Update

Just yesterday, on Thursday, September 22nd, current Prime Minister Kishida announced Japan would resume visa-free travel from October 11th, 2022! It's wildly welcome news after 2 1/2 years of waiting, waiting, and wondering. (At least, for those not already living here.) You can read the whole Japan

Thanks to your support and prayer, over 20 participants were able to focus on deepening their relationship with Jesus last weekend. The Holy Spirit came to do His work, and our Encounter retreat was a smashing success! Many were grateful for the opportunity to laser-focus on God, leaving the distractions

April headlines for you from my corner of Japan-land: At home, I swapped Japanese-language anime episodes for documentaries on the lives of Christian men and women. * T’was a good choice. * The father of the modern, global tourism industry was a Christian businessman in the UK named Thomas Cook. Through

Hope the sky is blue and the sun is shining for you these days! For me, this Sunday ended up being a more difficult day emotionally than I expected. Stress from several minor challenges added up: * An outreach to elderly English learners at the Tama city hall fell through (due

It was a rude awakening at 11:30 last night. Jarring, shaking, the building was swaying. A bottle of vitamins tumbled off my desk and crashed onto the floor. Two or three people were shouting something just outside our building. The largest earthquake I've experienced in seven years