Regional Unengaged Cities

The work of the East Asia Affinity Group in Japan is divided among three sub clusters which target different cities. Presently, personnel in one sub-cluster are engaging the Japanese in the Tokyo Metro area and three cities north of Tokyo: Takasaki/Maebashi, Utsunomiya, and Sendai. Another sub-cluster engages the Central Japan Mega Cites, including Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto. They also engage Nagoya and Hamamatsu in central east and then Hiroshima and Fukuoka/Kitakyushu in the western part of Honshu and northern Kyushu. [read on]

Updates From Around Japan

The “Darumas” are out!!

There were 2 festival days in Utsunomiya in January where the merchants came out selling their “daruma”s for the new year.   The Japanese believe these... Read more »

February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Come to Me

In Matthew 11:28 Jesus said, “… “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”  (NLT) Sometimes when I look... Read more »

February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Reflecting on Christmas in Utsunomiya

Do they know? What do they think when they see the lights and trees, when they hear the carols? From Thanksgiving on, our city was decorated with beautiful lights... Read more »

January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Reaching Out

Kindergarten community. Neighbors. Language teachers. These are three areas in which we are hoping to develop good relationships with people, share the gospel and... Read more »

January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment