{"id":17,"date":"2022-01-01T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-02-13T20:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:12:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Light \uff06Salt Network?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Light and Salt Network commenced its community contribution activities in September 2023. Following the Noto earthquake on New Year's Day 2024, we are an organisation dedicated to reaching out to local residents, responding to community needs, sharing compassion, and forging bonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-tab is-style-bb has-border -border03\" data-width-pc=\"flex-auto\" data-width-sp=\"50\"><ul class=\"c-tabList\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"c-tabList__item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabList__button\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"tab-1dcc5501-0\" data-onclick=\"tabControl\"><strong><span class=\"swl-fz u-fz-xl\">Japanese<\/span><\/strong><\/button><\/li><li class=\"c-tabList__item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabList__button\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"tab-1dcc5501-1\" data-onclick=\"tabControl\"><span class=\"swl-fz u-fz-xl\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"c-tabBody\">\n<div id=\"tab-1dcc5501-0\" class=\"c-tabBody__item\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6167b01334fb69a38307bd8913f96950.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6167b01334fb69a38307bd8913f96950.jpg 1131w, https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6167b01334fb69a38307bd8913f96950-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6167b01334fb69a38307bd8913f96950-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6167b01334fb69a38307bd8913f96950-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1131px) 100vw, 1131px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-1dcc5501-1\" class=\"c-tabBody__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/English1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/English1.jpg 1131w, https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/English1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/English1-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/English1-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1131px) 100vw, 1131px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline Cool-Content-Timeline\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-d154c417-7073-463f-bb70-20fcfb774bbf\"><div class=\"cool-vertical-timeline-body ctlb-wrapper both-sided left\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-list\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2022.03<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">To receive a vision<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Step out from your local Christian community and church into the wider community, to the most marginalized people (single-parent families,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Now is the time to put Jesus' love into practice by meeting the needs of the elderly, those who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, and others. The idea of opening a 50-yen onigiri shop begins to emerge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2022.09<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Naming<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">The group name \"Koe'n Network\" will be decided. On September 29, the first draft of the logo will be designed, and missionary reports will be written to share vision needs in Chinese, English, and Japanese.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2022.12<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/12fb7bbcaf82b4c6f276f4e4f110b475.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-549\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/12fb7bbcaf82b4c6f276f4e4f110b475.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/12fb7bbcaf82b4c6f276f4e4f110b475-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lightnsaltnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/12fb7bbcaf82b4c6f276f4e4f110b475-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2025.12 Kanazawa Christmas Party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Collaboration with NPO Hope<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false\"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-tab is-style-bb has-border -border03\" data-width-pc=\"flex-auto\" data-width-sp=\"50\"><ul class=\"c-tabList\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"c-tabList__item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabList__button\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"tab-b1fe570c-0\" data-onclick=\"tabControl\"><strong><span class=\"swl-fz u-fz-xl\">Japanese<\/span><\/strong><\/button><\/li><li class=\"c-tabList__item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabList__button\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"tab-b1fe570c-1\" data-onclick=\"tabControl\"><span class=\"swl-fz u-fz-xl\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"c-tabBody\">\n<div id=\"tab-b1fe570c-0\" class=\"c-tabBody__item\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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