JEMS Missionaries in Nagoya, Japan
To help save some energy and planning we decided we would host a “Traditional Christmas Meal” for the adult English classes, cooking class members, sign language class, and moms from Kid’s Club. It was a lot of work trying to … Continued
After the English Christmas Party the Kid’s Sunday School held their annual Christmas Festival. The kids saw a puppet show depicting the Parable of the Lost Sheep, played games, ate/made cake, heard the Christmas story, and played. The event was … Continued
Christmas is a wonderful opportunity to introduce the Gospel. Most Japanese think Christmas is a time of Kentucky Fried Chicken and Santa’s Birthday so they are always interested to hear the true meaning of Christmas. We have a lot of … Continued
This year some of the ladies from our previous church came to our house for a Traditional Christmas meal. It was good practice for next week’s event! I also had the ladies play “Dirty Santa.” It was interesting since the … Continued
Since T-Day is a normal day in Japan our team gathers the Saturday after for a tradition Thanksgiving get together! As always the food and fellowship are fantastic.
We are so thankful for you and encouraged by you. May you have a blessed Thanksgiving!
The perfect shirt for cooking class arrived just in time. Thankful for Woot’s international shipping! And, in case you were wondering none of the students understood the shirt.
Every two years in Japan there is an event sponsored by a coalition of mission agencies in Japan. The event focuses on training church planters and providing an opportunity for evangelicals to gather for worship and spiritual renewal. A team … Continued
It is impossible to get a family picture. Every time we schedule a time it rains or something happens. Tonight we decided after English worship to go for it. Not a great background, but eh, who cares?! You’ll probably be … Continued
In November there is a tradition to take children to the shrine, girls when they are 3 and 7, and boys when they are 3 and 5. It is called “Shichi-Go-San.” It is a rite of passage of sort and … Continued