本格的な冬の到来によって、
To address some of these needs, we have started a project of organizing community events for different municipalities where the temporary housing units have been built. The first was held on December 18th at Numata Municipality in Minamisanrikucho. Volunteers came from all over the country came to help out, and Christmas was in the air!
こういったニーズに応えるために、私たちは、
After a slightly harrowing drive through snowy mountains in the wee hours of the morning, our team arrived and the fun began.
早朝、雪の積もった山の間を運転して、私たちのチームは到着し、
Shimonaka san came all the way from Hyogo prefecture, along with other members of Rainbow Hearts from Saitama and Chiba, to serve hot meals to all those who attended the event.
埼玉県、千葉県のレインボー・ハーツのメンバーと共に、
バンドエイドのバンドがクリスマス音楽や伝統的フォークソングを
Mike Kawashima dressed as a clown made balloons for kids (and some childish adults) for hours, which was quite the hit.
マイク・カワシマさんがピエロさんになって、子供達に(
MIA singing for the victims ミアが、被災者の方々のために歌っています。
And the highlight of course was Santa Claus with sponsored gifts for everyone!
そして喜んでもらえたのは、もちろんサンタさんが、
We were also able to give out nearly 100 Mottos for Successcalendars that were sent by Activated Ministries as Christmas gifts. This is Florence with Mr. Watanabe, the caretaker of the building that we used for the event.
またアクティベート・ミニストリーからプレゼントされた100冊
He later explained to us that the victims have difficulty organizing events for themselves, as they have been resettled here from places all over the city and hardly know their own neighbors. As one of the original residents of this neighborhood, he and a few others had been trying to help them to rebuild their community, and they were so happy that we had organized this Christmas event for that purpose.
被災者の方々は、
Temporary Housing units
仮設住宅
Our whole team, along with some of the local people who helped to organize the event.
このイベントを主催したチーム全員と、
Many thanks to the TFI Shizuoka, Raindow Hearts, TFI Noda, AINOTE volunteer network, BANDAID, MiA, and all the other volunteers who made the event possible. Thank you also to Activated Ministries and TFI members in Shizuoka and Noda who helped to cover the transportation and other costs.
TFI静岡、レンボー・ハーツ、TFI野田、