GOSPELREST – John & Elaine Mehn – Converge Asia Impact Team – Page 69 – Accelerating Spiritual Renewal and Church Multiplication Movements

Japanese Americans

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 Surprises Foreigners 2

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 Surprises Foreigners

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…

Prayer Update Aug 10th

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.

Prayer Items – August

Thank you for praying for our Japan Disaster Relief teams. They have all had very productive times restoring homes and effective ministry with community events. John and Elaine will be off to the Quad Cities Mission Conference August 12th. John will be sharing his missionary calling to one congregation. Then John and Elaine will lead two seminars on “How Does God Lead You?” Pray for our preparation and effectiveness and for God to really use…

JOIN THE 500 CLUB

We have both been very encouraged with the progress of raising more funding for our church planting, training lay people, mentoring, and disaster response ministries in Japan. We arrived in the US with a significant support deficit, many churches and individuals have stepped up to strengthen our support base. After discussions with our Home Office staff we determined that we would have to delay, for the first time, our return to Japan. We still need…

GOSPELREST - John & Elaine Mehn - Converge Asia Impact Team

John & Elaine Mehn

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