NCC Retreat
This past weekend our church held its first retreat. We are so thankful for the time and ability to go deeper with one another and the Lord. Please pray for all of us to continue in our walk with the … Continued
Interns and CAT
This past weekend two of the Community Art’s Tokyo (CAT) members were down in Nagoya for a writer’s conference. We used this as an excuse to have some of the CBI interns and our intern gather for dinner. We cooked … Continued
Short Term Teams
This past week we had a young man named P came through town for a visit. He joined a short term mission team five years ago and helped with an English summer camp. At this point P was in college … Continued
Parakaleo in Japan
Cathalain has had a heart to serve wives of Japanese pastors and support women in ministry. It can be a lonely job and often the wife of a pastor can become extremely isolated. Cathalain has been working with a ministry … Continued
Women’s Fellowship
We had a fun dinner fellowship this past week. Napalese Curry is quite popular in Japan. The nan is huge!
Waterpark Fun
A friend gave us free tickets to a local waterpark. Since the girls had Friday off school we invited some college students in our church and our new intern to join. It was a fun day and the weather was … Continued
Nagoya Castle’s Night Festival
Today we held a goodbye party for Kristi and a Birthday Party for a young woman in our church. It wasn’t planned or coordinated but more of a last minute gathering. We even had to send our son next door … Continued
Summer English – Part 2
This time we did a collage project based on the children’s book “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?” The kids were super creative! We discussed how when God created the world people were “very good” and how we … Continued
Summer English – Part 1
This summer we are hosting various summer events. One is a series of “Creation Themed” English programs. Today was the first time, and we built/created with legos. We learned about the creation story and how God created everything in 6 … Continued
Easter 2023
Our Easter Outreach was so encouraging. We worshipped, went to the park for an egg hunt, had a Potluck and played games after the Potluck. We held the egg hunt at the park and quite a few kids playing at … Continued