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The big Christmas party for the kids at Denen Church was
Saturday the 18th, and I mean to tell you, that place was
PACKED. This photo doesn't accurately reflect how crowded it
was, because when I took this one, there were already 8-10
kids who were standing in the front -- that's what everyone is
looking at -- and since they're missing in this photo, it
doesn't look so bad.
Anyway, it was crowded, and
it was hot -- and it was FUN.
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They really put a LOT of focus on their kids' programs at
Denen -- and even the youngest kids have classes and music
groups to join. Here are a couple of shots of the pre-schoolers
in the hand bell choir. The first one shows Pastor Igaki's
daughter getting SERIOUS about ringing that bell!
The second shot is of a real
cutie -- except her expression almost NEVER deviated from the
one in this photo.
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Couple of
"trouble makers"... the one on the right is Pastor
Igaki's son.
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Here's the multi-talented Hiro (Pastor Igaki) giving his
important Christmas lesson, and then helping lead the singing
with his backpacker guitar. He also has a Yamaha MIDI guitar
he uses for our weekly Saturday Night Fellowship -- maybe I'll
show some photos of that sometime, it's really cool.
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This guy kept ending up under my feet -- I finally realized
he wanted me to take his photo. So I did.
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Bingo... I've played more Bingo in the last two weeks than
the whole rest of my life put together.*
*a slight
exaggeration, but still "true"
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Well, hey -- at least we had ONE really happy customer --
she's coming to collect her Christmas present!
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Apples anyone? I swear, they had a HUGE bunch of apples, but
those kids went through those things like termites in a wood
shop. Or something...
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I freely admit that I don't know this girl's name, but she
is so cute -- she's in second grade, and it seems like she is
ALWAYS smiling!! I just love it... Last week they told her I
liked her smile, and how she always seemed so happy -- she
said, "Oh, well, it's not that way at home"...
I don't know if I
misunderstood or what, but ouch...
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This is Aya from Koza Church, and her son Taiyoh -- what a
cute baby!
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Our friend Wataru from Naruse CP Church comes over to Denen
quite a bit, and I'm so glad that I'm getting to know him --
he seems really cool. I think he's about 21, and he drives
this huge bike...
Anyway, the kids love him to
death -- especially THIS day, when he spent HOURS after the
party giving everyone rides! He told me later that he drove
something like 22 kilometers that afternoon giving kids
rides!
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