Happy Easter!
From Japan to the United States HAPPY EASTER! CHRIST HAS RISEN…HE HAS RISEN INDEED! The Lord blessed our day of worship in many ways. We began the day worshiping in our new church. (This was our third Sunday in Okazaki.) … Continued
Come, NOW is the Time to Worship
This past Sunday we attended church for the second time in Okazaki. (This marks our third Lord’s Day in Japan.) We are blessed to have found a church that prays, read scripture, and sings song of praise and hymns. As … Continued
Nagoya Team Update – Peter
This is the latest update from Peter. He recently returned from a trip up north helping with relief efforts. Up to this point, the Nagoya Team has made eight trips up to the quake affected areas. These trips brought much … Continued
Visas and Aliens
Yesterday we were able to obtain our three year visa. This is such a blessing because now we can purchase cell phones, open a bank account and much more. The first step after having our new residency status was a … Continued
The Church Universal
Yesterday we had the opportunity to worship at Nisshin Church. What a beautiful picture of the universal church. It was beautiful to stand side by side with our Japanese brothers and sisters and worship our Great God. Our Next Steps … Continued
Video of Nagoya Team’s Work
This is a video I created of the Nagoya Team’s work. It is a little over 4 minutes but gives a great picture of where our team is currently partnering and what ministry on the home front in Nagoya looks … Continued
A Partnership in the Making
One of the trucks from the Nisshin Church in Nagoya returned this morning at 5:30am this morning from Kamaishi-Iwate. This city had massive damage from tsunami. Below I have embedded one of the videos from YouTube of residents taping the … Continued
Our First Day
Today we started the day with a walk to the Post Office to withdraw yen from our bank account. The Post Office has the best ATM’s because they don’t charge a service fee. We then met up with our team … Continued
We’ve Arrived!
We are officially in Nagoya! We arrived around 6pm and were met by our team member Peter. After a lot of interesting packing we were able to load Peter’s van and all cram in. Tight squeeze! We were exhausted and … Continued
Carter Update – We’re Off
This past week has been quite the whirlwind, but we have loved being able to meet with so many of our Virginia friends and family. We had a sweet time worshipping Sunday at Grace and a special commissioning time. We … Continued