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Two unrelated short stories

January 28, 2022

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

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Coincidences, camp and a car 

December 30, 2021

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 

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