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Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is Gods will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

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FAMILY NEWS

Praying that God will bless and keep each of you in His loving hands in the New Year!

Okio continues to be busy with his Cancer Philosophy Clinic and Medical Cafes. He also ts in some teaching at Juntendo. Jean volunteered for 6 weeks, with CRASH Japan, after the March 11 disasters. She also went to Tohoku for a week with CAJ staff and students to cook for them as they were volunteering. In September she began Certicate of Educational Technology and Information Literacy(Coetail) for International educators. She continues to enjoy her 2nd graders.

Mami and Masashi moved to Akita for a job transfer. Masashi changed jobs. Ari and Mitsuaki are settling into their home in Niiza. Mariya has been doing much traveling with YWAM. She will be back at the Kona, HI base from January 1. Stephanie is busy with college and traveling. She is in her nal year at Calvin and will be traveling to Europe in January. Jesse graduated from CAJ in June. He started at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada in September.

For the Coetail course I mentioned above, I needed to create a personal brand. If you are interested in

Jeans Brand

what I have been learning check out - http:// jhino2nd.edublogs.org/. Thank you to Justin Barber for help in creating the logo.

So thankful for time spent with family. Okio and I celebrated his birthday in March with some of his friends from Juntendo. Stephanie made a surprise and very quick trip to Japan for Jesses graduation in June. Mami, Masashi, Ari and Mitsuaki also made it to the graduation. Okio and I met Mariya in Guam for 3 gloriously relaxing day.(no computers) Stephanie and her friend, Jared, met Mariya in Kansas City at Thanksgiving and we were able to Skype. Okios cousins had a party when his other aunt and her family came from Shimane.

Family and Friends

Time with friends has always been important and this year there were some wonderful times even in the midst of the triple disasters that happened in March. I got to see a former student perform in Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat. Jane Rubietta came and shared with a group of us from CAJ, on March 10th. Two young people from Juntendo got married on March 12th. Lynn, a friend who moved to the States about 14 years ago, came to volunteer in Tohoku and spent 2 nights at our home. Her daughter, Lisa had been here during the summer. Traveling to watch Jesses nal basketball (Guam in Feb.)and soccer (Okinawa in May) tournaments. It seems strange to not have to go to sports events this year. I loved watching my kids, but am enjoying being an empty nester.