Opening Day Orientation, 7-25-23

     The day began at Biola with the assigning of lockers and rooms.  Then it was off to Paul & Vickie Gizzi's house for dinner and the initial orientation session.  After about an hour or so of relaxing and waiting for all to arrive, Paul gave a brief orientation of what to expect in the next two days, followed by dinner.  Thank you to Vickie Gizzi and Debbie Jones for doing the food preparation.  After dinner, Paul gave a brief orientation on the basics of ministry in Japan.  Then he had Seahorse staff member Lauren Cleope, and long-time Seahorse tour participant Gil Mellis (11 previous trips), share some insights from their experiences.  Paul followed by going over some administration details, including the information included in the team notebook.  The evening ended with passing out the team t-shirts.

Pictures, 7-25-23

Video Montage, 7-25-23