Twenty minutes after the earthquake From 13 to 16 I stayed in Sendai and helped people in disaster areas. On a way to Sendai on highway, I saw no sign of the earthquake damages. The Tsunami caused by the big earthquake flooded the areas from north to south 500 miles in east Japan. That is the biggest damage [...] Read more…
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I have put an ad that the church building is open to Japanese communities. A group of six ladies are having a class. They are making an original post card by drawing flowers or dolls. One of them attends our assembly. This is a great way to meet new people. Ladies making post cards meeting in Yokota church building. We would like [...] Read more… Vertical text: Yokota Church of Christ A church sign in front of the building has been set up today. People can see the sign from both north and south. To see the other side of the sign, click below. Horizontal text: Yokota Church of Christ with assembly times, web site, and phone number. Drivers on Rt 16 can see [...] Read more… When we had a worship service at my house before the completion of the new building, Mr. Hanabusa called me to ask me about our church. He was an owner of a small firm and now is retired. He has never been told what to do, but always tells others what to do. He has [...] Read more… The Mortgage Has Been Paid Off When the new building was built, we took a loan of Y6,500,000. It is about $80,000. Today I went to the bank and paid for the mortgage in full. We are now debt free. Many have helped us to build this building. Even after the completion of [...] Read more… We had a preacher’s and missionary’s meeting on Monday. I would like to introduce four missionaries who are working in the region west of Tokyo. From the left Stephen Carrell works at Matsudo Church of Christ in Chiba Prefecture. His father, Bill Carrell is a former missionary to Japan. Stephen has been in Japan for about 30 years. Ken Hysten works with Bro. [...] Read more… New Years Meeting – Yokota Church We had a Christmas worship service last month. Most of the members were working that day, so we had only a few people. We had a Bible reading and discussed the meaning of the Christ’s coming. After that we had a fellowship dinner. This picture was taken at the end [...] Read more… On January 10 we had a new year worship service at Mito Church of Christ for the Japan School of Evangelism. Makoto Noguchi, minister for the Ishioka church, spoke on the book of Romans. About 50 people came and attended the service. Noguchi speaking on the book of Romans Jan 10 JSE New Years Lecture/Worship Read more… On 11 December I was invited to speak a Christmas message at Uenohara Lions Club. This kind of speech is most difficult because people do not expect a gospel message but a warm hearted message that makes them feel good. I prayed about it and spoke a plain gospel message anyway [...] Read more… A new church sign has been set up on one of the main streets. I hope this sign will let people know that church is here to worship God. The sign reads: Yokota church of Christ / Back on right of Route 16 / Sunday worship: 10 a.m. / Website address / Route 16 [...] Read more… |
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