The document summarizes a volunteer trip report from a 2013 trip to Tohoku, Japan. The trip included: 1) Building a day care facility for special needs children in Minamisanriku. 2) Volunteering at a Hope Center in Kesennuma and sharing music. 3) Visiting with a pastor and sharing music in Iwaki, Fukushima. 4) Sharing testimony and music in Tokyo and attending a bible study in Kawaguchi, Saitama. The report provides details on the work completed and conditions observed in the tsunami-affected areas.

1. Tohoku, Japan 2013
Volunteer Trip Report
5:00 Opening
Praise & Worship songs with dance
5:30
Report from volunteer trip
Japanese original worship songs
Announcement
6:30 Meal and game

2. • A) Build a day care for special needs children.
２０１３ Japan Volunteer Trip
• B) Volunteer Hope Center.
Purpose of Trip:
• C) Share God’s hope in music.

3. 2013 Japan Volunteer Trip
1. Minami Sanriku, Christian Center
– Build Day Care Facility for Special Needs Children
2. Kesennuma, Hope Center
– Visited Temporary Housing
– Shared original songs and gave away CDs.
3. Iwaki, Fukushima, 1st Bible Baptist Church
– Visited with Pastor Akira Sato-san
– Shared original worship songs & gave away CDs.
4. Saitama, Kawaguchi: Friend of Sinners
Church of Jesus Christ
– Shared Testimony and original songs at Ochanomizu Christian
Center
– Attended Bible Study at Friend of Sinners Church in Kawaguchi
– Stayed 2 days with Pastor Tatsuya Shindo and wife Yumi

4. ２０１３ Japan Volunteer Trip
Miyagi
Sendai
Kesennuma
Tomozawa
Minamisanriku
Fukushima, Iwaki
Saitama
Kawguchi
Ochanomizu

5. Sendai Free Evangelical Church
We worked through Ito-san. With Japan Food for the Hungry

6. ①南三陸 Minamisanriku
さんさん商店街 Shopping center
Most shops are still in temporary buildings. a bus
stop has been built nearby.

7. ③南三陸 Minamisanriku
Condition of rebuilding
Most foundations have been removed. Piles of
debris from last year are now replaced with piles of
concrete from the foundations.

8. ③南三陸 Minamisanriku
Condition of rebuilding
Dedicated bus road will replace the train line

9. ④南三陸 Minamisanriku
Condition of rebuilding
Raise the building height 16 meters

10. ③南三陸 Minamisanriku
Condition of rebuilding
Dead trees have been harvested.

11. ①南三陸 Minamisanriku
さんさん商店街 Shopping center
Some buildings under construction

12. Minamisanriku Community
Center
This is where we stayed.

13. Minamisanriku Community Center
Neighborhood where we stayed

14. Minamisanriku Community
Center
On a hill untouched by the Tsunami.

15. Minamisanriku Community Center
Many volunteers have asked so they put up a sign.

16. Minamisanriku Community Center
There are many signs along the roadways showing
the tsunami inundation start and stop point.

17. ②南三陸 Minamisanriku
クリスタン センタ near the Christian Center
Christian Center has regular worship meetings.

18. Minamisanriku Community Center
Tsutsui-san, Okubo-san. Saito-san and Josh along
with Huu the dog

19. Building crew with Pastor Diaz and
Eriko

20. The Day Care in Tomozawa
1st Day at the building site.

21. Rain water drain
2nd Day at the building site.

22. Rain water drain
2nd Day at the building site.

23. Rain water drain
3rd Day at
the building
site.

24. Rain water drain
4th Day at the building site.

25. Preparing deck
2nd Day at the building site.

26. Walls
3rd Day at the building site.

27. Finished walls
4th Day at the building site.

28. Painting
5th Day at the building site.

29. Condition of Kesennuma

30. Condition of Kesennuma

31. Condition of Kesennuma

32. Condition of Kesennuma
Damage still easy to see

33. Condition of Kesennuma

34. Kessenuma Hope Center

35. Kessenuma Hope Center
Volunteers

36. Kesennuma Hope Center

37. Kesannuma Hope Center

38. Kessenuma Hope Center
Kids come after school

39. Kesannuma Hope Center

40. Kessenuma Hope Center
Singing praise songs

41. Kessenuma Hope Center
English lesson

42. Kesannuma Hope Center

43. Kesennuma Hope Center
Cleaning the neighbors home

44. Kessenuma Hope Center
Help with a neighbors yard work

45. Kesannuma Hope Center

46. Kesannuma Hope Center

47. Kessenuma Hope Center
Visit temporary housing.

48. Kessenuma Hope Center

49. Kesannuma Hope Center

50. Kesnumma Hope Center

51. Kesennuma Hope Center
Pastor Kazama cooks for us.

52. Fresh Skip Jack Tuna

53. Condition of Kesennuma
Shops in temporary buildings

54. Kesennuma Shop Owner

55. Condition of Kesennuma
Damage still easy to see

56. Condition of Kesennuma

57. Condition of Kesennuma
Many foundations still visible.

58. Condition of Kesennuma
Ship will be dismantled this year.

59. Kesennuma Hope Center
Flooded

60. Kesennuma Hope Center
Flooded

61. Fukushima First Bible Baptist
Church (Chapel with wings)

62. Model of new church
Fukushima 1st Bible Baptist Church

63. Fukushima 1st Bible Baptist Church
Pastor Sato and some of the members

64. Fukushima 1st Bible Baptist Church

65. Fukushima 1st Bible Baptist Church

66. Fukushima 1st Bible Baptist Church

67. Fukushima 1st Bible Baptist Church
Eriko singing

68. Our ride to Tokyo

69. Pastor Shindo, Tatsuya

70. Tsumibito no Tomo, Church of
Jesus Christ

71. Ochanomizu in Tokyo
Eriko Moore Testimony
and Singing
Pastor Nakamura
from Kyushu
Evangelist Grace Toki
from Hawaii

72. Stayed in Pastor Home
Devotion time and sharing

73. Taking a walk

74. Ramen in Kawaguchi

75. Day after we left

76. Tsumibito no Tomo at
Minamisanriku Christian Center

77. Garment of Praise
• Support Garment of Praise Ministry.
– T-shirts $15
https://www.facebook.com/sanbinogaito

78. Eriko Moore Music Ministry
www.erikomooremusic.weebly.com

79. Eriko Moore Music Ministry
• Support Eriko Moore Music Ministry
– Buy a CD $12
www.erikomooremusic.weebly.com

80. JAPAN ISHINOMAKI CHRISTIAN
CENTER
• R3 International will be working full time in
2013 to help Pastor Takata and a coalition of
churches and mission organizations from
throughout Japan build a church/community
center in Tsunami affected Ishinomaki.
http://r3international.org/Donate.html

81. JAPAN ISHINOMAKI CHRISTIAN
CENTER

82. Tsumibito no Tomo
– Pray for new
Church building
– Pray for prison
ministry
– Donate online

83. Build a Playground in Ishinomaki
www.i-playground.org/

84. CRASH Japan
• Go on a mission trip to Tohoku
www.crashjapan.org/

85. Next Garment of Praise Event
November Thanksgiving Festival
www.facebook.com/sanbinogaito

86. Volunteer to Tohoku
• Next year at the end of June 2014 we are
planning to go again.
• Are you interested? Let us know.
• If you would like us to present this report
we are available.
THANK YOU
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