The Stewarts on March 25th, 2009

We have started the process of saying goodbye to our friends here in Japan.  One group, whose common denominator is 5-year-old boys, gathered last Saturday night for dinner.  This fun group helps us understand modern Japanese life and culture.  Lisa, especially, has learned a lot about being a mom in Japan.  I get tips on [...]

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The Stewarts on March 20th, 2009

As I mentioned in our first post, our children have been in Japan from infancy.  Here are a few pictures to show how they have grown over these 5 years!
 
 
 
 

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The Stewarts on March 20th, 2009

Since we can’t go back 5 whole years to show you what we’ve been doing…here are the highlights of 2009!  We brought in this New Year with our MTW Tokyo/Chiba team, praying for 2009 and celebrating the sacrament of communion together.  It was a wonderful time together reflecting on what God has done in our [...]

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The Stewarts on March 20th, 2009

Covenant Community School International just had their last day of school!  In March?!  Actually we have two last-days-of-school.  The Japanese track begins a new school year in April and ends in March, while the English track follows the traditional American school calendar of  September to June.  Sound confusing? It’s really not… it’s just one of [...]

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The Stewarts on March 19th, 2009

April 8th will be the 5 year anniversary of our family’s arrival in Japan.  William was 9 months old when we arrived.  We went back to the US to deliver Isabel and returned with her at 5 weeks old.  Our home is here.  Now we are making plans to return to the US for a [...]

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