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Pray for an artist
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... [more]
Bread Shop
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... [more]
Biggest shock of the day???
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... [more]
Golden Week
Golden Week is in full swing in Japan and people are on the move. Going on vacation across Japan or across the world and taking off work for a week. Almost unheard of!!! But this years golden week is longer... [more]
Idols
Idols dot the landscape of Japan. Some beside the road called ojisosan are placed there to protect the spirit of a person who died. Huge goddesses of mercy protrude from hillsides and have their hands... [more]
Alive???
Recently as we prayed about where to work with volunteers from Hawaii, we drove through Ibaragi prefecture. As we drove through the winding roads towards our destination we saw this huge statue rising... [more]
A lot of blessing
This is a prayer letter from our national partner. Praise the Lord! Mrs.Naka came to worship and was saved on 17th. She didn`t have any hesitation when we asked her if she wanted to accept Jesus as her... [more]
Time flies and many wait to hear
Okinawa family gravesite February 16 Boy time flies. Since the last update personally I had a birthday, Tak and I had an anniversary and celebrated Valentines Day. This past week we were in Okinawa and... [more]
Good bye 2007
Tomorrow is the last day of 2007! Millions of Japanese will be visiting the temples to usher in the new year. The temple gong will sound 108 times, the people will throw money in the offering box, clap... [more]
Merry Christmas
There are many across Japan who are celebrating Christmas for the first time as God’s children. To them Christmas has become meaningful and not just a holiday to buy Kentucky Fried Chicken and a... [more]
