This past Sunday, we hosted a “Lunch and Learn” at the church after the morning service. In the past, we have held small lunch together events where everyone simply packs their own lunch, and we all eat after the morning service. This time, we decided to go a step further and have a small study […]
Lunch and Learn (10/18/2022) Read More »
We have not only been thinking about moving the location of our first (and second!) church locations, but also been praising God for a crazy turnout this past Sunday. Get the details in this week’s episode. Listen on the go Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Google Podcasts Spotify Audible YouTube
If we have learned anything over the last year, it is that this is the Lord’s work. While we labor, HE is the one who builds in and through our weakness. While my (James’) knee is still injured, we have been able to continue core church activities. Thankfully, the pain has eased so driving is
October 2022 Prayer Letter Read More »
Thank you for continuing to pray for my knee. At my last doctor visit, he said that surgery is still on the table because the swelling is not gone yet. While this was something that we were hoping to avoid, it may be a better long-term solution. Thankfully, I have been going to see an
e-vangelism (10/4/2022) Read More »
Wanting to be a missionary and thinking about going to seminary? Think again. The road to becoming a foreign missionary is oddly vague sometimes. How do those “called” people go from a pew to places like Japan or Papua New Guinea? What are the steps? How do you prepare? One question you might have might
Dear aspiring missionary, please don’t go to seminary (yet) Read More »
first-time visitors to potential locations, things are hopping (even if they’re only hopping on one leg) You’ll get that last part once you listen in 🙂 Listen on the go Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Google Podcasts Spotify Audible YouTube
Thank you to those of you who reached out to us about the large typhoon (aka hurricane in the US) that blew through over the weekend. Thankfully, we were not in its direct path so our area did not receive the brunt of the typhoon’s force. We had ordered a new magnet for the sign
Blown away (9/20/2022) Read More »
The mornings and evenings are a bit cooler, but the sun still brings us its fair share of heat during the day in Nagoya (around 92F). September 1st marked one year since we arrived in Nagoya. Minus the time in quarantine when we arrived, we have been working here for about a year. It has
September 2022 Prayer Letter Read More »
Lately, we have had what seems like a steady stream of visitors to our church and Sunday was no exception. A gentleman from the guitar class came with his wife on Sunday morning. We are very grateful that God has continued to bring us people and connect folks from our guitar class to the church
Connect-2 (9/7/2022) Read More »
Today we were finally able to get some answers about my (James) knee. Thankfully, none of the ligaments are severely damaged and the doctor thinks it is primarily a damaged meniscus. He is going to have me begin rehab next week. We will be going from there. There’s still a lot of swelling and I
Meniscus (8/31/22) Read More »
