In the midst of all of the summer ministry, we have had church camp, friends come over to play, and soccer camp.Lily is loving school, and Easton and Barrett have joined Karate at YMCA, they are learning more Japanese and having fun learning a new skill.

Our newest teammates the White’s have made it to Japan they came during the week of VBS! We were able to help them get settled it was great Japanese practice and we are really looking forward to working with them this year!

The past few years I have taken the task of coordinating the VBS at Hope Alive. Between decorating and making sure all the areas have volunteers, buying supplies, and planning out how to reach new kids and families, it is no easy task. But God and His wonderful people...

Bethel Team: Just a few days after E-team left, my home church sent a power team to Japan. I may be partial but it was the best team we have had come to the field since we have been here! Their work ethic was superb, they came with open hearts and left completely...

E-TEAM: Eteam was here for a couple weeks in June, they helped many churches in our area with great outreach events, the helped Hope Alive with a block party, English Game night, Music meetup, and cooking in English. On Sundays they came and helped with many other...