Officer Installation

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Today Nisshin Christ Church installed their first elder and deacon. Praise God for raising up these Godly men to lead within his church. Please pray for more men to rise up and lead the Japanese church! Pray for these two … Continued

Baptism

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Today was an exciting day within the church. A gentleman who has been studying the Bible with our pastor was baptized. We always rejoice when God calls one of his own.

Funerals

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Today we held two funerals in the church.  In Japan the deceased are typically buried within a few days of dying.  One woman was a relative of a church member who had no family of her own.  The other was … Continued

Hug Hug

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This week we started back many of our programs.  This was the second kid’s club we held.  Both our kids have really taken to folks in the church.  We are immensely blessed by them!

Young People Gathering

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The week after Christmas all the young people in the church gather together. Unlike America, Christmas is not a recognized holiday and so most everyone is working. It is not until the New Year’s Holiday when everyone has about a … Continued

Christmas Service/Celebration

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Every year the Sunday before Christmas the church celebrates Christmas. We have traditional worship in the morning. Then we all share a potluck style meal. After the meal we have an additional service that would be compared to Christmas Eve … Continued

Candle Light Service

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Our church has a tradition of holding a candle light service at a local hospital. The connection to the hospital is that a doctor in our church worked there for 30+ years. It is a sweet time and many of … Continued

Homey Christmas Live

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Since our church’s Gospel Choir is actually part of another group we all gathered for a Christmas Sing Off event. It was really neat for all the Gospel members from the various choirs to gather and sing for each other. … Continued