Prayer Letter

The new year brings many new things, including an overdue family photo update in the header our email updates! Much happened over the last month, so please be sure to visit the updates page on our website for all the details. In December, the Lord opened the door at a local high school for helping […]

We have definitely begun to approach the winter months here in Niigata. The mountains in the distance are now snow-capped, and the first bit of snow fell in Niigata city this past Friday. In March, we are expecting a second boy. The Lord has allowed Rosie to have a smooth pregnancy. Also, the timing is

Turn the heater on! xtMornings are definitely chilly now here in Niigata. The days are noticeably shorter (the sun sets around 5pm). October brought a lot of rain our way with several typhoons that hit the main island. Our side of the island had relatively little damage, but entire rivers overflowed around the Tokyo area

The leaves are beginning to fall as the cold air is moving in our way. Autumn is definitely on our doorstep and sweaters are starting to show up. In September, Silas turned one year old! Instead of crawling, Silas is walking now and running around. Whenever we call his name, he even responds by raising

“What’s preventing you from believing in Jesus?” Takafumi is a college student who has come to church multiple times and I asked him this question over coffee the other day. We asked you to pray for him in our last letter and I can tell the Lord is definitely working on Takafumi’s heart. Please continue

In July, we were in rainy season for most of the month. Niigata’s rainy season was a little different from the Tokyo area. While there were days that it did rain, we had many other days with clear skies. However, the rainy season is now officially over, and the summer heat is in high gear.

As we enter into the second half of 2019, we are in the middle of rainy season in our part of Japan. However, despite being in the rainy season, we have had several days of sunshine! People here have been telling us that after the rainy season, summer arrives in full swing. Thank you all

Thank you for your prayers as we continue to learn and work here in Japan. During April, Rosie officially started language school. We were able to meet her teachers and she is off to a great start. Part of her homework the first week was to learn how to say and write the name of

In our last prayer letter, we wrote to you about the special White Day event that the church was going to hold on March 14th. We would like to thank you for your prayers. We had several first-time visitors. One especially, continues to come back on a weekly basis so far. Additionally, the gentleman that