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Silent Night...

It takes a lot of people to make our church work. Japanese translators rotate delivering the Japanese translation of the sermon, a process that works surprisingly smoothly. We sing songs in combinations of English and Japanese. It takes about a half-hour to transform the classroom into a sanctuary and a half-hour to return it to it's normal state. Both Danny and Suzy teach at the college, which actually has Christian ties, although I don't know all the details.
"I'll (not) be home for Christmas..."

December 23rd 2007
Ima nanji desu ka? Christmas desu. What time is it? It’s Christmas. Ok, I think that’s pretty close. We’re always practicing! Christmas just isn’t the same so far from family. You don’t miss the other stuff here - just family. But, we’re doing our best to revel in the Japanese Christmas season, which consists of everything overwhelming and unnecessary about Christmas and none of the ... read more
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Japanese Flag In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more
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