Christmas Dinner
An annual team tradition is to eat Christmas dinner together in the afternoon on Christmas Day. We packed up the car and enjoyed a time of prayer and fellowship with our team. It was nice to have some food from … Continued
Christmas Eve Party
One of our Christian friends always hosts an Annual Christmas Party. Everyone brings their favorite dish to share and each chip in to provide artist entertainment. Cathalain played guitar when the group sang “Joy to the World” and for the … Continued
Shiga Church Christmas Celebration
Many churches had various festivities on December 23 since it was the last Sunday before Christmas. We decided to take part in the church we will begin working with in next year, Shiga Church. The morning started with a traditional … Continued
The Annual Christmas Costco Trip
Last year in December was my first trip to Costco in Japan. I went a total of 3 times this year and each time was a lot of fun. (Remember your reading a gal who used to go to Sam’s … Continued
Kid’s Christmas Part II
One of the families we are closest with invited us to visit their church for their Kid’s Christmas Celebration. In the morning we went to worship, after worship had lunch together at Church, and then took part in the Kid’s … Continued
Christmas Decorations
Every year it seems like there are more and more Christmas decorations in the shopping centers and public spaces. It is always a little surprising to hear Christmas music streaming through the store’s speakers, often Christmas hymns sung in English, … Continued
Michael’s Graduation
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
Kid’s Christmas Outreach – Okazaki Church
At the church we are currently attending there are many outreaches during the Christmas Season. This Sunday we had “Kid’s Christmas” after worship in the afternoon. Over 30+ kids came. There were more kids than expected so at the last … Continued
2013 PCA Global Missions Conference – Save the Date
2013 PCA Global Missions Conference November 8-10 in Greenville, SC Registration begins January 2013 Visit mtw.org for more information.
An Encouragement in Language Learning
Our teammates were pointed to this video as an encouragement to new missionaries or missionaries struggling to learn the language of the country they are going to/in. We found this very edifying and wanted to pass it on as an … Continued