Dear Pastors, Friends, and Faithful Supporters, Over the last several months, we have been praying about a first-floor storefront location near our home to use for our second church location. Because we currently rent a space hourly with low visibility, we were hopeful that the storefront would be a good option. When our realtor looked […]
June 2022 Prayer Letter Read More »
This past weekend, we had my (James’) parents visiting for a few days. During their visit Rosie and my mom attended a ladies retreat in Gifu Prefecture (state) which is just north of us here. They rendezvoused with Bro. Hill’s wife who came from Niigata (where we previously were) on their way up and seemed
Multi-state (6/7/2022) Read More »
Spiritual warfare is definitely real and this past week we have been feeling it strongly. It seems like the devil had been launching coordinated attacks. Amidst his prowling, as he seeks those whom he may devour, we know our God is greater. One of the ways we’ve seen these attacks unfolding is through the life
Prowling (5/31/2022) Read More »
This past Sunday we had a church fellowship event followed by a “bring our own boxed lunch” fellowship. Many people stayed around after the service to spend time together. It was neat to see the church interacting and enjoying fellowship with one another. Thank you so much for praying for our friend Yuuji who we
First fruits in Nagoya (5/24/2022) Read More »
Dear Pastors, Friends, and Faithful Supporters, At the end of April/Beginning of May, Japan entered golden week. This year two weekends and three holidays aligned. If people took off work on a Monday and Friday, they would have had 10 consecutive days off (Saturday through the following Sunday). While we didn’t do any major church
May 2022 Prayer Letter Read More »
Last Sunday was our third Sunday in a row running double-digits in church attendance! Thank you for your continued prayers for our church plant as we move forward. This week Japan is in “golden week” with Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday being holidays. Many people take off Monday and Friday and enjoy having a ten-day holiday.
Irregular (5/3/22) Read More »
Following a special service, we typically seem to have a dip in attendance. But that was not the case this week! We were pleasantly surprised this past Sunday to see that eight of the ten people who joined us for Easter returned again. Our two first time visitors were part of this group! Throughout the
Little Dip (4/26/2022) Read More »
As many around the world celebrated Jesus’ resurrection this past Sunday, we also were able to celebrate at our church plant in Japan. In fact, this past we hit a new record: double digits adult attendance. Among the ten were two first-time visitors. Please continue to pray with us as we work to make disciples
