So Many Things To Do

Thursday was our last full day in Tohoku. We split up into four teams. One group went back to carpentry work at the temporary housing area. Another group spent the morning visiting with elderly women at another temporary housing area and then to yet another area for afternoon activities with the residents. Another group spent . . . → Read More: So Many Things To Do

Opportunities in Ofunato

Today our team split up into three groups. Six of us went to a temporary housing area and did carpentry work. The government supplied temporary housing units are pretty simple but need people’s basic needs. When they first moved in many of the residents had almost nothing besides the clothes on their back and whatever . . . → Read More: Opportunities in Ofunato

Learning to Serve

Today we woke up in Morioka and made our departure for the coast by 10AM. Just before noon we pulled into Ofunato and when to the temporary housing area in the small fishing port of Nochinoiri, on the north side of Ofunato bay. We set up our BBQ gear again and spent the afternoon serving . . . → Read More: Learning to Serve

Feeling Connected

You know that sensation of meeting someone for the first time but still feeling like you know them from somewhere? After a bit you work up the courage to start asking questions. “Where did you go to school? Have you ever lived in …? Are you related to …? Where were you during the summer . . . → Read More: Feeling Connected