Tag: Japan
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Japan Rpt 3 – Spring 2026
Our Japan trip for the spring of 2026 is coming to an end. Our last three Sundays were spent with three congregations in Shizuoka, Chiba, and Ibaraki Prefectures. We first went to Shizuoka to have lunch with brother and sister Maeda. They minister to the Nakada church started by his father with the help of…
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Japan Rpt 2 – Spring 2026
Today, May 25, marks the second three weeks of this 2026 trip. The first week of May in Japan has three holidays in a row, which is called “Golden Week.” During this week, there is an exodus to hometowns, vacation spots, or foreign travel. The roads, rails, and airlines are crowded, so we stayed close…
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Japan Rpt 1 Spring 2026
Today, May 4, marks three weeks into this trip, one-third of the way. It has been a fast three weeks. Let me share some of the highlights of the trip so far. We arrived on Monday, April 13, in the evening. After fourteen hours from Atlanta and then three to Tachikawa, we were tired. Nao…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Taylor Report – July 1, 2022
Grace and peace to you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! And as always, thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter. The summer months have really come in with a bang here, and we’re excited to share about how God is working around us! Each year in June, the…
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Taylor Report – May 30, 2022
Grace and peace to you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! The month of May was a relatively slow and restful month for our family – something we definitely needed! – but that’s not to say the month was uneventful. The beginning of May is always marked by Golden Week in Japan.…