Tag: Yokota

  • Nonogaki Reports – April 2017

    Training a young Christian man to preach and teach – Apr 11, 2017 There are two tasks Japanese ministers are facing.  One is, of course, to reach out to people and bring them to Christ.   The other one is to train Christian men to understand sound doctrine and be able to preach and teach…

  • Nonogaki Reports – Feb 2017

    A New Sign for Americans on Base – Feb 23, 2017 A new sign for Americans on Base has been set up in the parking lot.  It is facing the Rt. 16 and the Yokota Air Base.  Americans who drive on Rt. 16 can visibly see the sign and will notice there is a Church…

  • Nonogaki Reports – Jan 2017

    The American Congregation – Jan 4 2017 We had Bro. John Phillis to work with us from July to October.  He stayed at our church building, which is not the best living environment.  He is a member of a local congregation in Albuquerque NM.  He also works with the military outreach program which the Bear…

  • Nonogaki Reports – Nov 2016

    Projects for the American Congregation – Nov 10, 2016 The American congregation has now been thinking about working with a worker from Military Outreach Program.  He may come to us next spring and stay with us for a couple of weeks.  we will see how things are developed.  Also we are going to put up…

  • Nonogaki Reports – Sept 2016

    The American Congregation – Sept 3, 2016 On July 15, John Phillis, who is a fellow preacher and has served in the Army for 30 years, came from Albuquerque NM to work with the American congregation.  While he has been preaching and teaching, he often visits the chapel to get to know the chaplains and…

  • Albright Japan Trip – Aug 25 ’16

    As I write this (morning of August 25) we are coming up on one week in Japan. It has been a very productive and enjoyable week. When we stepped out of the airport in Narita, Chiba, Friday August 19, we were greeted with cooler temps than expected. Cooler being in the mid to upper 80’s with 70+%…

  • Nonogaki Reports – July 2016

    Reaching out to people on the Yokota Air Base – July 27 There are only a few members in Yokota Church of Christ (the English speaking military congregation) at the present time. Last year when we realized that we had to do something to energize the church, we made the following plan to invite a…

  • Nonogaki Reports – June 2016

    A Retired Navy Man for the American Congregation – June 23 A retired navy man, John Phillis has decided to come to Yokota to work with the Military congregation.  He has an access to the base so that he can invite and reach out to people on base. He is currently with an organization in…

  • Nonogaki Reports – May 2016

    One Day Meeting – May 16 A congregation at Katsuta in Ibaraki asked the Japan School of Evangelism (JSE) to send a teacher who can speak on what the Bible is and how they grow by the Word of God.   I am sent to speak to them on the Lord’s day July 10.  In…

  • Nonogaki Reports – April 2016

    A Missionary Couple to the Yokota Japanese Congregation – April 27 Last October I met a Christian business man who wants to come to Japan as missionary after he is retired in 2016.  He lived in Japan over 10 years and worked with Japanese companies so he can speak fluently.  I was impressed with his…