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You’ve heard of culture shock – going to a foreign country and responding to all the changes. After being out of our home country of America for four years, we are experiencing some of the same things here upon our … Continue reading →

We arrived in Chicago on Tuesday, January 24 and have been tired and cranky ever since. Not that different from the usual I suppose. We are visiting Susan’s family in WI until mid February when we will head south to … Continue reading →

We are now in the middle of packing the “keepers” and tossing the “nopes.” This past Friday, Norman and a friend loaded a 2-ton truck and took our first load to the missionary-owned storage building two hours from our home. … Continue reading →

Don’t ask me about new year’s resolutions. For some reason, I can get melancholy when I think of another year ahead of me. Instead, I am blessed when I look back over last year and see God’s hand, His work … Continue reading →

We don’t have as many as we would like but I have had a few this past week. I meet with Joel once a week for mutual accountability and encouragement, one of my Japanese friends as seen our relationship and … Continue reading →

I have been doing a terrible job of keeping this updated. My apologies! I do not promise to do better…. However, we have had a busy summer and have recently met several people who have some small level of spiritual … Continue reading →

We will be at the Obiyama church on Sunday, teaching a discipleship training course on Sunday afternoon. Should be fun! Daniel Son has arrived for a 3 month internship. He is from TN and attended GRIT in 2009. We have … Continue reading →

Our coworkers, Tom and Paula Carr working in Miyakonojo, are going through a bit of a trial as Tom was arrested Saturday night. He is falsely accused and is awaiting the end of an investigation to clear him. I won’t … Continue reading →

We are far enough away to be safe from the effects of the earthquake but some of our neighbors are concerned about the possibility of a nuclear meltdown and wind carrying radiation to our area. Thanks for your prayers for … Continue reading →

We are staying around the heater at the Smith house these days. It is too cold inside and outside to do much away from one. We have had snow on several days in December and January, that’s unusual for our … Continue reading →