• Day 08 Confirmation

    On Monday children from multiple Nursery schools arrived at the cathedral for a joint children’s service.…

  • Day 07 St. Michael’s

    The very first Sunday of the internship was at the cathedral-church where I’m staying – Saint…

  • Day 06 Sumoto

    A Travel Day to Awaji Island! Fr. Hayashi took me to attend a once-a-month Saturday morning…

  • Day 05 Angel’s Garden

    Deacon Miyata and I went to East Nada Ward (東灘区)to the Saint Nicholas Angels Garden, basically…

  • Day 04 Clergy Requiem

    On June 4th, after the 7:00 am Morning Eucharist, Deacon Miyata asked me if I would…

  • Day 03 Uncle’s Pipe Organ

    Typhoon passed us by last night. It dumped rain, and gusts of gale force wind howled…

  • Day 02 Home Visit

    06/01/2026 Kobe and Takarazuka Today, we spent good part of the afternoon driving to Takarazuka, a…

  • First Day of Internship.

    06/01 Today was the first day of internship. I had been told to attend the morning…

  • Kobe!

    5/31. Travel to Kobe on the Shinkansen “bullet” train! I will be starting the internship in…

  • Off to Japan!

    Off to Japan!

    May 25th, just passed. It’s the 26th, and I’m at JFK airport getting ready to fly…