Due to our delay in returning to Japan on time a November normally full of activity is even more so. Please Pray! Elaine is launching all her cooking, craft, and Bible classes immediately. They need to rev up because it is only a few weeks before the Christmas Tea. Pray for good communication and preparation. There is a Church Planting Institute (CPI) BootCamp Nov 5-6. There are record numbers planning to attend! John besides directing…
Dawson Melancen, our second grandchild was born on September 19th. Elaine has been busy helping out Beth with the two kids. We visited two churches in Hawaii for a few days in October. Both churches have sent two teams each to help in Disaster Response ministry. We met with one pastor and then all the team members that served in Japan. We also gave presentations at Calvary of the Pacific church a Converge Church where…
KEEP PRAYING Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Again it will be hard to leave our families, two children, and two grandchildren behind as we return to Japan. Pray for all our family that parting may not be too painful. Tim will be left here again by himself (and his cat). Pray for his adjustments. Pray for both of us that we may readjust quickly to living and working in Japan Ask God for…
You have been faithful in praying. God has opened the gates of blessings on our lives in September. There are so many blessings we have to stop and think about how many. We also are not sure which was a greater miracle. Tim got a tremendous job working as an interpreter in the welding department of a Japanese firm building passenger train cars. He is doing extremely well. We got the green light from the…
Japan is mysterious and strange place for foreigners. Here are some examples of things that surprise foreigners. The first week’s list at: http://www.gospelrest.com/japan-surprises-foreigners/ The Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system on the highways There are hot springs just for your feet There are women-only cars on the trains It’s so safe you can go walking around in the middle of the night with no problem Japanese squat-style toilets The incredible variety of KitKat flavors There are…
One of my missionary heroes is C.T. Studd. The other day I quoted him while sharing my call to missions with a church congregation. ” “If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.” This video shows his manly heart for God and his Kingdom. Enjoy. Pray that we would all “be strong in the Lord.”