Pastor's and Leader's Dinner at CCBCJAPAN

The gang got together for a blessed event at the Bible College. Zach and Joel cooked a delicious meal. The desserts were good too. Thanks everyone for coming and making this a blessed event.

Phil Twente at CCWestTokyo

Pastor Santo hosted the service at his church. It was a blessing to get the Calvary's together for a joint service. Everyone was super blessed!

Heading to Tokyo!

Phil Twente from CCCostaMesa will be stoping by Tokyo to encourage us by bringing a good word. I will meet him at the airport and bring him back to the Bible College. We have some special events planned. Then, off to Hong Kong for the CC Asia Missions Conference.

Joel heading to Tokyo

For the Fall Semester Bible College Joel will be serving in Tokyo. We are going to miss you bro, be blessed and let the Lord stretch you, leading and guiding you.

Pastor Higa from Living Water Church

This is Yoshua Higa's Father and it is such an honor to have him come and share at our first lecture this semester. He is a good man who loves Jesus.

Happy Birthday Joel

Well, another birthday has come, but this one is different in that we celebrated it early because Joel is heading to Tokyo. He will be serving at CCBCTOKYO for the remainder of the semester. GO TOKYO! But is Tokyo ready for Joel?

Wednesday Night Study

If is a blessing to come and share a meal and then get right into the Word. Pastor Andrew continues to teach through the book of 1Samuel. Please continue to pray for our Mid week service.

Joanna's Surf Car

Well, she did not plan it to be so but we needed to strap the boards and take them to the Baptism service at Kouki Beach. Let's get movin, there won't be any waves but some good paddling.

CCBC JAPAN Orientation Begins

What a blessing The Lord has allowed us to have another semester with the new and old students. We are looking forward to a super blessed semester in the Name of Jesus!

He is upset with me

I scared Rihito the other day. I used to do that to my kids all the time. He did not like it and was upset at me all evening. Bummer!

Sisters of Ginowan

The gals got together for this picture to celebrate those gals who got baptized this Sunday at Kouki Beach. It rained and rained and rained, but it was a super blessing. Swimming in the rain was awesome! The whole afternoon was awesome!

College Ramen #1

By far, the best Ramen joint that I have ever had. You start out with this delicious ice tea. Then you have as much spicy bean sprouts, picked dikon and whole garlic you can consume. Then comes more good stuff: Tonkatsu Ramen, 4 Gyoza, and a side of Fried Rice. All for only $8.00. College Ramen #1!

Getting ready for the Christian Surfer's Outreach

At Baba Park at Sunabe Seawall getting ready for the outreach. Mr. Lacar put together a good outreach. So many ministries were there to be a part. It was a total blessing. Praise The Lord!

Inoru Can't Handle

We took him to the world famous "Dragon". Inoru was stuffed! He got rocked. Yeah, we break them in right here in Ginowan.

Jake leaving Tokyo

But the good thing is that he is heading back to Okinawa. It was a super blessing having Jake again at SOS this summer. We love this guy! Praise The Lord!

Kyle is on his way!

Kyle is part Okinawan and he will now be spending the next few days with his family. God bless you Kyle it was great having you here. Come back soon, yes!

Joel finished up 1 Thessalonians

For SOS Joel taught the morning devotions and he did a great job. Thanks Joel for blessing us greatly.

Vanessa heading home

SOS is finished and Vanessa is heading back to San Diego. She was such a blessing to us all. It was a bummer to see her go but we are so glad The Lord brought her here. God bless you Vanessa thank you for coming and being a part.

Relaxing before the Semester Begins

The Bible College Semester begins August 26th. The interns are chillin and relaxing on a Tuesday night. It is going to get busy, now is the time to soak it in.

Yeah! Our Australian Missionary just got 5 more years

That is right: Thomas Cotton just got renewed for half a decade. The best part of it, he biked all the way to Kadena Circle and back. This guy is an animal. Congratulations Tom!

Aya and Yuko are Here!

Aya arrived safely from California/Idaho and Yuko is here safely from New York. It is great to have these gals back. They are getting ready for the Single Women's Conference here in Tokyo. Kayo looks wonderful like always.

Friday night Bible Study at CCFuchu

Rich is teaching the Word to a full room of believers and unbelievers. They are all here to hear the Word of God.

The 4 Nijonjin

Kyle, Jake, Nathan and Justin all have Japanese blood in them. This is a first that all the SOS dudes have Japanese roots. Counting Zach and me, we are the Nijonjin Gang.

SOS Students first day at VBS

We have arrived safely in Tokyo. The SOS Group hit the floor running with a full day at the "We Go Eigo" VBS. Kyle is fitting in perfectly.

Yuko is back in Japan

She arrived last night and Kayo met her at the airport. It is good to have our sister back. I believe that Aya comes in tonight.

First Tokyo Train Ride

Jake has done it many times but for Vanessa and Kyle, this is a first. They are riding like a champ. CCBCTOKYO here we come.

Arrived in Tokyo

After a few hours layover in Osaka we made it to Tokyo. Now we board the bus to Tokyo Station, then we get on two trains to the Bible College. Planes, trains and automobiles.

Okinawa is Beautiful from the Sky

The sky was beautiful and clear. Check out the beautiful islands below. Simply Awesome!

Osaka on the way!

We are heading to Osaka.

SOS Part One Team Heading to Tokyo

Jake, Kyle and Vanessa are heading to Tokyo to begin part 2 of SOS. The team will spend 2 weeks in Tokyo doing ministry and getting familiar with the Mainland. They will be busy with CCFuchu' VBS in full swing. Please pray for the group.

SOS Crew and Interns

We have had a blessed team thus far. God is good! He is working through each individual person working and functioning as one group. This is really a team.

9th Year Anniversary!

Today we celebrate 9 years here in Okinawa. I can believe it! God is so faithful and He has been faithful to our whole family. Zach in Tokyo and Hannah is California. We are a blessed family. Still walking in faith.

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.