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Late last month, the executive director of American Friends of Asian Rural Institute (AFARI) Sherry DeLeon flew in to visit the ARI campus. She not only prepared several classes for Participants on the topic of Fundraising, but provided consultations for all interested community members on grant proposal writing and the like. She thoroughly enjoyed the ARI life and meeting Participants, volunteers and staff members from all walks of life. We want to take the opportunity to express our thanks to Sherry and AFARI for continuing to invest in the mission … Read more

ARI Crowdfunding reached its goal of 3 million yen.

This afternoon, the ARI participants gathered in the kitchen for a meat processing class! Our guest lecturer, Hideo Koide, works with his sister at the hand-made sausage shop Neu Frank in Nasu. He has been coming to teach this class at ARI for ten years. He began today’s lesson by showing a chart of the different cuts of pork. Then he turned to the cutting board, bringing out and naming each slab of meat as he worked. Everyone was watching closely, eyes trained on Koide-sensei’s hands as he turned and … Read more

On a sunny Monday morning, the entire ARI community got their hands dirty to harvest sweet potatoes for the next year. Everyone enjoyed the treasure hunt of digging into the soil to find sweet potatoes of many shapes and sizes. Our sweet potato harvest this year totaled a record-breaking amount of 1.73 tons! We thank God for the plentiful harvest that our hands could collect, and we remember the efforts of each of us in planting and growing the sweet potatoes. Can’t wait to enjoy the delicious sweet potatoes in … Read more

ARI Family Series Vol. 3 Mr. Shinobu Namae (Crowdfunding Project Supporter)

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September 28, 9:40AM Japanese radio program “OH! HAPPY MORNING” interview onair

Donations to this project are eligible for a 50% match as part of the September 2023 Little by Little campaign!  until September 22, 2023, at 23:59:59 EDT

During September 18~22, Global Giving will match 50% of donations to ARI

13:00-13:45　50th Anniversary Worship Service
14:00-15:45　50th Anniversary Commemorial Service