Dear Pastor, Friends, and Faithful Supporters, On Sunday, we had the opportunity to be with two different churches, one in AL and the other in TN. Tomorrow, we will be headed to NC for a meeting there as well. Presently, we are continuing to book meetings for the summer and fall of 2018. Please pray that […]
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Square-shaped watermelon shipments began Wednesday in a western Japan city where the product has become widely known for its rarity and is attracting interest even from overseas. The watermelons shipped from Zentsuji on Japan’s Shikoku main island are not edible and purchased generally as ornaments at such places as department stores and fruit shops. Their
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When you have finished your meal, you can eat your chopsticks. A group in Kumamoto Prefecture promoting the wider use of tatami has developed “edible chopsticks” with the flavour of rush grass, a material used in the making of traditional Japanese mats, in cooperation with a confectionery maker. The Kumamoto IGSA and Tatami Conference plans to begin
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Hanawa Hokiichi, Japan’s revered blind scholar and Buddhist monk of the Edo-era, was born on this date a full 271 years ago. A Google Doodle appearing in the country Friday shows the savant seated next to a kneeling student, with dreams of books floating above his head — alluding to his reputation as a font
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Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, For the last three Saturdays, we have been able to help our home church with a special outreach they are currently working on. The church is currently working to saturate a portion of Alpharetta with Gospel literature. The area has approximately 1,000 homes and residences, and we were able to
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Western tech giants aren’t the only ones trying to get users to talk to their computers — Japanese messaging giant Line is also getting involved. Earlier this year, the company announced it would be building a digital assistant and smart speaker, and today, at its annual conference in Tokyo, it unveiled new details about the
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Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, We have had a busy week and are thankful for all the churches that have allowed us to come and be with them. We were in GA on Tuesday, SC on Wednesday, and TN on Thursday. We were also with two churches on Sunday. The first was in SC and
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Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito pledged Tuesday to devote himself to the role of emperor, like his father, when he assumes the Chrysanthemum Throne. “I will devote myself body and soul to every single duty,” Naruhito said. Japan’s parliament passed a special law last Friday allowing current Emperor Akihito to abdicate within three years. Last August,
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Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, On Sunday, we had the opportunity to be with two different churches near Birmingham, AL. This evening, we will be at a fellowship just south of Atlanta, and tomorrow we will be in South Carolina for the Wednesday evening service. In less than two weeks, we will be at the
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The Japanese flag is more than just a flag to the people of this island country! We’ve got 10 interesting facts about this national symbol for you guys: 1) Did you know that the Japanese flag has it’s own name!? It is called Nisshōki or the sun-mark flag but a more commonly known today as Hinomaru
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