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Marshall family

Marshall family. Ministering in Japan. Ministering in Tokyo. We live here in Tokyo. Three parts of our mission journey. Raising our children in Japan. Raising our children in Japan. Douglas 6, Jamie 3 and Callum 9. Raising our children in Japan.

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Marshall family

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  1. Marshall family

  2. Ministering in Japan

  3. Ministering in Tokyo We live here in Tokyo.

  4. Three parts of our mission journey

  5. Raising our children in Japan

  6. Raising our children in Japan Douglas 6, Jamie 3 and Callum 9.

  7. Raising our children in Japan • Requires patience and creativity in a small house with no backyard.

  8. Raising our children in Japan • Requires patience and creativity in a small house with no backyard. Douglas with origami sumo wrestlers.

  9. Is often crazy and exhausting. Raising our children in Japan

  10. Raising our children in Japan • Means we get to do things we might never do in Australia.

  11. Raising our children in Japan • Means we get to do things we might never do in Australia. Sleeping Japanese style

  12. Raising our children in Japan • Allows us to make friends we’d never otherwise meet. Friends from New Zealand

  13. Raising our children in Japan • Allows us to make friends we’d never otherwise meet. Friends from the UK

  14. Raising our children in Japan • Gives our children the opportunity to experience another culture.

  15. Raising our children in Japan • Gives our children the opportunity to experience another culture.

  16. Raising our children in Japan • Gives our children the opportunity to experience another culture.

  17. Raising our children in Japan • Makes it a challenge to teach them about Australian culture.

  18. Raising our children in Japan • Means we have to pack our bags more often than we’d like.

  19. Raising our children in Japan • Means we have to say lots of goodbyes.

  20. Raising our children in Japan • Means we celebrate many special days without extended family.

  21. Raising our children in Japan • Means we celebrate many special days without extended family.

  22. Raising our children in Japan • Is a lonely road at times.

  23. Raising our children in Japan • Sometimes feels like we need this suit!

  24. Raising our children in Japan • But often we feel supported by your prayers.

  25. Raising our children in Japan • Please pray for daily wisdom and strength. Patience and perseverance as we walk the road God has led us down.

  26. Making friends

  27. Making friends is putting yourself in the position for friends to see the gospel at work in your life. Relationships are all important in Asia. Here are photos of some of the friends we’ve made…

  28. Making friends Ladies from Doug’s kindy

  29. A Japanese family we met in Australia, but who are now back in Japan. Making friends

  30. Making friends Local friends attended our Christmas party last year.

  31. Making friends Wendy with a group of kindy mums at a Karaoke bar.

  32. Making friends These are Mums from Douglas’ kindy class meeting with the teacher.

  33. Making friends English Club at kindy is for mums interested in English.

  34. Making friends English Club produced a puppet play, a bilingual presentation of “The Hungry Caterpillar”. All the kindergarteners attended our performance.

  35. Making friends Through English Club, Wendy has taught “English” cooking. Here we baked biscuits. English Club has been a terrific way to make friends.

  36. Making friends We have been able to invite friends to various events at our church, Kurume Christ Church. Pray for open hearts.

  37. David’s work at CAJ

  38. Christian Academy in Japan

  39. Christian Academy in Japan

  40. Christian Academy in Japan An old aerial shot.

  41. Christian Academy in Japan

  42. Christian Academy in Japan

  43. Christian Academy in Japan

  44. Christian Academy in Japan Callum’s 3rd grade break-up.

  45. Christian Academy in Japan

  46. Christian Academy in Japan Middle school graduation

  47. David’s work at CAJ

  48. David’s work at CAJ • Teaching Year Eights Science Maths Bible

  49. David’s work at CAJ • Head of Science, CAJ

  50. David’s work at CAJ • Head teacher of Middle School

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