Kanazawa Beans is one of the largest bookstores in Japan. The bookstore has 800,000 books. It was a privilege for our church and Awana Club to do a Christmas Concert and share the story about Jesus.  People Sat Through the One Hour ProgramPrayers were answered, and there were parents and children who sat through the whole... Continue Reading →

We are very thankful there were four children who made a profession of faith and were baptized! It was a great honor to baptize the child in the photo. He has attended Awana club and church from a young age, but came to faith through a series of sermons on trials and faith in God.... Continue Reading →

The city library has a Christmas party every year, and the library invited Sarah and I to share a story about Christmas. There were about 50-60 people who came. Almost all of them were new people who have never attended church before. We did a dramatic reading of the first Christmas story in both English... Continue Reading →

Overseas Instruction in Counseling: Introduction It was a great privilege to have Dr. Joe visit and speak at our church about the possibility of training the Pastors and lay leaders on the West Coast of Japan in Biblical Counseling.  Churches and Leaders excited to be trained in Biblical CounselingWe had several church leaders from different... Continue Reading →

We are so thankful for another opportunity we had to do a concert at a large shopping mall. Throughout the program, we were permitted to handout Christmas Eve church service invitations and Gospel scrollpens. There were many people who sat through the whole presentation. Children helped handing out flyer invitationsWe are so thankful for the... Continue Reading →

Awana 30th Anniversary Egawa Katsumi Awana club in Japan began 30 years ago, and the headquarters of Awana Japan is located at our church. The man on the right, Egawa, is the first Awana Missionary in Japan. Suzuki MissionaryThis is the second Awana missionary in Japan. He quit his good job to be a full time Awana... Continue Reading →

Noah and I had an opportunity to stand at the street corner to make sure the children who walk to school can safely cross. We were able to meet many elementary school students. Many children in the neighborhood and area know our family. Sarah and the children at Noah's kindergarten (over 150 children attend here).The... Continue Reading →

Handed out flyers to all the students in 4 Public Schools We are so thankful for the team of volunteers who helped us hand out flyers for our Children's Christmas Outreach.  School starts at 8 am in Japan, and elementary school students begin arriving at school from 7 am. So early!!! We received permission from... Continue Reading →

Missionaries Joined Work in Japan I met these two ladies from Malaysia in the Netherlands where OM missionaries are trained before they are sent to the field. These two ladies arrived in Japan. Please pray for more laborers to be sent! Missionary finished one year training We are thankful for our fellow missionary who just... Continue Reading →

Almost 300 people visited from the neighborhood and heard the Gospel The gospel is shared through preaching and special puppet show. Special seating to accommodate 300 people! There were many parents and children who visited this festival. Some people asked us to invite them every year to this outreach! God is good! Most of the... Continue Reading →