It's Dragon Fruit Season

Kenkisan my Grandpa next door neighbor is full "Uminchu" (Okinawan Fisherman). He give me two things; ocean mini-clams and Dragon fruit (when in season). This is from his garden, they are huge and delicious! Great with yoghurt!

Me and my Buddy Rihito

Vunder's son is a blessing to hang out with. He is getting big and starting to cause trouble (like his dad). Don't grow up too fast little brother.

Last Day Outing with SOS Crew

Some of them are heading to Tokyo tomorrow to continue their time up at CCBCTokyo. We leave tomorrow about 12noon. We will hit the floor running.

Waffle/Ice Cream SOS Style

We had a blast eating and fellowshipping at the cafe with the SOS Students. Thank you Michael Sandoval for blessing the students with the "goods". We were blessed!

Matching Teachers of the Word!

Mike Yamashiro and myself got up this morning with the same thing in mind. "Let's look like Pastor Chuck". Hawaiian Shirts baby! All the way!

Incredible Time at the Matsuri

We had a blessed time at the Urasoe Matsuri. The SOS crew had a blast. We were so blessed with the fellowship.

Beautiful Day in Okinawa

Today was gorgeous here in Okinawa. It was hot 88 degrees but add in the humidity. But was was so nice, a good breeze. Ahhhhhh, good Okinawa summer day.

SOS Crew up in Nago

The SOS crew are up in Nago teaching a mini VBS with CCNago. They are having a busy weekend. They are coming back home tired.

Blessed Wednesday Night

The Lord has been packing out our Wednesday Night Service. He has been multiplying the food and multiplying the people. Pastor Andrew has been teaching well. We are all blessed.

Bomb Alert

The City of Ginowan looks for unexplored ordinance (WW2 bombs) in the neighborhoods. This Sunday they will be searching and digging near the girls D House. Don't worry mom's, the girls won't be there. They can't come home until Sunday night.

SOS (Summer of Service) Ramen

Delicious Tsukemen! It is like Ramen. The noodles are on the side and you dip them in the sauce, delicious! This is Anna Hebel's favorite place. It is their 10 year Anniversary so if was half off. The line was out the door.

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SOS 2013!

This a great looking group! The only one who is missing is Brianna, but she is in Tokyo. Come and join us next year as we celebrate 10 years in Okinawa: SOS "10" Year Rockin on the Rock!

Brianna heading to Tokyo

It was such a blessing having Brianna with us. It was hard to let her go. But we know she is going to have a great time in Tokyo. Be blessed girl at the Bible College in Tokyo!

The Dynamic Duo!

Yoshua taught and Pastor Andrew translated. They did a great job. The body was blessed! Thank you bros!

Fellowship Time at Temote and Nozomi's

We were blessed with a wonderful lunch after service. The Yamashiro house is beautiful with a million dollar view. Thank you Temote and Nozomi!

Single Women's Okinawa Purity Conference

This conference was such a success! The gals who came were so blessed! The speakers were excellent and the food was delicious! Please pray for the up coming one at CCBC Tokyo August 2nd and 3rd.

Christian Surfers Meeting

CSRyukyu is planning an Annual SUP contest August 18th at Sunabe. It is really shaping up to be a blessed one. Please keep the Christian Surfers in Okinawa in your prayers.

First Typhoon of the Season

Well folks, it looks like the first typhoon of the season will hit us this Thursday night or Friday morning. Praise The Lord it looks like it is going to be below us, but please pray that it does go under us and does not cause any damage in Taiwan. We get hit with many typhoons during the year, and we don't want to take any one of them for granted. Thank you for your prayers.

Watermelon Heaven!

The Church Gang at Ginowan were blessed with two super watermelons. Thank you Josh Sagiao and the Riverside Gang! Funny thing; we were talking about how special it is to get a watermelon at Church. So Josh Gang blesses us with two. Rie brings one back from Motobu and them Pastor Andrew brings one from Tonaki Island. We are in Watermelon Heaven! When it rains it pours! PTL

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Many Bags Make the Trip Worth It!

Well, not really. But we make sure we bring as much back from Cali as possible. There are a lot of spices and goods that we cannot get here in Japan so we make sure we bring them back with us. God is good, all the time!

Zach heading back to Tokyo

It is always a blessing being able to hang out with Zach. We did so much work together. Just like old times. I remember when he was little, he used to help me mow the lawn at CCLivingWater. When he got older he was cleaning the carpets at the Theater. Then in Okinawa we were always building something together. Thanks son, I have been blessed!

Father's Day Surf Evening

Sunday was Father's Day, and in the afternoon I had to take Zach to the Airport to head back to Japan. Afterward's I headed down to the beach for a few hours of surf. It was a good time just to relax and unwind. Because of all the work at the house in Norco, I have only been out a couple of times here in San Onofre. Again, it was a good few hours, Praise The Lord!

Happy Birthday Megumi

Megumi is one of our Bible College Students in Japan. It is a blessing and honor having her a part of the College. They celebrated her birthday in Japan. We missed out! Bummer. Happy Birthday Megumi!

Almost Complete

The stucco job is done, all we have to do is paint. This is the first time that I have ever done a stucco job. Praise The Lord! When I started I was like "oh no, I am going to do a terrible job". But The Lord came though and gave us the vision and ability. My hands are so sore.

It came in!

This was ordered through Amazon Japan. It is a Hario pourover pot. These things are expensive, but Zach was able to see this online. A pourover pot is essential in making a good cup of Coffee. Thanks Tamiko for showing it to us. A good cup of coffee is a coming.

Ruthie and Virgil

We saw this that was really interesting on the back shed door. Ruthie and Virgil were the second owners of our house. The house was originally built in 1928, and we are the 3rd owners. The Stanbroughs owned the house for many many years. Very interesting.

Keeping the Work Going

We have been doing a lot of work on the Norco house, getting it ready to sell. Jesse, Zach and Micah have been doing so much work. Thank you guys for your service to The Lord!

Coffee Time

Sippin the joe with Pastor Tom Hallman at the Conference. Just chillin in the coffee house. When all else fails nothing takes the place of a "Blendy" coffee from Japan. I take it with me everywhere for emergencies. Gotta have the good coffee.

The Last Session

This has been a great conference. It went so fast! We were so blessed to be a part. I was also blessed to hang around with all the Pastor's. the best part was being with my son Zach. Thank you Jesus!

Session in the Overflow Room

The main Sanctuary is overflowing and tight, so a few of us went to the overflow room and watched on the camera. There was more room, but it was not the same. We were still blessed!

Megumi Sharing her Testimony at Higashimatsushima

Such a blessing to see Megumi sharing her heart with the gals up on Tohoku. The Lord is using our sister in a great way. Praise The Lord! But one question? Who is that guy in the red sitting in on the Bible Study? Only girls bro! Just kidding, Chuck Robb is the anointed leader.

Fellowship Time

After the last evening session we hang out and fellowship. It is always a blessing.

Great Honor

It is always a great honor to hear Pastor Chuck speak. He spoke with many tears. As Pastor Chuck gets older, his heart continues to get softer. Wonderful blessed man!

Blessed at the Conference

We are chillin for lunch. The conference is so packed they have opened up the patio for dining. You cannot beat SoCal weather.

Calvary Pastor's Conference Begins

It is a blessing to be at the Conference this year. This is the biggest conference of Pastor's in Calvary's history. There are over 1,300 Pastor's and leaders in attendance. We are super blessed!

Anna in Germany

Here is Anna sharing about being a missionary in Japan. We are so blessed here in Okinawa to have such a servant of The Lord with us. Anna is a blessing in that she continues to serve The Lord and the people here in Japan. "God bless Anna as she is back home with her family at this time". Amen!

Tamiko

We love this picture of Tamiko at Tropical Beach in Okinawa. Tamiko has been a graduate of CCBC and is presently interning with us here in Japan. It is such a blessing to have her with us. Please continue to keep her in your prayers as The Lord leads and guides her. God bless you Tamiko!

Graduation for Anna Folkerts

We were so blessed for our sister Anna as she graduated from CCBC Murrieta on Thursday. It was also a blessing meeting her wonderful parents. God bless you Anna, may The Lord bless you as you head to Israel to intern at CCBC Jerusalem Campus.

Graduation at CCBC Murrieta

It was a blessing to be at the Graduation for my Daughter Hannah Ruiz and so 100 others. God is so good and faithful to bless us with our second child graduating from Bible College. To God be all the Glory!

Travel Router

This travel router works out great for my idevices. Laptops can plug in but not my iPhone. I am laptop free, only iPad and iPhone. Stay connected boys, stay connected. Still not Facebook in China. I made a good cup of coffee tonight. Delicious!

Sunset flying into Shanghai

It was a pretty sight but I did not like all the smog. It is like a bad day in Cali. What I remember. The weather is cooler than Okinawa, but no rain. Yeah!

California via Shanghai

We are heading to California but we have to stay one night in Shanghai. Can't go exploring, the bird flu is in full effect. Don't want to take the chance in the open air food markets. Our wings are plucked!

Tokyo Van JCI'ed

Zach and Naoko did an excellent job of getting the Tokyo van JCI'ed on their own. I only know 5 guys in Japan who have ever done this by themselves. Praise The Lord! Great job people! To God be ALL the Glory!

Clam Miso Soup

My neighbor Kenjinsan gave us some fresh Okinawan Clams so Aya at breakfast made the soup and Joel at night made clam chowder. Delicious!

w2 Worship/Word

The Wunderlich's are back in action. w2; Rob and Rika are rockin it. We are totally blessed!

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Birthday Celebration

Joanna's Birthday has already passed but we were not able to get away and celebrate until today. We were blessed to spend some time together. We had to miss the couple's Bible Study at the Smith's and that was a bummer but it was a long deserved time alone. "Thank you Jesus for my wife".

Reed Tore it Up!

Reed did such a good job at devotions today. We were super blessed at his teaching. Rie did a great job at translating. Thank you everyone! We were blessed!

Happy Birthday Michal!

The gals made Michal a special "Macha Pound Cake". It was delicious! She was so blessed. Michal loves Macha everything.

Pastor Andrew at Acts 2:42

Every Wednesday night we gather for a Koinonia Potluck and then get right into the Word. Wednesday's are always special.

Land boarding!

Our newest sport here in Ginowan. Great exercise. Just as good as paddling in the ocean. Time to train folks, Ginowan Style!