Prayer Letter

“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

Recently, a supporter said they had not heard from us in a while. After some digging, we found out that some (not all) of our emails were not being delivered due to a technical problem. We believe the issue is resolved, but if you are subscribed to our emails and still do not hear from

While our last prayer letter was sent off just before we left from the Atlanta airport, we write you this prayer letter from Japan! With no bags lost and an on-time arrival, our trip to Japan went smoothly. The airline agent did not charge us extra for our bags and we arrived in Japan on

As we write this letter to you from the Atlanta airport, we can’t but help reflect on God’s goodness during 2018. Not only did He allow us to present in about 170 churches, but also allowed our departure to be expedited. During December, we were still able to present in 10 different churches. One of

During October we were with 16 different churches in OH, IN, PA GA, KY, NC, and MS. The Lord has continued to bless our work to raise support, and we are encouraged by the number of churches that have decided to partner with us since our departure is less than two months away! Additionally, we