English and Japanese Language Acquisition -

Learning a Foreign Language -
I am dedicating this entry to language acquisition and applaud all of you who are pushing yourself to master another language. I can attest learning another language is not for the faint of heart. It can be challenging, embarrassing and of course rewarding.

My personal journey learning Japanese has been like most adult students I expect. Because I have so many roles to fulfill in any given day, actual study time can be hard to come by. Not to mention because you are an adult, you are expected to keep you with adult conversation. I want to share some of my most amusing, humiliating and hopefully encouraging experiences with language acquisition while living in Japan.  

The first few months after we arrived I admit there were days I would not leave the house because of the emotional energy required to go out. Sometimes I just did not have the energy to try and explain myself, communicate through charades or try and find a specific ingredient at the grocery store to no avail. Some days honestly, I just opted to stay home and not try and communicate with anyone who did not speak English.

English Conversation Group –

The first year in Japan, Bob was invited by one of our neighbors to a retired English conversation group in our community. The original meeting was over a year ago and that interaction has led to some wonderful friendships. As a result of that first meeting we have attended several community activities including their annual summer BBQ, a local summer festival, lunches with various members of the group and game days at our local elementary school.

Several members of the English conversation group have also attended our American style Thanksgiving, Spring Festival at our school, as well as the monthly English conversation service held at our local faith community. 

We have had such a wonderful time getting to know this unique, adventurous and fun loving group. The menu for this BBQ included a variety of  grilled vegetables, steamed tofu, inoshishi (wild boar), grilled beef, pork and onigiri (seasoned rice balls). We had so much fun with these friends and are thankful they include us in some of the English conversation group activities.

English Conversation Group

Stephanie’s Mimi Basketball Team –

We loved being a part of our community basketball team. It was not easy at first because everything associated with the team was of course in Japanese and we could not read or write much. Thanks to a couple of team mom’s who were sympathetic to our situation and made sure we knew what we needed to know, we were able to navigate the various team activities. They were a gift and probably have no idea how much their kindness meant to us. We cherish their friendship and their grace towards us.

One particular incident that stands out above the rest was the day we had a parents vs. players’ basketball game. After finishing the games we broke for a Somen noodle lunch. Each family brought cooked Somen noodles, they sent them down a bamboo pipe cut in half with water and edamame (soybean pods) and kids and parents lined the bamboo shoots and scooped Somen noodles from the trough. We ate them out of bowls with delicious Somen sauce. So…we dutifully brought our cooked Somen noodles and gave them to the mom’s in charge of the event, got out our obento (sack lunch) and fully enjoyed the experience complete with kakigori (flavored shaved ice).

Alex eating Somen noodles at mini basketball

At the close of the event there were a group of four to five mothers standing around visiting after cleaning up the day’s activities. One of the mom’s handed me a plastic container of left-over cooked Somen noodles. I thanked her for the noodles and saw some Katakana written on the top of the plastic container. “Thank you for the noodles, who do I return the container to I asked.” The mother looked at me in a puzzled way and I asked the question again. I knew a couple of the mom’s in this group pretty well and she says, “It is yours. It says Chadduck san.” “Oh, the dish is mine”, I said turning totally red faced and now profusely laughing at myself. They said it has your name written on it. “I cannot read Katakana” I said, “My husband wrote it on the container.”

Our name in Katakana

We all had a long and hearty laugh at my expense but I knew these women and they were not trying to humiliate me so I just rolled with it. Honestly, it became a standing joke among us for the rest of the basketball season. This was one of many silly, embarrassing and sometimes downright humiliating experiences but it is all part of being in a culture where

everything is new.

I found there were a handful of mom’s who wanted to practice English and they were as tentative about trying to use their broken English as I was about Japanese. I relish those mothers who did not let their likelihood of being embarrassed keep them from trying or pursuing relationship with me. Some of those mothers who stepped out and tried to bridge the gap will forever be the most cherished relationships I have made in Japan.

Japanese Lessons with Matsui Sensei –

This past year I was able to take private Japanese lessons for about 6 months with Matsui Sensei. Until moving to Japan I was sort of oblivious to my inability to speak another language. I really had no idea how unusual it is to be monolingual and what a huge disadvantage I was at having only taken a couple years of foreign language in high school. Having said that, Japanese is a really, really hard language to learn and it does not come easy for me. I looked up some statistics on the Language Testing International website which states for example, Spanish takes something like 24 weeks or 720 hours of intensive and/or immersion study, in a 1:4 class ratio to attain their levels of expected performance while Japanese takes something like 80 – 92 weeks, or 2,400 - 2,760 hours of the same level of study to attain expected performance levels.  

OK, did you catch that? Based upon those statistics it looks to me like Japanese is going to take almost four times the effort to attain the same level or mastery! When I read those statistics I thought that is impossible, I will be an infant in Japanese forever! I will never actually be able to carry on a conversation and be understood.

Japanese Lesson 

What I have learned though, is by studying vocabulary and phrases, I have been able to participate in conversations. Albeit rudimentary, I am able to get across basic ideas, concepts and follow the conversations around me to get the gist of what is being discussed. Another huge piece of this is the Japanese in my circles and community are very gracious and polite. As long as I am trying they are really patient with my broken Japanese. I admit sometimes it is a hybrid of what little Japanese I know and a bit of charades thrown in as well. But hey, each time I meet with a group to practice my Japanese and their English, I walk away from the interaction knowing four to five more words in context and I notice I am able to pick up more of the conversation.

Let me just say language accusation is amazing, difficult and wonderful! I am stunned at how many students are taking my high school English class in their second or third language. Kudo’s to you! You impress me so much and I love working with you as we make learning language fun! You are my inspiration to keep working on my two year old Japanese. I aspire to attain some of the language mastery you demonstrate every day in English class. You guys are incredible!

Thank you for following our adventure and for your support. We appreciate your commitment and investment in what God is doing in Japan. Please continue to pray for our family and those God brings across our path.

In Christ,

K. Chadduck

Kyoto - Arashiyama

Bamboo Forest -

Last July Bob and I made a trip to Kyoto prefecture and visited Arashiyama. The kids were away at summer camp and we took the opportunity to visit another area in Kyoto. I knew it would be more temples and shrines and they were not too excited to see more of these so just the two of us went.

I am not sure if I have mentioned this before, but Kyoto is my favorite prefecture in Japan so far. It is so diverse and full of Japanese historic significance not to mention really beautiful. There are roughly five distinct areas to visit in Kyoto and we have been to two of the five regions so far.

Arashiyama is famous for its bamboo forest and monkey park. We went in the summer so we did not see the spectacular lights they use in the winter to create a beautiful winter wonderland in the forest. The forest was still impressive and I am glad to have experienced it for myself.

Kyoto, Arishiyama Bamboo Forest

Lotus garden -
There were some beautiful gardens around Kyoto. I finally got to see one of the giant lotus seed pods in many American dried flower arrangements. I never knew the giant seed pod was from a lotus flower until I saw one in Kyoto. Here are the flowers in bud form as well as full bloom. They really are very beautiful and much larger than I ever realized.

Lotus seed pod, bloom and open flower

Monkey Park -
The next stop on our itinerary was the Arishiyama monkey park.  Honestly I was not getting my hopes up because well you know, I was expecting to see some contrived monkeys in cages which they would then charge us some exorbitant price to feed pieces of fruit or something. Much to my surprise, it was wonderful.

We had a pretty good hike to the top of this mountain area and all along the way we were reading signs about not feeding the monkeys. Signs warning,  "Do not take plastic bags and do not look the monkeys in the eyes". I was starting to wonder what we had signed up for and if I really wanted to hike this mountain to be freaked out by some crazy monkeys.

It was a beautiful day so we were thoroughly enjoying our hike up the mountain. I was keeping my eyes open for one of these crazy saru's (monkeys) that might just attack me if I looked at them the wrong way. Towards the top of the mountain we spotted our first monkey, no kidding a baby monkey was scurrying along the hiking trail following its mother who was a ways off in the thicket. I could not believe how close they were and that they just went running by us.

Ok I thought, this could be really cool. But I must admit I was still skeptical about what it would be like at the top. We passed a family almost near the top with elementary age kids and the father mentioned something in passing about, "You will be glad you made the hike, it's worth it."

Alright, I was encouraged and if a guy with his family of three kid can handle the experience, I am probably going to be safe from a monkey attack. I was starting to get kind of excited since I had seen the baby monkey and a few others close by.

Arishiyama Monkey Park, Kyoto Japan

It was a really cool experience at the top of the mountain. The monkeys were loose just hanging out and going about their business. You could feed the monkeys if you chose to via a small wooden hut enclosed with wire so the monkeys could not get to you if you had food. They thought of everything at this place and trained the monkeys effectively only to take food from tourists via the feeding hut.

It was well worth the hike up the mountain and I was amazed at how close we got to the monkeys. I was a bit surprised by how disinterested the monkeys were in all the people mingling around. If you are ever in Kyoto, this is one place I highly recommend you make the trip to see.

Temples and Shrines in Kyoto -
We visited several temples and shrines around Kyoto including some with unique moss gardens and a Zen Buddhist garden which was the first I have ever visited. The surrounding grounds were really extensive, serene, and beautiful to tour.

Moss garden on the grounds of a temple

Kinkaku-Ji Temple -
Next stop was Kinkaku-ji, officially named Rokun-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto. This is often referred to as the Golden Temple and you can see why. It is a very famous temple and one of the must sees if you take a trip to this part of Kyoto so we went to see it for ourselves.

Kinkaku-ji or the Golden Temple - Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Tower -
On our way home I just had to take the typical tourist picture of Kyoto Tower outside Kyoto station. We had a wonderful trip. I am pretty sure we walked twelve hours one day and I do not know how many miles. We took in some very famous and beautiful landmarks in Kyoto and I can't wait to schedule a visit to another region.

Famous Kyoto Tower just outside Kyoto station

Thank you for your support whether you are giving financially or praying for our ministry. We appreciate your commitment and investment in what God is doing in Japan. We are grateful for your partnership and excited about the opportunities God is providing. Please continue to pray for our family, open hearts for those God brings across our path, and wisdom to love those around us well.

In Christ
K. Chadduck

Nagano Prefecture - Karuizawa Part 2

This is Part 2 of our family vacation update to Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Japanese Style BBQ -
We vacationed with the Steward's for part of our stay in Karuizawa and enjoyed Japanese style BBQ together a couple of evenings. I have to say I really like Japanese style BBQ. It seems to be a bit more healthy and you pace yourself as you eat. Because the grill is small, food takes a while to prepare and the meal is served in shifts if you will. I find it allows more time to socialize around the grill, slowly enjoy the meal over a few hours, and anticipate the next round of meat, vegetables and various sauces.

Par of what makes the experience different is you pour the BBS sauce into a bowl and dip your food into the bowl rather than coating the meat and cooking. This way all your vegetables, meats and rice may be coated with the sauce evenly. I think I prefer this style of BBQ and the slower pace it provides as well as reason to hang around a fellowship.

Bob at the grill, can you smell that good food?

Blueberry Picking -
All you can eat blueberry picking. Or should I say all you can eat and pick until you make yourself sick! We thoroughly enjoyed the slower pace of the week and still managed to do some blueberry picking, visited an amazing waterfall and enjoyed great fellowship with the Steward family.

His basket never seems to get full...

Ice cream with fresh blueberry sauce - oh so good!

Karuizawa - Shiraito Falls - 
Shiraito-no-taki waterfall is one of the most famous sites in Karuizawa. It is known as the White Thread waterfall for the way the water falls directly out of the sounding rock. We took a short road trip one afternoon so see these amazing falls. I guess certain times of the year they have a wonderful light show projected over the falls. The area was beautiful and reminded me of places around Western Washington with many ferns, small streams and beautiful crystal clear pools surrounding the waterfall.

It was raining the day we went but it had been so hot it really was still pretty comfortable to be in shorts and a jacket. These falls are only 9.8 feet high but span 230 feet around a curved rock formation creating a beautiful scene.

Karuizawa Shiraito Falls - Karuizawa, Japan

Old Karuizawa -
We spent an evening walking around Old Karuizawa visiting small gift shops, ice cream stands, and also a small Anglican church built by Alexander Croft in the 1890's. He was Canadian born missionary who founded the Anglican church in Tokyo and also the Shaw Memorial Chapel in Karuizawa. He was very influential in bringing many Japanese to Christ who later would become prominent business and political leaders in Japan 

Mr. Croft is also credited along with James Dixon for making Karuizawa a popular summer vacation destination in their attempts to escape the stifling heat of Tokyo. I find it amusing how history is sometimes to very practical and this town became popular because it was a cool pleasant place to live. Apparently one of their other claims to fame is John Lennon vacationed in Karuizawa in the 1970's as well. 

Shaw Memorial Chapel - Old Karuizawa town

Stone Church -
This was a really unique and beautiful church. The church seats about fifty people and is open to the public. This church was apparently built in commemoration of Uchimura Kanso who was a leader in the Non-church Movement and a Christian evangelist. When we entered there was a pastor welcoming everyone and indicating it was a non-denominational church where all are welcome to worship at their Sunday services.

Maybe that is what was meant by the non-church movement but I can not be sure. Sometimes things get lost in translation and I am wondering if that is what happened when they say non-church movement. None the less, it was a beautifully landscaped area and the inside walls of the church were covered with apotheosis which made if feel like you were outside while sitting in the pews.

Stone Church in Karuizawa, Japan

Thank you to all our friends and family for your prayers and support. We are thrilled about what God is doing in our community and the opportunity to serve Him here in Japan. We hope you are all off to a good start in the new year and are thankful for God's faithfulness and amazing love for us.

In His Service with gratitude,

K. Chadduck

Nagano Prefecature - Karuizawa Part 1

Last August we took a family vacation to Nagano, Prefecture. On our way to Nagano, we stopped at several points of interest on our drive to Karuizawa.

Our first stop was the cool little town called Narai-juku. The town is the oldest post town in Japan. During the Edo Era from 1603 - 1868 the Nakasendo Road was one of the main routes linking Edo (the old name for Tokyo) and Kyoto. In 2007 this city ranked among Japan's top 100 Beautiful Historical Sites. 

Streets of Narai-juku, Japanese Heritage Post Town

Narai-juku city, its shops, and buildings have been preserved and reflect several different periods of Japanese architecture. We spent a few hours walking the narrow streets, playing in the park, visiting the shrine, and appreciating the amazing Kiso Ohashi wooden bridge.

Alex in front of the Kiso Ohashi bridge

You can see the amazing design of the bridge behind Stephanie

Next stop, Matsumoto castle which is located naturally, in Matsumoto city. The castle is known as "crow castle" due to its unusual black exterior. The castle has a beautiful moat with many colorful koi.

Matsumoto Castle, Matsumoto Japan

Another view of Matsumoto castle

Koi in the moat outside Matsumoto castle

Final destination and home base for the week, Kariuzawa, Nagano Prefecture. Nagano prefecture is a bit north west of Tokyo and the weather is much cooler than our Kansai region. The trip was wonderful and provided a much needed break from the stifling heat and humidity of Kansai.

Nagano was new territory for our family and the farthest North I have been in Japan so far. It is still on the island of Honshu but about an 8 hour drive from our region. We stayed in log cabins at a camp founded by German missionaries in an area called Karuizawa. The area was relatively dry, stunningly beautiful, very relaxing and cool, did I mention that already...

Cabins at Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture

The cabins were built with amazing craftsmanship and the windows were unlike any I have encountered before. We played German monopoly in the multipurpose room and visited with retired Japanese missionaries who were vacationing at the camp as well.  

Inside our cabin, all wood construction - so beautiful

We had a wonderful trip and enjoyed the time to rejuvenate and see a new part of Japan. There is too much to post in one blog update so you will need to visit again in a couple of weeks to see the rest of our wonderful family vacation to Karuizawa.

This time of year brings to mind so many things for which we are thankful. We appreciate our families, friends and faithful supporters who generously contribute to God's work here in Japan. Thank you for partnering with us in this great adventure and for your prayers for the lost of Japan. We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and wish you the best as we anticipate the celebration of our Savior's birth in December.

In His service with a thankful heart,

K. Chadduck

Yukatas from Mrs. Honda

We have been richly blessed by our friendship with Mrs. Honda whom we met through the retired English conversation group in our community. She has been a wonderful friend sharing cultural experiences, practicing Japanese and English with us as well as recently providing us with beautiful yukatas.

Yukata given to me by Mrs. Honda

This fall we had the privilege of attending a festival with Mrs. Honda as her guests. She gave us beautiful Japanese yukatas (summer kimonos) and Mrs. Fujii also provided us with traditional shoes. They came to our house early the evening of the event to help us get dressed for the festival.

Stephanie getting ready for the festival in her koi yukata

Mrs. Honda, Mrs Fujii, Stephanie and me at the festival

Enjopying the live music and lights

Mrs. Honda took us to the city center a couple of weeks prior to the festival to practice dancing so we could learn the traditional dances before attending the festivities. We had a wonderful time dancing, seeing friends from Stephanie's basketball team, and particiating in the various activities during the festival.

Dancing at the festival

When we arrived they gave each school aged child a bingo card in order to play with the crowd. Alex won a kitchen timer shaped like a robot. It was kind of tricky playing Bingo in Japanese but we had some help from Mrs. Honda who confirmed we were marking the right squares on our bingo card.

Robot kitchen timer Alex won playing bingo at the festival

Our family at a local Japanese festival fall of 2016

We appreciate all Mrs. Honda has done in welcoming us to Japan and befriending our family. She has become a dear friend and we enjoy getting to know her better and spend time with her. I had a wonderful time at this event and fully enjoyed being included by Mrs. Honda and her friends in their social gathering.

Thank you to all of our support partners for your generosity and kindness. We appreciate your faithful contributions to what God is doing in Japan and in our community. We value your prayers and continue to be amazed by the friendships and oppotunities we have been given. May God open hearts and draw the people of Japan to Himself.

Grateful to be serving in Japan,

K. Chadduck  

Camping at Kotohikihama Beach

This summer we took a few camping road trips to explore more of Japan. One of my favorite places by far was Kotohikihama beach. This beach was amazing for a variety of reasons and we definitely hope to visit again.

Beach at Kotohimihama - Kyoto, Japan

Alex on the beach at sunset

Kotohikihama is on the Sea of Japan side about six hours from Nara, in the Kyoto Prefecture. A fellow teacher recommended this beach and loaned us her tent to camp for a few days. The camp was perched on a cliff of sorts overlooking the Sea of Japan with the ocean shore just below. We visited in August so the weather was hot and perfect for swimming, beach combing, and snorkeling. 

I have not been a big fan or snorkeling since I had a not so pleasant experience in Hawaii with fish that were too comfortable with tourists nibbling my arms for food. I have since stayed primarily on the beach venturing into the ocean generally when I get too hot and then only to cool off and return to the much more predicable shore.

The first thing we noticed about the beach was that it made this really cool sound when we ran on it or slid our feet on it. The beach is known as a singing beach or in Japanese, "Nakisuna" which literally means singing sand or harp-playing beach. It was really, really cool and I have never been on a beach like it. 

Stephanie on the singing sand beach

The snorkeling was fantastic and I broke tradition and spent a fair bit of time snorkeling along the rock formations near the shore. Visibility was roughly 30 - 40 feet and there were a ton of creatures to been seen and in the case of our family, captured. We brought small nets and buckets which were soon filled with starfish, octopus, baby flounder, sea urchins, sand dollars, large snails and a variety of other colorful small fish. Our family thoroughly enjoyed the beach and tried to savor every moment.

Starfish and another salt water fish

Octopus Bob caught in the reef

Alex holding the octopus - why, well because he could

Our treasures for the day snorkeling

Octopus is a very popular menu item here in Japan and several people came over when we caught this one to tell us how to cook it and that it is very oishi or delicious. You can see it gets tired of being messed with and inks the water while Alex is trying to pick it up.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, there was a natural onsen on the BEACH! There was an outdoor onsen, (think hot tub) built right on the beach and each morning about nine they would turn on a pump to fill the onsen with water and leave it on until the beach officially "closed"  about five pm. It was really hot and a great way to warm up after getting cold snorkeling in the ocean.

The facility had showers and bathrooms so it was much more like camping at a state park than roughing it like we have on some occasions. We BBQ'd Japanese style and wished we could stay much long.

Japanese style BBQ at the beach

We also met a Japanese family from Osaka who invited us to light fireworks with them and hangout one evening. It was a wonderful trip and we can't wait to get back and spend more time at this gem. We ended up giving the octopus we caught to this family instead of eating it ourselves.

Family from Osaka who invited us to set off fireworks with them

Thank you so much for your prayers and support. We appreciate your partnership and value your contribution to what God is doing in Japan. We are thrilled to be here building relationships and loving on those He sends our way. We are excited about the opportunities He is giving us to invest in our community and school.

In His service with a gratitude,

K. Chadduck

Calligraphy with Miho

Calligraphy with Miho -

A couple of months ago we had the opportunity to practice Japanese calligraphy with Miho at her studio. She teaches traditional Japanese calligraphy and we had a wonderful time learning more about this Japanese art form.

Practicing various strokes and pressures to get the right effect

We first started by making our own ink. We rubbed the charcoal stick into a powder and added water. We then worked the charcoal to make it the correct consistency, selected the correct width of brush for our specific project, and began to practice.

The first thing I noticed was calligraphy is much harder than it looks. Miho made it look effortless and graceful. I struggled to hold my arm and hand in the correct position, to push down just hard enough to make the stroke thickness accurate, and then let off so the tails of the letters were wispy. 

I know it looks simple, but it is not!

This was a lot of fun and gave us an appreciation for the massive calligraphy signs you see around Japan. We practiced several characters before selecting the one we would put on our board to take home. I chose the kanji for "light", Bob chose the kanji for "road or path" and Stephanie chose the kanji for "Japan".

Bob selected a difficult kanji to try

Miho blessed us with a wonderful lunch and calligraphy lesson at her studio. We got to bring home our kanji characters which are now displayed in our genkan (entry way). 

Our final products signed and stamped by Miho

Stephanie Joins Heguri Mini-Basketball -

Some time in June Stephanie started attending practices with the local mini basketball team and officially joined the team in July. It has been a wonderful and unique experience for both her and our family.

Our team banner at the tournament

There are have been some comical misunderstandings on our part and also a lot of patience on their part as the team mothers communicate practice changes and game schedules. We are grateful they allowed Stephanie to be part of the team and are so gracious in working with us.

She played in a tournament in July with twenty three teams from our region. The gym was quite large and consisted of three teams playing at any given time. Our girls played well but did not advance to the next round of play.

Preparing for the tip off

They definitely play a different style of basketball here with practices four days a week ranging anywhere from 2-4 hours. The first half of practice is conditioning and ball handling. We were shocked to find no one shoots the basketball the first half of practice. We see the impact of this type of practice though, as Stephanie's dribbling and ball handling skills have improved tremendously.

Lined up for a free throw

We are enjoying getting to know the families and participate in the social gatherings associated with the basketball team culture. It has been a great way for us to become acquainted with local families and continue trying to speak Japanese.

Stephanie catching somen noodles from the bamboo pipe

These pictures were taken at basketball family day which consisted of eating somen noodles and soybeans sent down a bamboo shoot, eating kakigori (shaved ice), and finishing off the festivities with with a players vs. parents basketball game.

Alex catching some lunch as well

You can eat the noodles from the end of the pipe...but I don't recommend it!

Our friend James and Bob trying their hand at catching somen noodles

Stephanie is picking up Japanese really quickly given she is around many girls her age who only speak Japanese. She is probably the most fluent Japanese speaker in our home now and is likely the most natural sounding conversationalist. She has a lot more opportunity to practice her Japanese than the rest of us and it shows.

Day Trip to Suma with Miko and Kazu -

We took a brief day trip to Suma and met up with former MFWI students to enjoy a warm day at the beach. Kazuyo was one of our very first home stay students with MFWI several years ago in Spokane and Mikiko was also a home stay student maybe two summers ago in the US. We swam, played some games on the beach and finished our visit with dinner and donuts together. It was great to catch up with the girls briefly during their summer break before they begin studies again.

Day trip to Suma in Kobe, Japan with Kazuyo and Mikiko

Donuts at a local bakery in Suma

I apologize it has been nearly two months since my last blog entry. I hope now that school is back in session my schedule will allow for more consistent blog entries. We continue to be amazed at the friendships and opportunities we have been afforded since arriving in Japan.

We love living in Japan and are trying to take in the culture and experiences whenever possible. Thank you for your continued support be it financial, prayer support, or both. We know it is by God's grace we are here and we want to be effective for Him in our calling. We ask you to pray for those we encounter while in Japan. May their hearts be open to the gospel and may we be effective witnesses of His love and the gift of salvation.

We appreciate all you do to help us serve in Japan and are very aware of our partners around the world. May God bless your obedience and may He be exalted in our joint efforts to reach this amazing country for Christ.

In Christ,

K. Chadduck