Long time since my last post but I actually have another story Milton wrote. It’s from the very early years when June and Milton lived in Beppu. Both Mom and Dad chronicled it in their autobiographies, so I know it was significant to them. But interestingly, Dad made this story a whole separate chapter. The … More The Story of a Coat
Continuing the story of the move to Tokyo. For a little timeline context, the move from Kobe took place late in the summer of 1968. Last post Milton went into great humorous detail about the house we moved into. In contrast to Kobe, it was a tiny box with three feet of backyard. A big … More A new chapter in Tokyo
Mary: For the first story, I didn’t do a deep dive into the history of arranged marriages in Japan (called “Omiai”). But, I believe that now in 2022, arranged marriages are much more of a rarity than they were 50 years ago. With that said, the story June tells isn’t quite an arranged marriage in … More Two unrelated short stories
Mary: The story Milton describes about the interesting set of events that took place in getting our first car probably dates mid- 1962. He mentions the work with youth camps highlighted the need for a car. In the very first camp he borrowed another missionary’s truck after quickly renewing his license. The next summer camp was … More Coincidences, camp and a car
The story continues and the year is 1953. A church has been built, an addition to the family (Margot) has arrived and even more changes are on the horizon. Milton:We were living at the end of the rainbow and were helping people into the Kingdom of God, but we felt lonely. Here we were, claiming … More Sayonara to Beppu
From the Land Down Under to the Rising Sun 