Sharing Christ's Love with International Students in North Texas
With the new semester coming, J-12 and C-5 are starting new experiences and T-8 is coming upon a milestone point in his school experience. J-12 will be starting Jr. high and he will be doing it in an unusual way. He will be starting up in a “Virtual Academy” (check out video clip about Virtual …
The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of preparing for school, both with international students but also with OUR new students (J-12, & C5 are going to new schools & T-8 is going to 3rd grade). It has been incredibly fun to meet new students at the various different campuses. This year I …
Our oldest son, J-11 turned 12 in August. We all celebrated with a trip to the fun center and a party with his best friend Jacob. He also completed his first class rank for scouts at his Court of Honor and we featured in his summer camp video. Good job son!
This was a hard day today. I should have recognized that it would be… but I didn’t. One of the hard parts of ministry is that the day after the big sermon or the big meetings is often very hard. The more you feel you are moved by the Spirit at an event or speaking …
Here is a quick update on some things that have happened to J-10, T-6 and C-4 the last couple of months. To see more family pictures from the last few years click here.
February, 2007 Dear Ministry Partner, What has God been doing in your life during the first 2 months of 2007? It has been a challenging time for us, and yet the Father’s care is constant and His blessings abundant. Following are a couple examples of what’s been happening with ISI in Dallas/Fort Worth. Spring …
On Thursday I had the special privilege of taking my son T-8 to watch the Forth Worth Minor League team, the Cats for scouts night. We had general admission tickets and at first, I thought that was a bummer. I was wrong. We had a blast and because we had general admission, we had freedom …
One of the hardest things about being a parent is allowing your kids to make decisions and do things on their own, allowing them more freedom to make choices and live with their consequences. Sometimes you see wisdom and maturity beyond your expectations, sometimes you aren’t sure… but trust the Lord anyway. This week there …
Continue reading “Our Young Missionary (but a scout no more)”
(check out pictures) J-11 and I (Lisa) had a great week in Amarillo with 25 6th grade graduates from Fielder Road Baptist Church. Our church has a program to prepare kids from 3rd to 6th grade to go on this mission trip when they finish the 6th grade. To be honest, I wasn’t sure when …
Last week was a very significant week for the Yabuki family on many counts and all of us came away having grown up a lot. I will post what happened in Niagara Falls and Lisa will later post about the Amarillo trip. Niagara Trip Roy went with Timothy and Charis to Niagara Falls, New York …
