In Japan, most little boys want to become professors when they grow up and little girls want to become bakers and bread makers, but not necessarily breadwinners. The results of this year’s annual nationwide survey of Japanese children on the topic, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” are a fascinating […]
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Yesterday we heard from one new church that has voted to take us on for support! We are excited as the Lord continues to provide churches that will financially partner with us. Sunday, we were with two different churches in Florida. Currently, we are part of a missions conference and will be in Florida until
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Calling all ice cream fans : No longer do you have to race against the clock to scarf down your whole cone. Japanese food scientists recently invented an ice cream so ridiculously melt-proof that not only can it hold its temperature for hours in warm rooms, but it can also withstand being lit on fire. You might remember the popsicles released
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On Friday, we had the opportunity to be in North Georgia for a missions conference. Right after the service, it also began snowing, but we were able to safely get home (with some icicles on our car)! We were also blessed to be with two different churches in the Atlanta area on Sunday. One of
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Japan’s sewerage industry has found a way to clean up its dirty and smelly image: elaborately designed and colourful manhole covers with 12,000 local varieties nationwide – including, of course, a Hello Kitty design. Appealing to a Japanese love of detail and “kawaii” (“cute”), bespoke manhole covers adorn the streets of 1,700 towns, cities and
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Greetings from North Carolina! On Sunday we were able to present in two different churches in South Carolina, and yesterday and today we are in North Carolina for a missions conference. Tomorrow (Wednesday), we will be heading toward the western side of North Carolina for a meeting since our original meeting in Tennessee had to
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A Japanese kayaker has been banned from competition for eight years for spiking the drink of a rival so that he would fail a doping test. Yasuhiro Suzuki drugged his key rival at last year’s national championships in September. Suzuki spiked the drink of rival Seiji Komatsu with an anabolic steroid causing him to fail
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Happy New Year! We are excited to hit the ground running this new year as the Lord has provided us opportunities to present in several churches. For New Year’s Eve on Sunday, we had the chance to be at two different churches in North Carolina including a watch night service. This was a wonderful time
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The Lord provided many opportunities and brought many new changes during 2017. Perhaps the biggest change was getting married in April and adjusting to married life while doing deputation. The Lord has continued to provide for our new family and we are excited to continue watching Him work in our lives as we travel to
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Shogatsu, the term for the New Year’s holidays in Japanese, is a time when people take the first three days of the New Year off to relax with their families and engage in traditional activities to remind themselves of their heritage. Below are some of the New Year’s traditions in Japan. Otoshidama On New Year’s
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