Japan's Cities, Towns & Villages
In November, the brother of my wife, Gail, was visiting from Hawaii. It was his first visit to Japan. I was curious what his biggest impression of Japan was. He said over and over that he was shocked at the millions of people that he saw on the trains and subways in Tokyo and Osaka. [...]
1 John 3:1 – “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” Japan is a difficult place to set yourself apart and to show [...]
The other day as I was praying about how to share God’s love with many Japanese I had an idea. I thought, I could go to the train station here in Utsunomiya early in the morning as hundreds (Utsunomiya is a small city) of Japanese come and go through the train station and stand with [...]
Born and raised in Texas and Louisiana respectively, Kevin and I were not well acquainted with living in snowy places when we first arrived in Sendai City in August 2005. Sendai however sees snow every winter. This is an aspect of living in Sendai that we are definitely missing this year as we are temporarily [...]
Willy Wonka’s claim to fame as “The Candy Man” gives him the following reputation: “He mixes it with love and makes the world taste good.” In a similar way “The Candy Cane” too has a claim to fame: What can take God’s story, wrap it some mint? Give Him all the glory for the Precious [...]
Recently, a pair of volunteers came to work with us and explore long-term partnership opportunities. During this trip one lady, Mrs. K, was able to share her faith with many people at a local park. Mr. Say was one of those men, and that afternoon he came to faith in Jesus Christ! Please pray fervently [...]
1 John 4:8 – “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” In my language class one day I was shocked to learn that Japanese simply do not say to one another, “I love you.” Surely a husband and a wife do, right? I was told, “no.” Then only parents [...]
Japanese put a lot of care into the names they pick for children. Matt has seen friends spend hours poring over prospective names, considering the possible meanings, and for many, the possible fortunes attached to these names. Matt and Misty have a close friend who feels that her name has been adversely affected because she [...]
I have found myself busy serving the Outreachjapan website and realized that I have woefully neglected the JGPNetwork site. I was chastised and encouraged to write because I see folks are still accessing the site when in search of information or Christian contacts for Japanese. The work with the Gospel Penetration Network continues and God [...]
Currently our family is on stateside assignment in America after a nearly four-year-long first term. Our first term was largely spent learning the Japanese language and culture and sharing Christ with Japanese we met along the way. Two years into our first term we met Chi-san. Chi-san and her husband visited our home at various times [...]
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