Weekly Updates

This past week while going door to door, one man I met began telling me about an aggressive buddhist sect that also goes door to door in the area. He said that they often come between 7 and 8  at night (currently the sun sets around 7 pm). The enemy is still on the move […]

This past week, our area of Japan officially entered the Rainy Season! However, the Rainy season in Niigata is a little bit different from the Tokyo area according to most people we have talked to. While it did rain for a couple days, today we have had another cloudless, sunny day. On Sunday night, we

Many times, you will have people say “no thank you” or that they are not interested in coming to church. However, this past Sunday night, one of the people we have been following up with came by the church! This is still just a small step in the right direction, but please continue to pray

The church plant here in Japan has been blessed in several ways, and one of them is the church building’s location. Many people use the train to go to work or school. Combined with the freedom to pass out tracts, this makes a great opportunity to sow some gospel seed. We have found that on

Thank you all for your continued prayers for Rosie as she is studying Japanese. She had her second test this past week and did very well. This week her school is beginning to teach Kanji (the Chinese characters that are used in Japan). Please continue to pray for her as she learns Japanese. During the

Rosie has been doing extremely well with her classes so far. She passed her first test with flying colors. This past Sunday, we also had a young lady come to church who hadn’t been to a service in a while. Rosie definitely had improved greatly in being able to converse since the last time the

While we did not have the turn out we had hoped for when showing the MRI video this past Thursday, we were able to meet three new college age students through a church event we held on Friday. We greatly appreciate your prayers and that you continue to pray for us as we try to

This week, Japan is in the middle of a 10-day long holiday stretch known as Golden Week (sometimes abbreviated GW in Japan). There is definitely a different atmosphere all around. While some people choose to travel, there are still others that are just taking things slowly. While golden week is something that occurs each year,

This past weekend, we attended the entrance ceremony for Rosie’s Japanese language school! The school works with many international students to help them learn Japanese. There are students from various countries including China, Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and the United States. Classes officially began on Monday and has already received her textbooks to start learning.

How quickly the weeks seem to fly by! This past Sunday, I was given the opportunity to preach the Sunday morning service while Bro Hill was preaching at another church. The Friday night guitar classes are still in progress and we had the same three show up. While many people know the tune to the