Prayer Letter

Thank you for continuing to pray with us about our move to a new location. Progress has been slow, but steady. We were able to take a look after the previous tenant left and removed all of their belongings. When we did, we discovered an unexpected slab of concrete. Finding it before finalizing plans with […]

One recent Sunday, we had 4 first-time visitors. Despite our attendance being down 10 people that day (6 regular attendees and 4 occasional attendees), we still had a total of 18 people. Had everyone shown up, we would have almost run out of chairs and been overcrowded in our space. We will probably need to

Thank you for praying as we look for a new building for the first church plant. While nothing is finalized yet, we have found a location that checks all the boxes for what we were praying for and have been able to take a look inside. We will need to pay to have some work

On Christmas Eve, we held a simple Christmas Candlelight service with two first-time visitors. On Christmas we had a morning and afternoon service. In Japan, “Christmas Cake” is popular, so we celebrated after the services with Christmas cake for everyone. After taking a few days to drive out and visit my (James’) parents we returned

About once a month, we host a “Lunch and learn” at the church. Everyone brings a lunch, we eat together after the service, and then we have a Q&A and study a topic from the Bible. During this time, one man asked, “What does it mean to believe in Jesus?” I don’t think I could

PLEASE NOTE: Our Mission Board’s address has changed. Please be sure to update your records when sending support.Old Address -> Vision Baptist Missions PO Box 442 Alpharetta, GA 30009New Address -> Vision Baptist Missions PO Box 647 Dawsonville, GA 30534 Wow. I think that is a fitting, one-word summary of this past month. We held

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

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

This summer, we decided to ‘go on the offense’ and pass fans out in front of shrines and temples during their festivals. Our family and several volunteers (including a gentleman from another church in Nagoya) handed out around 3400 fans! We put Acts 17:24 and the following verses on the fans: “God that made the

In case you missed it, here is a link to the letter we sent out about how we will be proceeding with our mission board. Thank you so much for your prayers for wisdom and direction! As we have continued to work and minister here in Nagoya, we have been trying to adjust as needed.