Opening Sunday
Nagoya Central Church is officially open! Praise the Lord…
Partnering and the Arts
A fellow missionary oversees a gallery at the end of the train line near us. I went with a member of the church and an English’s student’s mom (not pictured) in November for an art workshop. In December we all went back…
Christmas Eve Service
We had quite a bit of snow today and so the turnout was smaller than expected, but we held our first Christmas Eve Service…
Okazaki Bible Study
We held our Annual Christmas Party today. Another missionary also came this month…
Children’s Christmas Party
Today we held a Christmas Party for kids. We had many new families attend. We sang, played Nativity Bingo, decorated cookies and ornaments…
English Christmas Party
We had a Christmas event during each of our English classes this past week…
A First Sermon
This past week the seminarian attending our church preached for the first time at our church. He was diligent in his preparation, but you could tell he was nervous preaching in front of his seminary professors, our mother church pastor … Continued
Tis the Season
It never ceases to amaze me that I can be shopping and the store is playing Christmas hymns, but I can never find a nativity or any Christmas decorations that are Christian themed. #importingcultureyetmissingthereasonfortheseason#prayforthewonderfulopportunitytosharetheGospelthisChristmasSeason
Testifying to God’s Goodness
Throughout the past year we have had the elders and their wives share their testimonies at NCC. This has been such an encouragement to hear how God has called these various brothers and sisters in Christ and how he has … Continued
Carps and Fellowship
Today a few friends and I went to Gallery Nani for their workshop led by a local Pastor. The theme was “striving for what is ahead” from Philippians 3:12-14. We made carp and then wrote our dream/hope/goal for the future. … Continued