Dinner!

After our young adults prayer meeting Saturday night, we had a spaghetti dinner together. I’d made my special sauce for the occasion and of course it was amazing. (I’m allowed to brag because it’s like the ONE thing I’m good at cooking.)I was...

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.