo, flew to Japan to visit us in Kaneda, Kisarazu, Chiba, on Wednesday, June 18. Eri and I could spend four days with them by having them involved in some of our ministries. This family also brought their Filipino friend, Gabbie, to us….

The MTW vision trip team from America did a great job helping with our community building event called Bridge International Café (America Version) at Kisarazu City Kaneda Community Centre on the 31st of May! They served our local people so well, although it was their first time being involved. Additionally,…

We welcomed MTW Vision Trip Team to our house yesterday. As you can see, our small living room was full of people! (14 people!) We have welcomed many people since we moved here, but it was the first time for Eri and me to host such a large number of…

Eri and I spent three days this week with our team, the Chiba AO Team, in Kujyukuri, Chiba. We focused on team building, resting, playing, and praying together. You can see the Pacific Ocean behind us. It was beautiful. The hotel we stayed at was located alongside the ocean, so…

It took us a month to finish furnishing our living room! We purchased most of the furniture online, assembled each piece after it was brought to our place, and put the national flags of many countries on the front door, forming “B.I.,” i.e., Bridge International, with them. Our townhouse is…

I made a new flyer for my English conversation club today. I now have a group of 20 people who regularly participate in my club. I hope that more local people join it so that I could get to know them and love them!

We finally moved to Kaneda, Kisarazu, on the 16th of December, about two weeks ago. We brought our stuff by ourselves but a couple of furniture such as a fridge and a laundry machine moved by a moving company. We still need time to furnish rooms especially our living room…

Eri and I finally returned to Japan from North America three weeks ago. We spent time with our three children in their town, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. We also travelled to many cities in Canada and America to meet our friends and supporters. Now, it is time to move to…

The number of participates was the highest ever! We welcomed 24 local people at Bridge International Cafe, our monthly community building and outreach event, in Kaneda, Kisarazu, on June 22. There were several students, even one elementary school student, among them. This time, we made the Cafe Chicago Version. Our…

Our youngest daughter Aki graduated from CCSI on June 15! This year, Aki was the only graduate! Eri and I were honored to be a part of this godly school since we were sent back to Japan from Canada. Our first child Shintaro graduated three years ago, and our second…