My time in Japan was one full of discovery, humility, and love. I joined the international team travelling to church centres and CARP homes in Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Kumamoto and Fukuoka. Together we took part in an education programme called Waku-Waku, witnessing, sightseeing, service projects, and the Ocean Challenge.
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I am so grateful I could have the opportunity to experience the beauty of Japanese culture. I am so humbled by their serving attitude towards us all, ensuring we could have a valuable experience in a country so different from our own. The heart of the Japanese members could be felt everywhere we went. Being with Japanese members was so special because they have such a deep heart and a loving spirit. They made us feel welcome and I will never forget the memories we shared with them.
From July 30th I participated in the 10th World Carp Project. This time, I did a lot of things and it was a month with a lot of moving around. Most of the participants this time were 2nd generation. Their families who won and supported 430 other families.
To start my reflection I want to point out my highlights and personal experiences. I travelled alone to Japan because I felt too much stress and pressure at home. The feeling of being in Japan was a beautiful feeling of happiness to be blessed to meet my mother, my mother in law and other 2nd generation children from other nations. The weather was not good at first. It was rainy most of the time with some sunshine. There were also warnings of a typhoon coming. We were told that the typhoon season was unusually late in Japan this year.
In Iceland, we haven’t had any university student members for long time. But this time, we could invite anyone older than 16 years of age who was interested in this project. Therefore I was encouraged to invite our young stars in Iceland. Also it was scheduled to learn about a self-pastoral care program in which I am personally very interested. I am very happy that one girl (Konny) was able to join the whole programme this time. I had not planned to go to Japan but I was guided to participate in the programme in Tokyo.
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Stories
Here you can find a selection of stories and experiences from some of our participants. The project is slightly different each year giving people a chance to participate again, parhaps taking a more supervisory role the next time. But each one of them has a life-changing experience which they will carry with them for many years to come and will encourage them to start projects of their own in their local community. CategoriesArchives
September 2019
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