Updates - Japan Earthquake Recovery
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Rebuilding Japan, one pile of debris at a time
Anda Foxwell is the Christian Academy in Japan high school principal. She has written before about the Japan earthquake recovery. In this story, she tells how CAJ students are making a difference in Japan.
On March 11, 2011, I waited in a gym with 180 high school students until it was safe for them to return to their homes or to the home of a friend. None of us knew then how much our world had been rocked, or would continue to be shaken. One of the emotions that arose during the following weeks was helplessness – helplessness in the face of so much loss, so much suffering.
It was...
30 Visitors Hungry for Hope
Recently, Bernhard Triebel, SEND Japan Director, got this report from some Japanese friends about Ishinomaki Christ Church:
Easter was the first Sunday the church was able to hold a worship service after the quake. This is a small church of 5 or 6 members pastored by Ito Sensei who also is the pastor of a church in Sendai. At this Easter Sunday Service 30 new people showed up 45 minutes before the service started. The church was full and the pastor started to talk to the people. Others came later and complained because they thought the service had already started and wanted to hear the pastor from the beginning. Needless...
Easter was the first Sunday the church was able to hold a worship service after the quake. This is a small church of 5 or 6 members pastored by Ito Sensei who also is the pastor of a church in Sendai. At this Easter Sunday Service 30 new people showed up 45 minutes before the service started. The church was full and the pastor started to talk to the people. Others came later and complained because they thought the service had already started and wanted to hear the pastor from the beginning. Needless...
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Recent Posts
- Jun. 21 - Rebuilding Japan, one pile of debris at a time
- Apr. 28 - 30 Visitors Hungry for Hope
- Apr. 13 - Ground Zero - Update 3
- Apr. 9 - Shaken & Shocked - Paul & Warren return from the North
- Apr. 7 - A Prayer for the Japanese
- Apr. 5 - Dealing With the Damage - Part 2
- Apr. 3 - Dealing With the Damage
- Mar. 29 - Fearless New Believer
- Mar. 28 - Helping Pastors Help People
