This past Sunday we were excited to have a family return that had visited the church the previous week. We were able to speak with them a little more this time. We learned that the wife is not a Christian so we ask that you would please be praying for her. Additionally, this coming Friday,

On Sunday, we were excited to have visitors for both the Sunday morning and the Sunday evening services. The gentleman who came to the Sunday evening service said it was his first time coming to a church service. Upon hearing that, I decided to move away from what I had prepared and present a simple

This past Sunday we had a small event at the church. We decided to attempt making crêpes, and a number of people decided to come. We were excited that four lost people decided to stay for the service afterwards and that we got to share the Gospel with them. Things feel slow at times, but

It has rained almost every day here since our last update that we sent you. Fortunately, our area has not had flooding or any water damage. Kyushu, one of the for major island (not the one that we are on), has had some flooding and land slides. Many have been ordered to evacuate even because

It was Saturday. My phone buzzed from a response to the message we sent out from our church. “If I can make it, I’ll be there tomorrow!” The message was from a lady who has come to the church multiple times (though infrequently). She normally messages us just before she comes so we were looking

This past Sunday we had our first event since places have begun to open back up. We had three first-time visitors to the service, and we are very excited about that.  Rosie’s school is gradually going back to a normal schedule, although it is still taking some time. However, we are grateful that things are

This past week, our area of Japan officially entered the rainy season, but we have not had that much rain. Rainy Season each year lasts for about a month. Please continue to pray for us as we work to spread the Gospel even while it is raining. Right now we are working towards doing a

We are noticing that things are gradually going back to normal here in Niigata. Unlike the major cities, we have not had any new confirmed cases for a while now. We have noticed more people are getting out and about. This past Sunday morning we even had another first time visitor to one of our