JEMS Missionaries in Nagoya, Japan
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
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
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
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
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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
Today after the worship service our Church did an Annual Cleaning and Christmas Decorating. It is a fine time as we begin to celebrate the birth of Christ and the beginning of the Advent Season. Of course Michael was mostly … Continued
Happy Thanksgiving. We’re thankful for you!
Every few months I have the privilege of leading an afternoon service in Nagoya. We meet at the office of The Life Hope Network. Recently a great article was written about the group in one of the English newspapers within … Continued
Putting on a Thanksgiving meal can be quite the challenge in Japan. Thankfully, Susan brought some staples from the US to help out. With everyone chipping in we had quite the feast. I am very thankful for our team!