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 […]
Moving in (5/31/2023) Read More »
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
Contractors (5/2/2023) Read More »
Thank you for continuing to pray with us as we prepare to move church locations. After the morning service this past Sunday we had a time of prayer and then walked over to see the new location. I heard for our realtor that he was able to negotiate free rent during the month of May
Free Rent (4/18/2023) Read More »
Thank you for continuing to pray with us about our move to a new location. Progress has been slow, but steady. We were able to take a look after the previous tenant left and removed all of their belongings. When we did, we discovered an unexpected slab of concrete. Finding it before finalizing plans with
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My phone rang on Friday evening with a call from our realtor. We had been discussing the timing of when to officially say that we would be leaving our current church location since we have to give 2 months prior notice and we want to avoid paying double rent. We agreed that it is now
Countdown (4/4/2023) Read More »
While we are still undergoing negotiations with the warehouse we are looking to rent, we heard that we passed the renter’s check. Based on my conversation with our realtor on Tuesday, it looks like we will be able to be in the building by the end of May or top of June. In the meantime,
This past week, we looked inside the warehouse we are trying to rent along with our realtor and the building architect. Although the previous renters technically have their contract until the end of April, they had already moved all their stuff out before we got there. This allowed us (especially the architect) to get a
