Weekly Updates

It was a moment we have been praying for.  Takafumi and I were at breakfast this past week. After a few minutes of chit-chat, the conversation got serious. “I’m seriously thinking about believing on Jesus” he said. Very sincerely he said, “I don’t want to make a flippant decision.”  I could tell the Holy Spirit had […]

“What is righteousness?” Right after we sang the song “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” (in Japanese of course), an older lady who visited for the first time this past Sunday morning asked what righteousness is. Bro Hill had the chance to explain what it is right there in the service!

hank you for your prayers this past Sunday! We had first-time visitors come for both the morning and evening services! I think that might be a first for the church here. Additionally, Bro. Hill allowed me to preach the Sunday morning service this past Sunday and Rosie taught the children. It was definitely a learning experience

This past Sunday, we had a couple of new people visit the church. The Hills wanted to try having a make-your-own-sandwich lunch and a couple of people showed up for the event! (Photo Courtesy of Will Hill). Please be praying for us as we follow up. Currently, I am working on making plans to meet

Over this past weekend, a powerful typhoon blazed through Japan. We were concerned about our trip to visit a church in Fukushima on the other side of the island planned on the same weekend. However, the Lord provided us with safe travels and even a sunny Sunday after the storm. Other areas in the Tokyo

“Oh, hi!”  This past weekend, there as an event downtown area of Niigata (kind of like a fall festival). As were out passing out tracts, we ran into Yuko (the lady who been helped Rosie with Japanese). She recently had not been to church at all, and it was quite a surprise. Even though she

This past weekend was a three-day holiday here in Japan. We often try to plan events around these times and this one was no exception. The Hills had the idea to try baking cookies at the church. As a result, a couple young families came for the first time. On Monday, we had a time for

Thank you for praying for us this past weekend as we went to get our Japanese driver’s licenses. The process ended up not taking as long as we had anticipated, and we were able to pass both the written and driving portions of the exam. Even though many people (including Rosie’s language school teacher) say

Today, is Silas’ first birthday! We are simply amazed at how quickly he has grown up before our eyes. He is walking around more and more each day. Of course, he is also getting into all kinds of stuff too. We praise the Lord for the wonderful year He has given us with Silas. Please be

Thank you all for praying for the BBQ event at the church this past Sunday evening. Over 20 people were there! Please continue to pray that the Lord will continue to convict through His word and that we can see people get saved. Additionally, two guys (one of them is Takafumi) have agreed to meet