There are a lot of Japanese loan words in the English language such as Typhoon, Kimono, Sushi, and more lately I have heard Sukoshi (a little) even on TV shows. The loan word Tycoon really threw me. I am from Illinois and value Abraham Lincoln highly for many reasons. I had never heard him referred to as a Tycoon before. This is the “rest of the story.” The word tycoon is derived from the Japanese…
Tokyo has more high rated restaurants than anywhere else in the world including New York and Paris according to the Michelin guide. We always new that was true as it is the largest city in the world. Tokyo has such a rich variety of food with Western and Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Indian to name just a few. For more in a BBC article see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8364051.stm
As you read this we are winding up our short working vacation back in Illinois. We return to Japan on 1/5. It has been frenzied being back but extremely good family times. Also on the work side have been possibilities for CPI in another Asian country, recruiting career workers, and recruiting ministry teams from a partnering church. We both hit the ground running when we return to Japan and there are various things in the…
Japan is relatively open to religious work by missionaries and the growth of the church. The doors are open for more ministry due to openness. From a recent research into global restrictions on religion, Japan was found to be one of the lowest countries with restriction on religion according to research conducted by the Pew Research Center. (http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1443/global-restrictions-on-religion) . In fact, Japan was lower in government restrictions and social hostilities than even the US and…
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of a baby but not just any baby. This was the Son of God being born in a lowly stable. Because He was willing to humble Himself, He lived a perfect life and became the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Christmas in Japan is a mixture of…
Thank you so much for praying for last month’s CPI National Conference. A participant said, “The CPI National Conference at Fuji Hakone last week was truly a big blessing. It brought spiritual renewal, vision, fellowship, ministry training, among other things, to the participants” In spite of the economy and other factors about 300 adults and 85 children gathered this year to enlarge their Kingdom Vision for church multiplication and experience Gospel Renewal.