Farewell
This Sunday we said goodbye to one of our original families. For the past three years they were part of our vision team, helped launch the church, and then led a Bible Study after the worship service after we launched. … Continued
March Presbytery Meeting
Michael sits on the Mie Church Planting Committee and for the General Assembly he is on the Foreign Missions Committee. He is also on a committee to foster better relationships between our mission organization and the Japanese Church. Pray for … Continued
Easter Outreach
Please be praying for our Easter Outreach Sunday. We will have worship, an egg hunt for kids in the park and then a dessert party. Pray for the many visitors we anticipate coming and for members to think of friends … Continued
English Classes
The school year ends in March and the new year begins in early April. We are currently registering new kids for English Program for the 2024-2025 school year. Pray for the English Outreach classes and pray for the teachers. Pray … Continued
Building Partnerships
CBI, the seminary in Nagoya, held an event to continue building and creating a deeper relationship with our Presbytery. Pray the Presbytery and Seminary could build stronger relationships with each other. We often find missionaries and the national church work … Continued
Christmas Worship
Today we worshipped together. After worship we played games, had a potluck, and ended with a candlelight devotion. We are praising God for the many opportunities this Christmas to share the hope of Christ. It seemed fitting to end the … Continued
NCC Kid’s Christmas
Today was our church’s Kid’s Christmas Party. We had a lot more kids than expected which is always a great problem to have. Thankfully we had prepared just enough. It’s fun for us since most are our friends and all … Continued
Connect Christmas
Tonight was the Connect Christmas Party. Connect is a city wide youth group led by NEXT ministries. This semester I have helped lead a small group for Japanese speaking girls. Normally they are high schoolers. It’s neat to get a … Continued
Shiga English Christmas
On Thursday we did our three English class Christmas Parties at Shiga Church. I have known a lot of these kids since they were 2-3 years old. It’s fun to get to grow up together!