December Prayer Letter

Thank you for your prayers over the past month. In November I took a trip to Northeast Japan, where I worked for a few days with a group doing relief and rebuilding work for those affected by the March 11 disasters.  While it was heartbreaking to see so much...

What I Saw in Northeast Japan (video)

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/32665016 w=480&h=270] This is what I saw during my relief work trip to Tohoku (Northeastern Japan) this past week. While I stayed in Sendai, the work we did was in the city of Ishinomaki, which, as you can see from the video, suffered...

Photo: Remains of a School

Probably the saddest thing I saw in Ishinomaki today. When the tsunami hit on March 11, many people fled to this school to escape the flood… only to have the school catch fire.

Love East Japan (photo)

At JIFH HQ in Sendai. Had a surprisingly quiet first day here, as the long-term volunteers and staff we’re off today, giving us short-termers a day off by default.