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Learn how to minister to Japanese, online

Reaching Japanese for Christ Academy is again offering the popular Japan 101, an on-line course which will begin April 20th. Here is what Naoko Brown, Japan 101 co-leader, says, “Do you ever wonder why your Japanese friends act in certain ways? This 8 week class will help you figure out some of the answers to your questions. Through weekly reading assignments, you will learn about the history, social structure, cultural elements and spiritual aspects of…

Between Two Places: Looking Back/Looking Ahead

Since the beginning of the year we have been on Home Assignment in the US touring 20 of our partnering churches in the six months from January to June. Home Assignment is always a good time to look back over the years of ministry and to look ahead to the years to come. While visiting one of our partnering churches we were asked how our view of missions had changed over our 23 years of…

Elaine on Moody Radio in Chicago

Yesterday Elaine was on Moody Radio in Chicago. A recording of her sharing during a sermon was played as part of the show Chris Fabry Live! Here is a link to listen to a recording of this 54 minute program. Several people call in to the show to discuss the topic that Elaine introduces on spiritual renewal. There is also a description on Elaine and the program at the Chris Fabry Live! website. You can…

Really, Elaine Wrote a Book?

Elaine completed her first devotional book several years ago. Many people are still unaware of this collection of 52 weekly devotions. They are indexed by Scripture and Topic. If you would like to purchase a copy drop us a comment here or click Contact US. We have some available in Japan and the US.

California and Japan

Thanks for praying for the Retool Kit training (church mobilization and renewal) in San Francisco last week. It seems the Rengo Japanese pastors and the Japan Ministry Team in the US will be locking arms to further training for churches in the future. We will see. I learned a few things about California last week which I thought I would pass on to you. Japan is roughly the same size as California, but Japan has…

Where’s the Videos?

In 2008 we developed two video pieces: One on our general ministry One on the CPI Ministry There are other CPI minisry videos by others most to recruit volunteer workers for the CPI Conference. http://japancpi.com/video.php

Understanding Hikikomori

Hikikomori (pron. He-key-koh-moh-ree) literally means “pulling away, confinement” or an acute social withdrawal. Hikikomori is a relatively new social phenomenon that the Japanese government defines as individuals who isolate themselves from the rest of society in their parents’ homes for at least 6 months. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands possibly upwards of 1,200,000 people (or 1% of the population) struggle with this social anxiety.

We Need Your Help

As we return to the States, we will be responsible to make up deficits in our financial support situation. After being fully supported for many years, our support has been waning this year. The Home Office has calculated that we are $648 per month behind which we are expected to make up before we return to Japan next July. We would encourage you to pray and consider contributing to our monthly support sometime in the…

Very Untypical Four Days

We are often asked what a typical day is for us. Well, we are still out searching for one. But sometimes we have very untypical days. John was recently on a 4 day trip to 4 locations, 3 cities, 3 prefectures, 1421.7 km (883.4 miles) mainly by bullet train, 2 interviews, a sermon on forgiveness, sermon training for lay people, an ad hoc mission Executive Committee mtg., the Rengo Mission Liaison committee meeting, the Rengo…