1. John’s ministry at the Nerima Church went very well with the Small Group Power Up meeting on the 8th and class on Evangelism and Missions started last month with 7 people. 2. Thank you all for your well-wishes as we celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary last month. 3. CPI had another regional Church Planting Next Steps seminar in Kansai last month with 39 in attendance. Already in 2014, CPI has trained at least 230…
Here is a video on Japan which has a great passion for the people of Japan to understand the blessings of the gospel. You hear over and over the value of the Japanese as a people. Also for the compassion for the social ills Japan is speaking. This really resonates with my own heart. Thank you friends at YWAM. Why Japan from Oliver Banyard on Vimeo.
Yes, John went to Budapest Hungary. Last month John was part of a group of 60 key leaders from 15 regional church planting networks throughout the world. At the Global Church Planting Network Global Consultation Takeshi Takazawa, director of the Japan Church Growth Institute, and John were glad to join two leaders from Taiwan, two from Mongolia, and one from South Korea. Thank you for your prayers as together we formed the North East Asia…
1. This month’s John’s ministry at the Nerima Church picks up with a Small Group Power Up meeting on the 8th and the first class on Evangelism and Missions on the 29th. 2. Elaine will have another card making outreach class to be held at Crossroad on June 14th. 3. CPI will conduct another Church Planting Next Steps seminar in the Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto areas on June 11-13. Probably 40 will gather to learn together.…
Every tsunami-impacted town on the Iwate coast now has an established church, church plant, or home Bible study. This includes several previously unchurched rural areas that now have baby churches—including Noda, Fudai, Tanohata, Iwaizumi/Omoto, Yamada, Otsuchi, etc. There are also now over 30 missionaries working in Iwate Prefecture. In 2011 there were no missionaries in Iwate Prefecture. More information see http://rjcpn.upgjapanmissions.com/joomla/index.php