Category Archives: Trips

How to love freely?

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John 13:34-35 “Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have

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Confessions of a Foreigner in Japan

fabio_johnna_enoshima1. I don’t always use an umbrella.  This is basically a cardinal sin here.  If you want to see people really nervous, walk around in the rain without an umbrella.  Even if it’s not raining very hard, very kind people …

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First week in Japan – the Good Stuff, the Hard Stuff

Good: 

exploring_fujisawa– We made it safely after 20 hours of traveling with way too much luggage on two rather uneventful flights.

– We have been welcomed with open arms by Gary and Pauline Carlson, long-term Covenant missionaries who have been …

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Project Japan Goes to South America

photo-9On November 8th, Fabio, Sophia and I packed our bags as lightly as possible with a borrowed Ergo baby carrier in hand to embark on a 3 week journey through Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina and Brazil.  It was the trip of …

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Vision trip in Japan!

IMG_3127A few months ago I got an exciting email from Japan Covenant team inviting me for a vision trip in Japan.

I just came back home and had a wonderful time meeting Japan Covenant pastors, leaders and Covenant World Mission …

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Calgary and Canadian Covenant Conference, 2014

2We thank Canadian Covenant for inviting us for their conference. Thanks Jeff!

Thanks for asking us questions and giving us the opportunity to share and talk about Project Japan. Thank you!

We both have a very special place in our …

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Boston and New Hampshire

IMG_1383Our trip to Boston and New Hampshire was very meaningful. First of all, we stayed with Johnna’s cousin, Matthew and his wife, Rebecca.  They were recently married and we had never met Rebecca, Fabio had never met Matthew, and they …

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49th Annual Missions Conference – International Falls, MN

49th Annual Missions Conference – International Falls, MN

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We had the privilege to participate in the 49th Annual Missions Conference of the International Falls Covenant Church last week. International Falls  is a city in the county seat of Koochiching County, …

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Alaska and Seattle

DSC03849Fábio, Sophia and I were in Alaska…  not just for vacation, but we also had the chance to explore some of the Covenant ministries up there.  We went to First Covenant on Sunday and saw Max Lopez-Cepero and Helen Cepero.  …

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Memories of Morocco, Belgium and Hungary

moroccoMorocco is one of the most exciting places I have visited.
It’s exotic. It’s different. It’s unique.
It’s definitely a place where you can see how different our world is, especially for anyone coming from the Western point of view.…

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