The Nagoya Church Group, ca. 1963
Jacob DeShazer and the Nagoya Church Group, possibly inside their new church building, completed in 1963.
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Sunday School Students in the DeShazers' Home
Students in the Sunday School held in the DeShazer's home in Nagoya, Japan. Carol Aiko is in the front left, while Paul and Ruth are on the right at the top and bottom, respectively.
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Jacob and Paul Lead the Church Service
Jacob (left) and Paul (center) DeShazer lead a church service in the DeShazer's home in Nagoya, Japan.
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Reading the San-bi-ka
Members of the Nagoya Church study their Japanese song books, called San-bi-ka, during a church service in the DeShazer's home in Nagoya. Florence DeShazer and Mrs. Iwata, the DeShazer's close neighbor, are in the middle of the row.
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English Bible Class
An English Bible class held in the DeShazer's home in Nagoya. From left to right: Jacob, Carol Aiko, and Takeya-san.
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Christmas Pagent in Nagoya
The Christmas Story is told during Sunday School in the DeShazer's home in Nagoya.
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Jacob Preaches at Home
Jacob preaches to the Nagoya Church group during a service held in the DeShazer's home in Nagoya.
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The Nagoya Church Group and the DeShazers
The DeShazer family and members of the Nagoya Church Group outdoors in the DeShazer's yard in Nagoya.
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Jacob DeShazer Being Filmed
Jacob DeShazer is filmed describing the areas of Nagoya he bombed during the Doolittle Raid in 1942.
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Remembering the Raid
Jacob DeShazer points out two areas in Nagoya that he bombed in 1942: an oil storage tank and an army stable for mules.
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Sharing the Gospel in a Japanese Village
The DeShazer family shares the Gospel in a Japanese farm village. Florence reads from a Kami-shibaie ("flash pictures") retelling of the story of the Prodigal Son while son John holds the microphone for her. Jacob speaks to a villager with...
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Listening to a Parable in a Japanese Village
Japanese villagers from a farm village in the Nagoya area listen to Florence DeShazer read the story of the Prodigal Son. Jacob stands to the left of Florence. The photos is labeled "Nagoya Area Dendo"
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Giving Testimony in a Japanese Village
Jacob DeShazer speaks to a group of Japanese families in a farm village near Nagoya, Japan. The photo is labeled "Nagoya Street Meeting."
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Nagoya Tent Meeting, 1963
The DeShazers and the Nagoya Church Group hold a tent meeting in Nagoya, circa 1963.
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Groundbreaking for Moriyama Church
The DeShazer family and members of the Nagoya Church Group celebrate the groundbreaking for the new church building in Nagoya, later called the Moriyama Church.
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Christmas Service in Moriyama Church
Jacob DeShazer preaches his last sermon before leaving for furlough at the Christmas morning service in the half-completed Moriyama Church.
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Jacob DeShazer Preaches, 1963
Jacob DeShazer preaches his last sermon before leaving for furlough on Christmas morning in Moriyama Church.
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Jacob DeShazer in the Pulpit
Jacob DeShazer at the pulpit of the partially-completed Moriyama Church, Christmas morning, 1963.
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Saying Good-bye to Moriyama
The DeShazer family on the platform of the partially-completed Moriyama Church, saying good-bye to their congregation before leaving for furlough. Left to right: Jacob, John, Florence, Paul, Mark, with Ruth and Carol Aiko in front.
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Moriyama Church Women's Group
The women's group of the Moriyama Church in Nagoya, Japan. Florence DeShazer is in the middle of the group.
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Nagoya Church Friends
Left to right: Mrs. Iwata, Florence DeShazer, and Mr. Gotoh. All three attended the Nagoya Church.
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Enjoying the Nagoya Sunshine
Florence DeShazer and her friend and neighbor Mrs. Nakamura enjoy the sunshine in Nagoya.
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Free Methodist Missionaries in Japan, 1960s
From left to right: Florence DeShazer with daughter Ruth; Dale Cryderman; Alice Fensome; Jacob DeShazer; Pearl Reid; Lois Snider; Lavern Snider
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A Visit from Sister Helen
Helen Andrus (middle), Jacob's youngest sister, visits the DeShazers in Japan, in 1961
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The DeShazer Family, 1961
The DeShazer family outside of their home in Nagoya, Japan. Back: Jacob, John, Paul, and Florence. Front: Ruth, Mark, and Carol Aiko.
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Florence DeShazer and Her Children, circa 1961
Florence DeShazer and her children. Left back: Mark and John; Left front: Paul and Ruth; Right: Carol Aiko.
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The DeShazer Family, 1961
Back: Florence, Jacob, and Paul; Front: Carol, Ruth, John, and Mark. Caol, Ruth and Mark are wearing traditional Japanese dress.
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Jacob DeShazer with His Car in Nagoya
Jacob DeShazer with the family car in Nagoya, Japan. Son Paul is inside the car.
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Carol, Mark, and Akemi at New Year
Carol Aiko and Mark DeShazer (left and middle, respectively) playing with their neighbor friend Akemi at New Year's in Nagoya, Japan.
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Florence teaches Sunday School
Florence teaches a Sunday School lesson inside the DeShazer's Nagoya home.
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The DeShazer Family, 1959
The DeShazer family together in their home in Nagoya. Back: John, Jacob, Florence with Ruth, Paul. Front row: Carol Aiko, Mark.
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Exterior of the DeShazer Home in Nagoya, 1959
Outside of the DeShazer's home in Nagoya, Japan.
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The DeShazer Family Outside Their Nagoya Home
The DeShazer family outside of their home in Nagoya, Japan. Left to right: Jacob, Paul, Carol Aiko, Mark, John, Florence with Ruth.
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Carol Aiko DeShazer with Japanese friends
Carol Aiko DeShazer washes her hands outside with some of her Japanese friends.
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Sunday School in the DeShazers' Nagoya Home
Florence DeShazer teaches Sunday School to her class in the DeShazer home in Nagoya, circa 1959.
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The Nagoya Church Group, ca 1959
Florence and Jacob DeShazer and their children with the Nagoya Church Group outside the DeShazer's Nagoya home.
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