Shiga Church Visit
This past weekend we had the privilege of visiting the Shiga Church in Northern Nagoya. We are looking to partner with this church over the next two years and then plant a church south of this area after returning from … Continued
Team Meeting/Dinner
This past Friday our team met together for worship, prayer, fellowship, dinner, and a little bit of team business. MTW believes in sending out missionaries in teams and although we don’t always see each other on a daily basis we … Continued
Dinner with the Young’s
Every year Bruce and Susan come to Japan around November. Bruce is the team chaplain and is quite an encouragement in the Spiritual Life Department. We are so grateful after 30 years of ministry in Japan they still keep close … Continued
Michael’s Weekly English Class
As far as I know, English has always been used as a strategy to share the gospel here in Japan. The reason is quite simple: interest. The average Japanese has maybe heard of Christianity and the Bible but knows nothing … Continued
Cathalain’s Graduation Day
Although Cathalain will continue studying at the language school when she returns from America today was her graduation from AIJP. In total Cathalain formally studied Japanese in AIJP for over 1,020 hours. This doesn’t include private tutoring and all the … Continued
Nagashi Somen – The Running of the Noodles
Our language school, Yamasa, held an end of the summer event for students. Many students gathered for Nagashi Somen, Watermelon Bust, and finally Fireworks. It is summertime indeed in Japan! We decided to go the event as a family and … Continued
Baseball in Japan
Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan. Recently a friend gave us her Uncle’s seasons tickets to a Nagoya Chunichi Dragons game. The team plays in the Nagoya Dome which is fully air conditioned. Since we went … Continued
The Ultimate Summer BBQ
Through relationships at our church Cathalain met another American who came to Japan as a missionary. While serving she met her husband, a Japanese man, who is currently a pastor at a church in a town south of Nagoya. For … Continued
Speak Speak Speak
Today our classes had the opportunity to talk with some first year students from a local university. Although this was their first day of summer vacation they chose to give up their time to talk with us “foreigners.” We had … Continued
Family News
For those who aren’t quite reading Japanese the literal translation is, “Belly in baby I have”. This sticker is actually the sticker they give pregnant women in Japan to identify themselves. The idea is to help people around know you … Continued