MTW Missionaries in Nagoya, Japan
For two days the Japanese staff from Japan Presbyterian Mission (JPM), our Japan religious corporation, came down to Nagoya from Chiba (headquarters) to tour the five different MTW teams and hear about the current ministries in the Nagoya area. Since … Continued
Cathalain was one of three facilitators of a Parakaleo Retreat in early March. This ministry is a blessing to women throughout the country serving in missions and local churches. Usually the retreats are in Japanese, but this year the Director … Continued
Tonight was the Connect Christmas Party. Connect is a city wide youth group led by NEXT ministries. This semester I have helped lead a small group for Japanese speaking girls. Normally they are high schoolers. It’s neat to get a … Continued
We made a parol at Gallery Nani. Such a fun event to take church folks to after church. There was a wonderful slideshow presenting the meaning of Christmas and a video sharing about this Filipino tradition. Grateful for Willie and … Continued
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
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
Today Cathalain translated for All Nation’s Fellowship, a bilingual church in downtown. Since so many folks are out of town this summer the Pastor asked if I could translate for him. Unfortunately, due to our church service I didn’t think … Continued
Recently with many missionaries returning to their home countries for the summer we have been asked to help fill in some gaps. This past week I was able to babysit for the staff’s kids who help with a city wide … Continued
A friend organized a Charity Concert for Ukraine at Peter’s Gallery in Seto. The coordinator from Food Hungry came and spoke about their ministry and how the money raised would go directly to Ukraine. We continue to pray for our … Continued
This past week a team from America put on a VBS program for expat and missionary kids. They were in need of space and so they were able to use the Ministry Center. So grateful we have space to let … Continued