June in Japan — Our Latest Prayer Letter

by | Jun 2, 2021 | Ministry News

May Highlights:

1. We took a week’s staycation, which included an afternoon in the mountains, as seen in the photo above.

2. On May 30, our visit to Immanuel Kanazawa Church ended up being online rather than in person. This meant pre-recording our music and message last week and sending the video to the pastor there. It was a lot of work to get it all together in time, but we’re thankful God could use us in this way, even while the church is not meeting. Being the week after Pentecost, we encouraged the church to pray and seek God for a spiritual revival and awakening in Japan.

3. We are continuing to make good progress moving ahead with Drawbridge Creations, as we work with four different artists to produce stories for our first online manga series… which we’ve finally chosen a name for! Introducing…

The countdown has begun at WAYPOINTS.JP
This is where our first manga series will be serialized.

June Prayer Points:

1. Please pray that God will give us the wisdom and strength we need as we continue to work toward launching this online ministry platform.

2. Please pray for God to supply our Drawbridge Creations start-up fund (more info here).

3. Pray for us as we take part in the Global Partners Asia-Pacific online conference, June 17-18.

4. Please pray, too, for revival in the Japanese Church, and for an awakening to the Gospel in Japan.

Thank you as always for your partnership and prayers!

Our May Prayer Letter

by | May 5, 2021 | Ministry News

Thank you for your continuing prayers! Here’s a quick update for May:

1. Last week we celebrated our second wedding anniversary. We took the day off and spent some time outside, as you can see in the photo above.

2. We’ve recently started attending Komatsu Immanuel Church. Please pray for us as we get to know our new church family.

3. We are scheduled to minister at Kanazawa Immanuel Church on May 30. Because of the recent rise in Covid cases, this church has not been meeting in person, but they are hoping to be by then. Please pray for us as we prepare to either do something online or in person with them.

4. Things are really starting to move as we work toward launching our first online manga series at Drawbridge Creationsthis summer. Check out our latest Drawbridge Dispatch for more!

5. And just in you missed it, please check out our spring newsletter HERE for more about our life and ministry in Japan in the first few months of 2021.

Thank you again for your partnership!

Marching Forward With Prayer (March Prayer Letter)

by | Mar 3, 2021 | Ministry News

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!