Our Cru News

It was great having our son Andy and his wife Ryoko at our home for 10 days over Christmas. Rochelle’s mom is also living with us, so this is our whole bunch!

Here’s a recent video by a team that went to help in Japan, showing the ongoing devastation and the impact teams can have with the people still in temporary housing. Team Video Report

Our two college kids are joining a ton of young folks digging in to Jesus! This is a picture posted from the conference of the Morning Bible Study and Afternoon Bible Study.

The staff at CCC want to share a short video appreciation and celebration with you. Watch it here. Thanks for being partners with us in changing lives for eternity.

Here is a brand new video outreach you can share with Japanese friends! Sugoku Fushigina Christmas. Click on the red link from the page to see it in a computer, and the green link to see it in your cell

BEN’S MISSION TRIP TO TOHOKU, July 15 to August 3, 2011. Ben had a great trip to the tsunami area (north of any radiation) where his team of 8 served many people by restoring homes and car-ing for the needs

This story is freshly shared by staff and students working with tsunami victims. Here is the link from the CCCI site: Japan’s Recovery

After a lot of thinking and discussion and planning, Rochelle’s mom, Esther, has now moved to Florida to live with us. She sold her house and said goodbye to a lot of old friends at a special farewell party hosted

Each time the staff of CCC gather there are many smaller gatherings. We have all experienced different teams or locations we have been part of as CCC staff. Our favorite is the “Old Japan Hands.” We all “grew up” together

After working out the necessary details for immigration and planning how to avoid being separated by visa issues, Andy and Ryoko married in stages. First, on June 14th, they got married in a Justice of the Peace wedding in Los