Easter Festival
This week we at Church we had a Kid’s Easter Festival. Yes, it is a week after Easter, but for timing purposes it worked better to have it the week following Easter. Everyone had a great time and even Michael … Continued
MTW Missionaries in Nagoya, Japan
Carter Update
This week we at Church we had a Kid’s Easter Festival. Yes, it is a week after Easter, but for timing purposes it worked better to have it the week following Easter. Everyone had a great time and even Michael … Continued
Unfortunately, my Gospel Choir Concert debut was canceled due to rain. We drove out with the Pastor’s family to a town about an hour away for the Cherry Blossom Festival where we were supposed to perform. Unfortunately, because of the … Continued
Today Michael has officially graduated from the AIJP at Yamasa!!!! He completed levels 101-302 which was a total of 1,453 classroom hours. (This doesn’t include all the studying outside of the classroom!) At graduation all the outgoing students give a … Continued
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
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
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
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
Japan is interesting in the fact that even though less then 0.5% are professing Christians they LOVE to celebrate Christmas. The day after Halloween all the stores become filled with Christmas apparel and decorations. I was shocked when I walked … Continued
This month we were informed MTW has a donor willing to match dollar for dollar up to $25,000 for the Church Plant being planned for the Nagoya Area. This is excellent seed money for a national pastor/worker and space for … Continued
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down … Continued