JEMS Missionaries in Nagoya, Japan
Carter Update
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
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
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
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 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
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
Travel Dates and Visas We are scheduled to leave for Nagoya, Japan on Tuesday March 29. Our first week will be spent setting up cell phones, insurance, bank accounts, etc. We heard back about our visas early this week from … Continued
We have bought our tickets for March 29, 2011. Praise God for his provision! Currently we are set to go on the 29th. We have not heard back about our long term visas. Although these are not necessary to still … Continued
As many of you have heard Japan was hit in the early hours of the morning (EST) today by a 8.9 magnitude earthquake. Following the earthquake a tsunami hit the northern shore of Japan. As you can imagine this is … Continued
All is in God’s Providence We recently spoke at a Mission’s conference in Athens, GA. At this conference there was a Japanese man presenting about Japan. This was a unique situation in that this Japanese man is not a Christian. … Continued