Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, Thank you so much for your prayers. The Lord continues to do great things and we are very excited about what He is doing. We were with three separate churches this past week, and two of those churches are in the Atlanta area. This morning, I received a text from […]
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In Japan, Kit Kat bars are more than a tasty treat, they’re a national obsession. They’re even produced in special flavors and designed as “luxury” Kit Kit bars. The $5 candies were thought up by pastry chef Yasumasa Takagi, CBS reports. “In general,” chef Takagi said, “the Japanese prefer mild flavors, rather than aggressive flavors
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Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, Rosie and I are very excited about our new life together. We wanted to say a special word of thanks for all those who tuned into the livestream and watched the wedding. Thank you for joining us for our special day. This past Sunday, we were able to go to Vision
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A compromised crop of potatoes on Japan’s north island of Hokkaido has forced one the country’s largest chip manufacturers to halt production of some of its most popular flavors. Now the country is facing a drastic shortage of the snack, with prices of some bags soaring as high as 1500 yen, or about $14. An
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Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, Thank you so much for your prayers for safety. This past week from Sunday to Sunday, I had the opportunity to be at 9 different churches and was in GA, TN, KY, SC, and NC. Several of these were missions conferences, and I am very thankful that the Lord provided
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More and more Japanese companies are rising to the call of prime minister Shinzo Abe to fix Japan’s moribund economy by giving employees the flexibility to work remotely. The practice is known as “telework,” or terewaku, in Japan, and it’s slowly gaining traction in a country where corporate norms such as putting in face time
Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, On Sunday, I had the opportunity to be with a church in Spartanburg, SC as well as a church south of Atlanta for the evening. The Lord opened up the opportunity to be at a jubilee hosted by a church in the Chattanooga area yesterday, and this evening, I am
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Just beneath the the city of Tokyo is the City of Kawasaki. While Kawasaki is not technically Tokyo, its 1.5 Million people contribute to the great urban conglomeration. Since the city is only 55 square miles, there are over 26,000 people per square mile! In planting churches, we would like to see a church for every
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Dear Pastors and Prayer Partners, I am very grateful that the Lord continues to bless and provide opportunities to preach/present. This past week, I was in north Georgia and Tennessee, and also had the opportunity to be part of a missions conference just south of Atlanta yesterday evening. The picture above is from this meeting.
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TOKYO – Cherry blossom season has officially kicked off in Tokyo, marking the beginning of spring for the Japanese. A Japan Meteorological Agency official counted at least five flowers blooming on a monitoring tree Tuesday at Yasukuni Shrine. He made the much-awaited announcement to media and visitors taking photos of a few pale pink flowers
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