During June, we had the chance to see the Lord do some amazing things. We were able to participate in the Our Generation Camp where a number of attendees trusted Christ alongside others who dedicated themselves to the Lord for service. We also had the chance to be with 13 different churches despite several cancelled […]
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Emergency kits are a must-have in earthquake prone Japan, but a survey by The Japan Times has found that a number of people did not use theirs when a deadly quake rocked Osaka Prefecture and its vicinity in mid June. The June 18 quake, which affected 30 percent of the approximately 250 people who provided
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On Sunday, we had the opportunity to be with two different churches in Georgia. Even though our meeting for Sunday night rescheduled, the Lord opened the doors for us to present in another church. Thank you for praying for this! Additionally, we also heard from one new church that voted to take us on for support.
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McDonald’s in Japan used to display on its menu: “Cost of a Smile: 0 Yen”—but new facial recognition software could cost some employees their jobs, especially in service industries, if the algorithm discovers they’re not smiling enough. This is just the latest wrinkle in a nation where karoshi (death by overwork) is a constant problem, and new labor
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This week, we are at the Our Generation Camp! This camp is for middle/high school students and focuses specifically on missions and world evangelism. We have about 200 at camp this year. Please pray that God will work in the lives of these young people! I will have an opportunity to preach this evening, so
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Cancer was the leading cause of death among Japanese in 2016, followed by heart disease and pneumonia, according to a Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare report. Ever since 1947, when data began to be regularly kept, cancer has had a steadily rising death rate—calculated in the statistics as the number of deaths per 100,000
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We praise the Lord for His continued blessings! The church we were with this past Wednesday voted to start supporting us during the service and another church we were recently with also voted to take us on for support! As we pulled up to the church we were scheduled to be with Sunday morning, there
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English proficiency of students at Japanese public junior and senior high schools is improving but remains well behind government targets, an education ministry survey showed Friday. Aiming to enhance students’ English ability ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the government has set targets for results in the Eiken Test in Practical English Proficiency, which assesses
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After a week week at our missions board’s orientation, we headed back to Florida on Saturday. We were able to be with two different churches on Sunday, and also heard from a church we were with in March saying they voted to start supporting us! Tomorrow we will be with another church in Florida before
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Japan’s trains, including local commuter systems and longer-distance routes that span most of the country, are frequent objects of admiration for their speed, efficiency, and almost excessive timeliness. The system’s overall effectiveness depends in large part on Japan’s unique geography and some very smart alignment between transportation and real estate planning. But on a day-to-day (or minute-to-minute) basis,
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