Because of my role with Japan Church Planting Institute, my UTube videos, my website, and other ways people contact me when they are interested in planting churches in Japan. These are all people I have never met, nor are their part of our Converge Worldwide network. God is calling people to work in Japan; it is amazing considering all the ways he does this. For the past two weeks I have been receiving an unusual…
Japan is quiet and exotic and unusual place for foreigners. For the last several weeks we have been looking at some examples of things that surprise foreigners. The first week’s list at: http://www.gospelrest.com/japan-surprises-foreigners/ Japanese people really like Yahoo! GPS is automatically included in rental cars You can leave a bag to save your seat and no one will steal it A small-size drink is actually quite small There are power lines all over the place…
In the United States, Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities, but in recent decades, they have become the sixth largest group at roughly 1,304,286, including those of mixed-race or mixed-ethnicity. About 800,000 are first generations Japanese (in contrast, about 90,000 American live in Japan but only about 1,000 are missionaries). In the 2000 census, the largest Japanese American communities were found in California with 394,896, Hawaii with 296,674, Washington…
Japan is quiet and exotic and unusual place for foreigners. Here are some examples of things that surprise foreigners. Last week’s list at: http://www.gospelrest.com/japan-surprises-foreigners/ There are smoking sections in restaurants There are free samples at the supermarket There are tolls on the highways You can find absolute masterpieces of pastry at cake shops The confusing, complex layout of Tokyo There are buttons to summon a waiter at family-style restaurants Touch-screen menus at bars and restaurants…
Japan is quiet and exotic and unusual place for foreigners. Here are some examples of things that surprise foreigners. 1. The trains actually come on time 2. The fruit is really delicious (There’s a lot of cross breeding) 3. The bread at 7-11 is really good 4. Taxi doors open automatically 5. The high likelihood of lost items being returned to you 6. Everyone eats KFC for Christmas dinner 7. There are vending machines absolutely…
John and Elaine will be presenting a seminar and John sharing at one church this weekend at the Quad Cities Mission Conference. Tim got a new job and begins work on Monday. Also pray for Beth’s husband, Dustin, who got a new job and also begins on Monday. Our support need has dropped from $500 per month to $397. Pray that we continue to make progress.