Great news friends! Our oldest son Andy is now engaged to Ryoko Komatsu. Ryoko is from Japan. She completed an associate degree at Citrus College in southern California and has been working in Santa Monica this year. They have been
Our second son Ben will be traveling to Japan to work with a CCC project to bring relief to people in the tsunami affected area of Tohoku. His team of 8 to 10 students will be there for 3 weeks,
It has been three months since the big earthquake that shook Japan. THREE MONTHS! And yet things are still very very far from getting back to “normal.” 200 children lost both of their parents in the tsunami. 86 cities/villages/towns were
We had a wonderful trip to Tokyo from May 26 to June 6, 2011. We saw so many great friends and ate wonderful food and felt right at home again! You can download a powerpoint of our pictures here. It
Leaving Ben to hold down the fort, Steve, Rochelle, Melissa and Josh are setting off on a trip to visit friends, staff, and church friends in the northwest suburbs of Tokyo. This is a ten day trip with many good
A “LOAVES & FISHES” story by Nancy Nethercott, TEAM Japan Missionary I already had a full frig, freezer and pantry from a big shopping trip andgifts of food from military friends which came the day before, but then a good
Recent update! A major Japanese newspaper reported that a church in Ishinomaki (the area that Tsunami hit) is having double numbers of attendants these days. God is working! Praise the Lord! Love in Action Team #5 is back and additional
Update April 18 from fellow missionaries in Japan **Before March 11, one small church in the area affected by the tsunamis had been discouraged and had been considering closing its doors, but the flood waters stopped just 5 meters from
Pray for openness in the people and unity in the believers. Pray for Japan. Pray for those who have been left as the sole surviving member of their family. Pray for those in the shelters who are suicidal and in
The Jesus Film just announce the release of a short film, called My Last Day, in anime style, which is so popular in Japan and many other parts of the world. Click the link to see it on YouTube in
