Making Disciples of Jesus in Japan
We were so happy to have Junko Cheng join us for this year's Vacation Bible School. We had a 30 minute mini concert, and the children enjoyed dancing to her music. We usually have about 60 children at our Vacation Bible School, but we limited it this year because of Covid. We had the VBS... Continue Reading →
We felt a bit discouraged because we had to postpone our large sports festival, but God has allowed us to plan many other ministries to encourage believers around Japan and give the gospel to thousands of people around the country through the new CoVID 19 gospel flyer. June 26-27 OIC Japan Summer Webinar 462 People Registered!!... Continue Reading →
After the outbreak of CoVID, we have children's Sunday School over the Zoom app. We still have some volunteers come to the church to teach on Sunday morning. We have a big praise. Children who usually don't come to church are now taking part in the Sunday School over the internet. There is an 11... Continue Reading →
This is Naomi and I packing care packages. Because most of our large meetings and events are postponed, we are partnering with another OM missionary family who has begun making care packages. Here is a list of what is inside the care package. -Card with a Bible Verse, 7 masks, vitamin C candy, tissue, hand soap,... Continue Reading →
We are so thankful that we were able to give the Gospel to the firefighters at the fire station in our city. We had many of our church families and friends visit the fire station. This was the first time for our church to visit the fire station. The firefighters were very kind, and they... Continue Reading →
So much has changed. We have had to cancel or postpone most of our planned Olympic outreaches and other spring and summer ministries. However, God has been giving us different creative ways to reach the lost during this difficult time with the spread of CoVID. Tak is preaching on Sundays with a mask on. Services... Continue Reading →
Noah continues to go to rehab almost every week. Noah is a very happy boy, but he still needs help with the right side of his body, especially his foot. The picture above was taken with a specialist who has been helping Noah about twice a month. We drive almost 2 hours one way to... Continue Reading →
We had a large Olympic Kick Off Meeting in February before the outbreak of the corona virus. You can see in the picture that most people were not concerned and didn't wear masks. There were over 100 pastors and missionaries gathered in Tokyo for 3 days to discuss and plan Olympic Sports Outreaches throughout the country. ... Continue Reading →
OIC is a branch of Association of certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). We will have the second training session in November this year and two more training sessions in 2020. OIC has been training Biblical Counselors in over 31 countries for more than 15 years. We had a total of 4 guest speapkers. Dr. Joe from... Continue Reading →
The last two months have been a very fruitful time of ministry in Japan. We have been doing many trainings, teachings, gospel concerts, and outreaches. 42 Churches were invited to the Conference We sent out multiple letters and flyers to 42 Evangelical Churches on the West Coast of Japan to promote this Biblical Counseling Training... Continue Reading →
Tak and Sarah in Japan 