2014 Team Retreat
This year our team decided it would be a good idea to have a team retreat. We found a Christian camp about an hour away and ended up having a great balance of spiritual renewal and time for relaxing/fellowship. Bruce … Continued
Butter Crisis!?
At first when some of our friends told us about this we thought this was a bit silly. Then we realized the one time of year we NEED butter is coming up. Every year for our Christmas Dinner Outreach butter … Continued
Kid’s Club
Since so many kids were “graduating” Hug Hug a few of us decided to start a kid’s club for children who are Pre-school to 2nd grade. We meet the second Friday of every month for singing, crafts, games, a talk … Continued
Japan Partnership
There are a group of churches in America who are specifically committed to helping the mission in Japan and thus created the “Japan Partnership.” A group from various churches through America came to tour the various ministries in Japan … Continued
Final Cooking Class
Today we hosted our last official cooking class until we return from HMA. (Next month we gather all our outreach groups for a traditional Christmas lunch at the Church.) This has been quite a challenge, but one of my favorite … Continued
New Flavor
Have you tried Orange Coke? Not too bad. Not as strong a flavor as I would have thought!
Concert and Mini-Talk
Today we had an outreach concert at our church. The entire sanctuary was filled with people eager to hear from the soloist Yuri Mori. She has traveled throughout Asia doing relief work and at one point worked for NHK. (The … Continued
Sex Trafficking in Japan
This is a link to a recent article in the largest English newspaper in Japan. Sex trafficking is a serious issue and this only sheds light on part of the problem. Pray for these girls and pray for the Gospel … Continued
MTW’s Response to Ebola
From MTW’s Coordinator Dr. Lloyd Kim, At the urging of our West Africa partners, we are asking the PCA and Christians worldwide to pray for West Africa and ask God to have mercy on the people suffering because of Ebola. … Continued
Challenges on the Mission Field
Sometimes we are asked about challenges on the mission field. This recent blog post by Jason Carter (not related) does a great job of highlighting a few points. “The Unexpected Sacrifices of the Mission Field”