It has been cooler in Rifu than Tokyo, however, the record breaking summer heat is draining our energy. And the fish are dying in this pond! God is good to give us AC (air conditioning)! We were kept quite busy with volunteer groups (New Ohio Friends) and guests and cleaning the camp dorm (Shalom House). Then . . .

We had a fabulous time with 2 volunteer teams in July! The team from Gardena Valley Baptist Church, left us July 3rd. Then, the team from Purpose Church (Team Purpose), arrived July 9th.

Have you ever waited a long time for something good? About a year ago, Rev. Sandra asked, “if it would be possible to do an IM Discovery trip to” Japan? The original team of nine became five people. Maybe God allowed us to be together so we could learn about being devoted to one another?