hey, it's good to be back home again!

Hey everybody,

After a very busy and fun summer in the United States, we are back home again in Kobe. I want to just briefly highlight for you some big changes in the Trim family.

1. Our daughter, Mikaela, is now Mrs. David Coon. She and David were married on June 18th in Hutchinson, KS. It was a lovely unique outdoor ceremony and Mikaela's artistic flair was evident in every aspect.

2. Our son, Caleb, was wed to Beth Anne Bettis on July 11th. It was another blessed weekend filled with grand times with dear friends and family as we celebrated their marriage.

3. Our youngest son, Josiah, has decided to remain in Kobe for his senior year of high school and will be starting online studies soon through an American correspondence school. He has become very active in music at church and many other activities.

While we enjoyed our time in the United States with lots of visits with friends and family, we really are glad to be back home in Kobe. God blessed the work in our absence, using a lovely retired couple, Larry and Alma Oline, to lead the church.

We will try to post some pictures soon of the summer's major events. For now, please enjoy the above photo of us with Pastor Larry and Deb Harrold, ministering at Center Baptist Church in Omaha, our home church.

Some exciting news from Agape Bible Church: One or two passionate people attract more. A few weeks ago we only had a couple of people involved in leading worship. Today we had seven, including two guitars, djembe, tambourine, vocalists, piano, and flute. As we develop music arrangements, we are hoping to add clarinet and baritone saxophone. This is especially exciting as we now even have one evening a week set aside for rehearsal and the members are excited about spending time together preparing for the next events. Pray that this new development in our music ministry will keep growing, that the members will become comfortable working together, and that it will be a blessing not only to those currently attending but will draw even more people to join us each week for worship!