Carter Update

On the Mission Front… We continue to be encouraged by the stories from our teammates in Japan about how God is working there in the lives of the Japanese. There continue to be baptisms and people who come to outreach … Continued

From the Field… Michiyo*, a Japanese Christian in Nagoya, was diagnosed with a tumor on her lung this past summer. She is a young woman and everyone was shocked when she received this news. There were, of course, tears and … Continued

From the Field… A Christian woman who attended the Nisshin church plant in Nagoya, Japan recently passed away. She was the only Christian in her family of devout Buddhists. In fact, there were two Buddhist priests in her family who … Continued

It is hard for us to believe August is already over!  We began the month in Washington DC visiting with friends after CCMI.  While in DC we had the blessing of worshipping with Washington Japanese Church.  After the service we … Continued

Wow, we have survived a month in New York City!  Tonight we write this update from Washington DC where we are staying with dear friends for what they call a “detox” weekend. Family, Conflict-Resolution & Spiritual Nourishment What do all … Continued

PILAT* – How do you learn a foreign language? This week we went through PILAT training with facilitator Nancy Craig.  The goal of the program is to equip missionaries with strategies of how to learn a language through phonetics training … Continued

Teaching ESL This week our field ministry team prepared and taught a week long intensive English program.  There were over 20 students from over 12 different countries.  Michael led the “beginner” class every morning for two hours.  Cathalain assisted a … Continued

The Adjustment We both were anxious about living in NY City for a month with a 6 week old.  At first Cathalain was quite overwhelmed with how physically exhausting each day was and learning how to buy affordable groceries.  We … Continued