Japan's Cities, Towns & Villages
When the Pilgrims first came to settle in the “New World” from England, they met with some pretty dire beginnings. But during trials on stormy seas and in hungry winters God was there to bring them through. They were especially relieved and encouraged to find the native inhabitants living near them to be both friendly and helpful. The Indians’ treatment of the Pilgrims, gave the “newcomers” something to be [...]
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, for he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God andapproved by men.” (Romans 14:17,18 NKJV) The Japanese have a saying, “shokuyoku no aki,” which roughly translates into “Autumn’s Appetite” or perhaps, “An [...]
Recently we headed downtown to Sendai’s annual Jozenji Street Jazz Festival, which hosting over 600 bands from Japan and overseas, boasts of being “the biggest” music festival in Japan. Before it started raining, we were able to buy a light lunch from one of the many street vendors and talk with some folks around us. We enjoyed listening to a variety of music as [...]
Fall has brought with it new opportunities for sharing the gospel. We want to invite you to join us in prayer for these, so as you read of the individuals below, please pray that God will work in their hearts to turn them toward faith in Jesus Christ. H and N are now studying the [...]
In July we participated with local house-church believers in what is called a “Spiritual Conference.” It was new to all of us. In a large room with tables, people who claim to have the “spiritual” answers to life’s problems offer help, for a fee of anywhere from $10 to $30 for a one-time session. Most [...]
During Summer vacation Japanese love to go to the beach. The cars line the expressways on Saturday and Sunday and people don’t seem to mind sitting in their cars for 8 hours to get to spend 4 hours on the beach and play, trying to forget their daily life. As our house church went to [...]
August 6th-8th Japanese from all over the country flock to the city of Sendai in celebration of the annual “Tanabata” Festival. While this “Star” Festival is celebrated throughout Japan, Sendai’s version is the most famous one. The festival itself involves making “requests”(praying) to stars for help with various life issues. Japanese write their requests [...]
Another update by Rachel who visited a town outside Niigata City with Lana in July. We drove to a small town outside of Niigata to visit a Korean mom and her two children and to meet a new Japanese believer. We had Bible Study, ate lunch together, and as the adults worked on the computer S-chan introduced me to [...]
On our trip to Niigata we drove through a mountainous area where many Japanese like to go and ski. Our car rode up and down the mountains and through numberous tunnels. One tunnel stretched about 10 miles through the mountain! Small towns were tucked in the valleys between the mountains. We talked about the fact [...]
Here is a note from Dana and Amy Shadburne who will be arriving in Japan in the fall to work in Okayama. It is nice to be writing our first blog on the team website. It has been a long process getting to this point, but we can officially say we are now part of [...]
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