MTW Missionaries in Nagoya, Japan
In America churches typically have a Christmas Eve Service. At our church we have regular worship the Sunday before Christmas and then a Christmas Potluck. After the potluck we have an hour of various musical performances and games and then … Continued
The last Christmas event we were in charge of or a major part of was for the English Program. We combine classes for two hours of Christmas fun. This year we went through the nativity and talked about Christmas in … Continued
Kid’s Club was started this year for all the kids who were part of the Hug Hug program and still want to hang out together. Once a month Pre-School thru Second Graders gather for songs, games, a craft, a talk … Continued
It has become a tradition to invite all people involved in various church outreaches* together in December to experience an traditional American Christmas Dinner. Well, actually it’s a lunch. Everyone gathers, has a gift exchange, listens to Michael present about … Continued
These are pictures from our Hug Hug* Christmas Event. *3 years and under kid’s club
Today the Sunday School class hosted their Annual Christmas Festival. we had around 45 kids participate. It was a fun time of games, singing, a puppet show, hearing about the True Christmas Story from Pastor Aoki, making and eating cakes … Continued
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
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
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