We are counting down the days until we head HOME to Japan! It’s really a bittersweet thing. We love our family and some of the ease of doing everything in English, but we also miss our own home and the ministry to which God has called us.

While we have been here, our family has enjoyed spending lots of time with grandparents!

Grandma has lots of dress-up clothes!

We have also been visiting as many supporting churches as we can squeeze into the three months we’re here. We will visit the rest of our churches our next mini-furlough which will occur in 2-3 years. One of our supporting churches has an annual fish boil which we had the privilege of attending. There was a bouncy house, pony rides, and the most tasty fish lunch we’ve had in a long time!

Eating a DQ blizzard! Mmm!

There are many new tastes and experiences to be found in the grand land of the United States of America! The kids all enjoyed their ice cream, but they found a mini-sized one would have been sufficient for their needs. Well, Cameron didn’t agree with his sisters. He finished off a medium-sized one. However, he wasn’t very hungry for supper!

Packed into the car!

It seems that the longer we travel, the more we accumulate! We are riding around in a Chevy Tahoe, but, as you can see, we can barely squeeze everything into it! Thankfully, we only have to cram it all in every so often!

Cool store!

Whenever we have some free time during our travels, we find crazy sights to experience. At this tourist trap, the kids found cool hats and masks. They had to try some on! They have had some money to spend, and they continue finding little purchases along the way. (And I wonder why the car is so packed!) They have been very careful not to buy large or heavy items, since whatever they buy, they’ll have to carry back to Japan themselves!