Prayer Letter

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.

Dear Pastors, Friends, and Faithful Supporters, Over the last several months, we have been praying about a first-floor storefront location near our home to use for our second church location. Because we currently rent a space hourly with low visibility, we were hopeful that the storefront would be a good option. When our realtor looked

Dear Pastors, Friends, and Faithful Supporters, At the end of April/Beginning of May, Japan entered golden week. This year two weekends and three holidays aligned. If people took off work on a Monday and Friday, they would have had 10 consecutive days off (Saturday through the following Sunday). While we didn’t do any major church

Dear Pastors, Friends, and Faithful Supporters, How is it already April?! The time is quickly flying but we are honored to send you an update on what is happening here in Japan. Toward the beginning of April we not only celebrated Amos’ second birthday, but also our 5th wedding anniversary. God has been really good

“Wars and rumors of wars.” Maybe this phrase has come to mind with the recent war which began Ukraine. Our heart breaks as we see the news pour in of unjust actions. Just as the media began covering the invasion in Europe, the domestic news began talking about extending the Covid special prevention measures (again).

At the end of January, the Omicron variant began spreading rapidly in Japan. Aichi prefecture (our state) requested for special prevention measures to be put in place. These measures allow the local governments to place restrictions on businesses and the measures went into effect on January 21st. The government is also calling on people to

On December 12th, Owari Baptist Church officially launched! Since our launch date was in mid-December, we didn’t have much time to turn around and promote our Christmas services. But we still had first-time visitors at two of the three Christmas services we held on Dec 24th & 25th. It is a tremendous privilege to preach