Prayer Letter

In our last letter, we wrote to you about getting the keys to the church building and our scheduled move. Things have been moving along smoothly as we head toward the official church launch on Dec. 12th. The space we are renting for the church is not extremely large by American standards, but it suits […]

Thank you so much for prayerfully and financially partnering with us in this church planting work. After our time in quarantine last month, we began hunting for a location for the church plant. We looked at several different properties, but they were not good options. One day while driving around one day, I saw a

With great pleasure we are writing to you from Japan! It has been somewhat of a process getting here, but the Lord has been good to us. On August 31st, we boarded a direct flight from Atlanta to Tokyo and arrived 13 hours later. Because of the time change, we landed on the afternoon of

We are now just a few short weeks away from our scheduled departure for Japan on August 31. Much has been in motion since our last letter that we would like to share with you. Vision Baptist Missions and the Our Generation Training Center hosted the World’s Cheapest Mission Trip last month. For this event,

Our time in the States is flying by, and we are looking forward to returning to Japan at the end of next month. During June, we had the chance to visit churches in several states including Mississippi, North Carolina, and Georgia. We gave updates and shared plans for the next term on the field. We

We are less than 3 months away from returning to Japan, but a lot has been happening in the U.S. At the end of May, I (James) went with a team from Vision Baptist Church and surveyed New York City with church planter Jon Canavan. Since New York and Nagoya are both very large cities,

Dear Pastors, Friends, and Faithful Supporters,Being in the U.S. for furlough has been quite different compared to our time as a couple on deputation. One difference we have experienced is what it is like to travel with two kids instead of one or none! Our boys have also been dealing with back-to-back stomach bugs, colds,

The past month has brought about many changes to our family life and ministry, and we would like to share some of those with you. First, allow us to give you a brief update about the Stay Home Church event that we did last month. For three days we streamed services specifically targeting lost people.

Two years seems like a long time until you stop to look back. We’ve been here 2 years and two months now, and it’s about time for the next phase. Rosie took her final exams at the end of February and passed with flying colors (mostly upper 90’s on her tests) She has one final