Prayer Letter

Winter is drawing to a close and we are excited to be welcoming Spring and along with it the highly anticipated cherry blossom season in Japan! As Easter and cherry blossom season perfectly coincide this year, we are currently finalizing plans for our combined Easter service and outdoor picnic at the park on Sunday morning. […]

Thank you for your prayers for our kids’ program! As of the writing of this prayer letter, we have already held three kids’ clubs. We have been excited to have both first-time visitors and family friends come and participate. Perhaps the most exciting part, however, has been seeing Christians get plugged in, excited, and helping

We trust that you all had a wonderful time celebrating Christ’s birth. Our church plant had a BBQ together on Christmas Eve after the main service. It was a great time of fellowship and some of our regular attendees even brought unsaved family members to visit for the first time! Please continue praying for the

The Christmas season in Japan is accompanied by Christmas lights and Christmas music. Sometimes you even hear a Christmas hymn, but most people do not understand the meaning of the lyrics.  Christmas is often marketed to couples in Japan. However, we decided to have a “gift creating” time so people could assemble a small present

Thank you for praying for us and partnering with us so we can continue working in Japan. The cold winter air has moved into Nagoya. We are finding ourselves pulling out the sweaters and enjoying the warm drinks. Here are a few things that have been going on. Our average weekly attendance has dropped somewhat

Since our last prayer letter, our family has dealt with a season of sickness. Our family took turns getting the flu and had to cancel services one Sunday. The flu has spread this year in Japan at a record pace. Schools have taken measures by cancelling classes for entire grades. For us, the symptoms and

At the top of August, we had two young men visit us for about 10 days to see Nagoya. Their stay coincided the end of our internship, allowing them a glimpse into what that looked like. Our three interns returned to the U.S. on August 17th so please be sure to pray for them as

June seemed like a whirlwind. At the top of June, we moved locations. Because the metal roof has generated more heat than we expected, we are considering ways to help keep the building cool (Nagoya can reach high 90’s, low 100’s). The weekend after moving, we hosted an Open House at our church location and

This month, we moved into our new building and held our first services there. For the actual move on the first Saturday, 15 people showed up to help. With that many hands, the majority of the moving and setting up was completed in about 6 hours. With 4 times as much space, it has been

We are excited to let you now that we received the keys to our new location and that renovations are now underway. Our realtor (a Christian who attends a church in a city south of Nagoya) has worked tirelessly on the details. The day our contract started, contractors were there first thing in the morning