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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…

  • Japan 2021 – No-Trip Report

    Yet Another No Trip Japan Report – October 8, 2021 This will be yet another no-trip Japan report. The borders of Japan are still closed for those using tourist visas. Permanent residents may even have to quarantine when they return from certain areas. However, there are positive signs that things may be changing. For the…

  • Japan 2020 No-Trip Report

    For the past twenty-three years, Josephine and I have made our way to Japan to minister to churches and encourage those ministering there. We had planned on going in the spring this year as we had done in 2017 to attend events that we usually can’t attend with our late summer early fall trips. But…

  • Albright Japan Report – Oct 15, 2019

    Our ten plus weeks in Japan is quickly drawing to a close. In our first report, we talked about the first five weeks of work (five Sundays). I want to talk about what we did during our last five Sundays in Japan. The sixth week began with a visit to Uenohara Wednesday night. Twice a…

  • 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…

  • ALBRIGHT JAPAN TRIP – AUG 6-SEP 10, 2019

    his 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. The time in between has been dedicated to studying and lesson preparation. We were asked to cover three…

  • ALBRIGHT JAPAN TRIP – AUG 5-OCT 16, 2019

    One more time, we are heading to Japan again this year. We leave tomorrow (August 5, 2019) and will return on October 16. During that time we will connect with thirteen congregations from as far north as Aomori Prefecture and as far west as Okayama Prefecture. Their sizes range from over a hundred to two…

  • Japan School of Evangelism

    Japan School of Evangelism (JSE) began September 15, 1989. Originally located at the Ochanomizu Church of Christ building, the school was subsequently moved to the Tachikawa Church of Christ building about 1994. Tachikawa is a city in Tokyo. The Tachikawa building has a library, classrooms, main office, and dorm rooms which are available for the…