Category: Missions

  • Ray Report – May 5, 2021

    Wedding and Hitachi Camp My friends, Niumaia (member of Taga church) and Rachel (who has been staying with me), wanted to get married by the pond by my house. The State of Emergency in Tokyo (where most of her friends live!) and rain prevented that plan. Anyway five of us enjoyed the tiny wedding in…

  • Taylor Report – Apr 29, 2021

    Grace and peace to each of you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We pray that this letter finds you well and blessed, growing daily in Christ, by the power of the Spirit, through the love of the Father. Spring is fully upon us now here in Matsudo. The barren trees have turned…

  • Nonogaki Reports – Apr 2021

    My book review on a book about marriage – Apr 27, 2021 I recently bought a book called Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work written by John M. Gottman at a used book store. It cost only $1. Although it is by no means a Christian book, I think Christians can benefit from reading it.…

  • Nonogaki Reports – Mar 2021

    A Brochure for Yokota Church of Christ – Mar 23, 2021 We are making a brochure for the Yokota Church of Christ. We are living in an age of confusion and chaos. I think this is the time we should reach out to people. In today’s world, everyone is entitled and able to express his…

  • Taylor Report – Feb 24, 2021

    Hello brothers and sisters! We’ve been back in Japan now for almost 3 months, and by God’s grace, we feel we are all settling in well. Between the holidays and family birthdays (Sara, Madeleine, and Boston all have birthdays within the span of about 4 weeks), the turn of the year is always very busy.…

  • Nonogaki Reports – Feb 2021

    Christian Baptism and Conversion – Feb 5, 2021 In the last ten years, several people who were baptized in Christ in other congregations started attending the Yokota congregation. As I talked to them, they confessed to me that they had never experienced a spiritual transformation. They didn’t feel that they had changed anything spiritually. The…

  • Taylor Report – Jan 15, 2021

    Jan 15, 2021 – Hello everyone, and Happy New Year! We hope that your holidays proved safe and uplifting, even as we all navigate this challenging time together. For our family, this was certainly a very different holiday experience in many ways. After arriving in Japan, we had to quarantine for two weeks. While we…

  • Nonogaki Report – Jan 2021

    My prayers for Christianity – Jan 15, 2021 Human history is like a rollercoaster and has gone through ups and downs. One-fifth of the 21st century has passed. I think that the 21st century is the age of confusion and chaos. Name a few chaotic historical events: the terrorism in 2001, earthquakes, tsunami, covid-19, and…

  • Children’s Party Dec 2020

    英語クラスの子どもたちと、小さな工作をしました。いつもより少ない人数ですが、楽しい時間を過ごすことができました。メリークリスマス🎄 The children in the English class made some small handicrafts. Though there were fewer than in regular years, we were able to have a very enjoyable time. Merry Christmas 🎄 -Asako Adachi Thank you so much for planning the party. I think the children really enjoyed it. -Jean Ray ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

  • Nonogaki Report – Dec 2020

    Two Kinds of Christians – Dec 2, 2020 There seem to be two kinds of Christians in Japan: one who hears the word and put in practice what he hears and the other one who only hears the word, just as Christ describes in Matthew 7. The latter one is a Sunday Christian. Spiritual transformation…