What I Saw in Northeast Japan (video)

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/32665016 w=480&h=270] This is what I saw during my relief work trip to Tohoku (Northeastern Japan) this past week. While I stayed in Sendai, the work we did was in the city of Ishinomaki, which, as you can see from the video, suffered...

Photo: Remains of a School

Probably the saddest thing I saw in Ishinomaki today. When the tsunami hit on March 11, many people fled to this school to escape the flood… only to have the school catch fire.

Love East Japan (photo)

At JIFH HQ in Sendai. Had a surprisingly quiet first day here, as the long-term volunteers and staff we’re off today, giving us short-termers a day off by default.

Praise and Prayer

I have a couple of things to share today. First a praise report and then a prayer request. 1. Our anniversary event on Sunday was a huge success! It was basically an open house, come-and-go event, so we don’t have an exact attendance number, but based on the...

Ezekiel 13:1-16

"… Because of your false words and lying visions, I am against you, declares the Lord." (v. 8) This is a convicting passage for those of us involved in ministry, especially those of us who teach and preach the Word of God. We need to be prayerfully...