Thoughts Along the Way© Elaine Mehn I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. Proverbs 4:11 We take a week of vacation each summer and go tent camping on the shore of Lake Saiko (West Lake). One of our activities is to ride bicycles the 10 kilometers (6 miles) around the lake. It has one hill on the opposite side from the campground but other than that it is…
Japanese are one of the largest and hardest people groups to reach in the world. While they are out of Japan, they are more open to hear the gospel and respond. The Reaching Japanese for Christ (RJC) Network and their conferences are very helpful in equipping and encouraging US Christians to reach the 500,000 Japanese who are living in Japan. As many of you are committed to missions in Japan, I would encourage you to…
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the first Gundam animation series, Bandai made a “life-sized” replica of a real Gundam Mobile Suit. This towering mechanoid was 59 feet tall, almost 6 stories, towering over a park on Tokyo Bay. It could move its head and shoot rocket jets. With Japan the world’s leader in robots maybe real one is next. If you into Japanese pop culture, this is right in the middle…
Back in July Haagen-Dazs opened the largest ice cream parlor in the world in the famous Ginza district in Tokyo. There are six fours in the building each floor with a unique deco. Each one has a concierge to serve customers. It is being described as the “ice cream mansion.” They even serve ice cream Japanese style with vegetables, fruit and cheese. Haagen-Dazs has been in Japan longer than we have (just barely) with 25…
Thoughts Along the Way© Elaine Mehn Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:16-18 Over the years of camping by Lake Saiko, we have done a lot of hiking. We even tried to climb Mt. Fuji once – once was more than enough. For most of the years, we climbed a nearby mountain but lack of oxygen, abundant mud, horse…
Japan has the largest unemployment rate right now than since the end of World War II. Also those employed are not very happy. A recent global workforce study by Towers and Perrin said that Japanese workers are worldwide the least “engaged” in their work with only 28% of workers liking their jobs. Pray that the church in Japan would be engaged in bringing true hope to Japanese.