Japan's Cities, Towns & Villages
One of the things that I love the most about being in Japan is meeting Japanese. Part of the ministry of JGPNetwork is to distribute the Manga Bible, New Testaments, and the Hope DVD. During our day in the countryside we distributed the materials around a Buddhist temple. Shirley, a volunteer from Hawaii and I saw [...]
I love small out of the way places that only locals know about. On our trip out to the country we visited a small bread shop run by a mother and her three daughters. The shop consisted of a section for homemade breads and about 4-5 mis-shaped tables. On the top of one table was [...]
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name? And then I will declare to them [...]
Many people say that the Japanese are not a religious people, but traveling out to the village assured me once again that this statment is not true. Japanese Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples dot the countryside. They are found on hilltops, in neighborhoods, or tucked away in small yards. On Shikoku, one of the [...]
We are blessed to have Rachel Routt, a former journeyman, with us for a few weeks. Here she shares about her trip to a small city in Chiba on her first day back in Japan. Driving through the towns and villages of Japan is like night and day compared to the busy subways of Tokyo. [...]
Recently we attended our kids’ school’s Sports Day program. The weather was great–thanks always for prayers of those kinds too! The night before the big day, To-san (the head of the PTA’s father’s group), came unexpectedly to our house and asked Kevin if he could stand in for a safety skit the dads were set [...]
Recently, sitting in the park on the grounds of the castle here in Utsunomiya, I read John 3:14-15 where Jesus utters these words, “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” Throughout this chapter in the [...]
Dear KFC Praying Partners: We are off to a great summer. We returned to Japan (from STAS) on May 22nd, and one week later, on May 30th, our first volunteer team arrived. In the photo above, you can see Jodi, Jessica, and Clay, riding the train during orientation on their first full day. We also [...]
John and Nancy returned from Stateside Assignment on May 22nd, and are looking forward to having three youthful volunteers arrive on May 30th. The volunteers are Jessica (from Mississippi), Jodi (from Texas), and Clay (from Kentucky). Jessica graduated from college a year ago, and Jodi and Clay are currently college students. This is a team [...]
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