Hi everyone,
Hope you had a happy Easter! Spring is here, so it’s time for our latest newsletter. Please follow the link below for the PDF. Find out how we spent Easter and what’s new with Drawbridge Creations.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kunGk7w5XEuu8OQ72BiAyQRYVXrn7W2j/view?usp=sharing
Thank you!
Thank you for your prayers over the past month. Here is a quick update:
1. Drawbridge Creations — Things are moving forward as we prepare to launch this new creative outreach ministry. For details, check out the latest Drawbridge Dispatch newsletter HERE, and let us know if you’d like to subscribe to that mailing list.
2. The Japanese Church — Our partner denomination in Japan, Immanuel General Mission, held their General Conference recently (online) and have elected new leaders. Their Annual Conference, which is a larger gather for all the pastors and leaders, when pastors receive their new assignments, is happening on March 25 (also online). Please pray for the Japanese church during these challenging times!
3. Japan — As you may have heard, in February a large earthquake struck northeastern Japan, the same area hit by the 3/11 disaster ten years ago. Fortunately there was no tsunami this time so the death toll has been low, but as you can imagine it is a difficult time for those in the affected area. Meanwhile, Japan is still dealing with COVID-19 and vaccinations are just beginning. Please pray for Japan!
Thank you again for your prayers and partnership!
Hi everyone,
Hope you all had a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Thank you for your partnership with us for Jesus and Japan!
It’s time for our latest newsletter, so please follow this link to read, download or print:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e_2lKfOiAz8EpZjdMOEEJbZ76YIvhR5p/view?usp=sharing
Thanks again,
Robin (& Yoko)
Hi everyone,
As mentioned in our previous prayer letter, we are relocating to Ishikawa Prefecture as we begin a new missionary term here in Japan. Since then we’ve found an apartment in Hakusan City and have started to get moved in. Of course, most of our stuff has been in storage in Nagoya since last summer when we returned to Canada. So this past week we paid a visit to Nagoya.
Visiting Nagoya gave us a good opportunity to catch up with people there, and to finally see the new building in person. We were encouraged to see how God has been working at Immanuel Nagoya Church, not only through their building project, but also in that even in a year when they can’t do outreach events due to Covid, new people are connecting with the church and coming to faith in Christ. In fact, this Sunday while we were there, they held their first baptism in the new building!
Praise God that He’s not limited by the things the challenges we’re facing in 2020, and that He’s still at work in Japan and around the world!
Thank you for being a part of what God is doing here in Japan through your prayers and giving!
End of year giving:
If you’re looking to do some end of year giving, we’d really appreciate you remembering the mission here in Japan! If you’ve been unable to make an ongoing commitment, but would like to make a one-time donation (or if you’re already a partner but would like to give an extra gift) please consider giving to our Drawbridge Creations start-up fund. Click HERE for more info or to give online.
Thank you again for your partnership! We pray that no matter what you’re going through in this challenging year, you will experience God’s blessings this Christmas season.
Robin (and Yoko)