In July, we went to Indiana where John met with his college mentor and former missionary. We also visited our former home church and ministry partner, Meadows Christian Fellowship. John was able to meet a key Mongolian Pastor and other contacts last week while they were visiting near Chicago. Our AIT team is generating connections and hopes to visit in Mongolia sometime next year. This month John and Elaine head to Kentucky to visit Elaine’s…
Asia Comes Home Your July 2023 Update from John and Elaine Last month we had our first Japanese visitor to our new home in Pecatonica IL. We imagined it would occur sooner, but the pandemic slowed the globe down. One of our old church members and Elaine’s Bible study student, Mrs. Yoko Saito visited from Tokyo. It was a marvelous time of reunion on this side of the Pacific. She enjoyed visiting with our family…
I share with you a heavy heart today. In February, nearly our entire Asia Impact Team was able to celebrate with our leadership partners in Northeast India. Just a few weeks later, in May, inter-ethnic tensions swelled to violence and the whole area saw a wave of violence. To date over 70 people have been killed, 3,000 homes burned, 45,000 people displaced, and over 100 Christian churches have been ransacked or burned. One ethnic group…