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Learning to Serve

Post a Comment » Written on July 3rd, 2012     
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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 …

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Feeling Connected

Post a Comment » Written on July 1st, 2012     
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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 …

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Feeding the Multitudes

Post a Comment » Written on June 30th, 2012     
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After arriving at the 3.11 Iwate Church Network base camp the night before, we spent Saturday in Ofunato working at a one day event called “Summer Festival”. The base camp is a medium sized home that suffered significant tsunami damage …

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Newsong, on the move!

Post a Comment » Written on June 29th, 2012     
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I missed a day so I’ll begin with yesterday. We had another busy day of working on the same house. The owners were gone in the morning but returned after lunch so we were able to connect with them again. …

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Old Stories and New Stories

Post a Comment » Written on June 27th, 2012     
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Today we worked on a house in the town of Minamisanriku. It was a beautiful home in an idylic location. On March 11, 2011 the owners felt the earthquake, heard the tsunami warning sirens and even though their house sat …

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Singing a Newsong

2 comments Written on June 26th, 2012     
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“Sing to the Lord a new song”

That’s a pretty familiar phrase from scripture and yet we often seem more attracted to the idea of singing a “familiar song” or singing a “favorite song” than going to the trouble …

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Wrapping it up

2 comments Written on February 11th, 2012     
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Friday morning we woke up early and left Ofunato before 7AM for a beautiful drive over the mountains to Morioka. We were there by 9AM and met up with Pastor Kondo, founder and key leader of the 3.11 Iwate Church …

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Fishing Village Folk Song

Post a Comment » Written on February 10th, 2012     
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Here is the video I promised you.

I’m back in Tokyo but no time to post tonight. I’ll post a final summary of our trip asap.

 

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New Songs, Old Songs

3 comments Written on February 9th, 2012     
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God will let you laugh again;
you’ll raise the roof with shouts of joy (Job 8:21; The Message)

Ryori is a fishing town near a beautifully secluded harbor out on the peninsula just north of Ofunato City. Ryori is known …

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Old Stories, New Ideas

4 comments Written on February 8th, 2012     
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We woke up to a bright sunny morning in Miyako, and it was cold! But a warm breakfast at the basecamp of the Hokkaido Christian Ministries Network got us going for a full day. In preparation for the mobile cafe …

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