Share Christ with the Japanese Reach Japanese International Students – Like other unreached people groups, Japan has one of the largest groups of international students in the US. There are many in our home state of Illinois and other areas. See this article. There may be Japanese high school exchange students in your area. Host an English Homestay through your church. Japanese can come to experience America for 7-10 days and spend time with you.…
Both of us spend much time with leaders both Japanese and missionary. One of our key objectives is to help grow transformational leaders for Japan. We would like to take you to some scenes over the last several weeks that involved growing leaders. Spiritual Renewal Mentoring One couple attended the Church Planting Institute (CPI) Conference in 2013, their lives were changed there from performance-based Christianity to a more grace-based orientation. They approached us for…
The Rengo celebrates its 50 anniversary this year. There are many events planned this year including the big party in November in Tokyo. Recently 5 Rengo pastors went to the US for the Transform meetings in California. Read this article for more on these pastors and pictures of the event.
GOD ANSWERED Thank you for praying for the Training for Trainers Seminars in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya last month. There were 77 total involved in the seminars. Many will be multiplying evangelism and discipleship ministries as a result. John preached at the Nerima Baptist Church on Jan 25th on Global Missions. Many were stimulated and challenged to be involved in missions. PRAYER PARTNER SPOTLIGHTS Our CPI Leadership Team has a retreat Feb 18-19. Pray for…
Frequently Asked Question: How do you partner with Japanese leaders and churches? Elaine partners with our “home church” Crossroad church in a card making craft class each month. Participating are several new people and many who do not yet know Christ. John signed up for another year as a cooperating missionary at the Nerima Baptist Church. This past year John led training for leadership, evangelism and missions. Thank you for praying for the key meetings…
Gearing Up Feb 2015 Get out your calendars, notepads, and spreadsheets. We plan for successful ministry. Preparation in any endeavor is crucial. Planning is essential preparation. We both have an ongoing process of planning, praying, and preparing for ministry ahead. We plan for multiplication. Much of our mentoring and coaching ministry envisions others who will multiply our leadership. Last month we finished key gospel renewal material with one young couple who could be potential trainers…