June seemed like a whirlwind. At the top of June, we moved locations. Because the metal roof has generated more heat than we expected, we are considering ways to help keep the building cool (Nagoya can reach high 90’s, low 100’s). The weekend after moving, we hosted an Open House at our church location and […]
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This past week, four more visitors arrived from the US for a short 10-day trip. We spent several days in Nagoya and took a 1-day trip to Osaka along with our interns last week. This week we are in Tokyo for a couple days so everyone can see what Japan and the need for the
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This month, we moved into our new building and held our first services there. For the actual move on the first Saturday, 15 people showed up to help. With that many hands, the majority of the moving and setting up was completed in about 6 hours. With 4 times as much space, it has been
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This past weekend, a group of 15 people (including a first-time visitor!) helped move furniture and other items from our old church location to our new location. Then on Sunday, we held our first service in our new building. Thank you so much for praying with us through this process to get things ready. Although
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Yesterday we received the building from our contractors. It is a little surreal that we will be meeting in our new facility THIS SUNDAY! This weekend we will be moving furniture and working on the finishing touches. Then the following week, we will have our Open House and welcoming the community to come check things
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On Saturday, our three summer interns arrived. The three of them have been in Nagoya for less than 72 hours but have already gotten settled into their apartment and been to different parts of town. This morning, Caleb (one of our interns) had his first meeting with his language tutor. In the meantime, work continues
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We are excited to let you now that we received the keys to our new location and that renovations are now underway. Our realtor (a Christian who attends a church in a city south of Nagoya) has worked tirelessly on the details. The day our contract started, contractors were there first thing in the morning
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This morning we received the keys to our new building! Our real estate agent has gone above and beyond to make sure that everything would work out smoothly. The renovation company and A/C company were already on site and have been making good progress. Next week, our interns will be arriving from the U.S. Please
Thank you for your continued prayers as we prepare to move church locations. It seems like things have been moving slowly, but our real estate agent finally received the contract from the other company this past week. On Monday, we were able to meet with the builders and our real estate agent to figure out
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