JEMS Missionaries in Nagoya, Japan
Monday thru Friday our family heads off to language school. The school we attend is quite rigorous and excellent. We are grateful for the challenge and feel like we are learning more and more Japanese every day. We celebrate the … Continued
We are not sure if the most recent earthquake which happened approximately 3 hours ago will make American news channels, but we wanted to send a quick update in case you do wake up to the news. There was a … Continued
This link takes you to an excellent overview of the recent trip our team took up north. Our team is currently focusing on taking teams from the church to help with the recovery. During this trip the group had the … Continued
On Tuesday we met a Japanese friend in Nagoya who took us to see firsthand where Christians were tortured and persecuted. You won’t find this “attraction” in any English tourbook but our friend knew of the temple because her Jr. … Continued
This past weekend we went to Gamagori with some Japanese friends. Our family benefited from a company discount and appreciated such wonderful guides. We stayed in a traditional Japanese hotel/onsen (Japanese hot tub.) On Saturday we toured Takashima Island which … Continued
This was published by MTW and we wanted to make sure we passed this along. At the bottom are some specific ways to pray for Japan. June 10, 2011 – Update from MTW THE PRESENT Approximately 25,000 people lost their … Continued
This video was created a few weeks ago and asks the question whether missionaries should leave Japan due to the nuclear power plant issues and fear of radiation. The MTW country director Dan Iverson tackles this question head on in … Continued
This is an update from MTW Japan country director Dan Iverson. He discusses the relief work and the current status of the Japanese mission field. The video is longer then we normally post but a comprehensive look at the current … Continued
We had no idea that when we became missionaries we would be so interested in international currency. We know very little about economics…especially when it comes to currency, but we do know it affects us everyday. Let’s play with some … Continued
As you can imagine a Seminary is a VERY important part of church planting. Without well trained leaders there can’t be new church plants. Michael Oh, President of Christ Bible Institute has asked everyone to join CBI for 60 Days … Continued