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  • Japan Trip Spring 2023 – Apr 17-Jun 28 – Report 2

    May 12, 2023 Time has slipped by and we have now finished three weeks in Japan. The last couple of weeks have been filled with many exciting things. It started with the Spring Joint Worship Service. It has been three years since this event was held in person. Josephine and I journeyed to Mito about…

  • Japan Trip Spring 2023 Apr 17-Jun 28 – Report 1

    April 24, 2023 As we finish our fifth day in Japan today, we feel like we are over jetlag and ready to settle down to work on a regular schedule. Yesterday, we traveled for a little over two hours to worship with the Haruna church in Gunma Prefecture. This congregation was the one we most…

  • Japan 2022 Trip – Aug 22-Nov 2

    On November 2, 2022, Josephine and I returned from a ten and a half weeks trip to Japan. It has been three years since we were there to minister. It was good to be in Japan. This will be a report of some of the things we did during those weeks. Upon coming out of…

  • Rogers Report – July 28, 2022

    Hello and happy summer everyone! I can’t believe it, I just looked and it’s been three months since I last sent out a report. Wow, time is continuing to fly! For so long, mainly because of Covid, days and weeks just tend to look the same. We as a church family are unable to have…

  • Taylor Report – July 30, 2022

    Grace and peace to you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! As always, we thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter. We’re happy to share with you what has been going on over the last month here in Japan. Heading into July, of course, we have the 4th of…

  • Taylor Reports – October 31, 2021

    Grace and peace to each of you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We pray this newsletter finds you blessed and fruitful in the Lord. We are so grateful for each of you who take the time to read this newsletter and all who pray for us and our work here in Japan.…

  • 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.…

  • Albright Japan Trip – Sept 13, 2019

    This past Tuesday, September 10, marked the halfway point of this trip. Over the past five weeks, we have worshiped with six congregations from as far north as Hachinohe, Aomori, and as far southwest as Kojima, Okayama. Most of the time in between has been dedicated to studying and lesson preparation. We were asked to…