I recently did a pro-bono graphic design project for my friend Tristan. He and his wife Leslie were the couple from our church that went to China last summer about the same time that we were in Japan. Well, it was Leslie’s birthday last week, and Tristan came to me in need of help with [...]
Saturday was our annual Young Marrieds group Christmas party. It was the largest turn out in recent history (28, I think)! There was plenty of food, great desserts, fun games, hilarious gifts, and lots of good fellowship.
Ayumi, one of my favorite readers in Japan, has come to visit the USA! She is staying with the Lawrenson’s in Buffalo (how cool is that?). Ayumi just started her own blog – visit it at http://canadaandusafromjapan.blogspot.com/.
We had 18 women from church over to our house on Thursday to play Bunco! Each month our Bunco group meets at someone’s house, brings snacks, and plays until the cows come home. This month the prizes were Halloween-themed; a pumpking carving kit (complete with pumpkin), a bowl of good candy, a set of Halloween [...]
During our stay in Japan, there was a very wonderful family who helped us tremendously. Mike and Tomoko McLain are members of the Taga church of Christ, and they with their three kids, Anna, Erika, & Kiara were instrumental in the success of the Friends Camp at Plateau Satomi as well as the VBS we [...]