Asian Rural Institute 2013 -- a very special time with people from 17 nations + Japanese and foreign staff members; training participants in "servant leadership," "sustainable farming" and "organic farming" while dealing with radiation from Fukushima and learning to love one another as a community.

Asian Rural Institute 2013 workgroup

ARI ladies relaxing

ARI Patricia speaking

ARI participants on "yukata" day

dismantling for transfer to the new chapel

Yukiko-san protecting against ???

eating... yummmmm

Japanese friends in the kitchen

harvesting

soybeans

Japanese friends on a coffee break

the fields