Mount Hakusan as seen from Hakusan City Hall this past Sunday

Happy New Year from Ishikawa, Japan!

For us, it was a quiet new year — especially compared to last year — and we’re thankful. Now we’re getting back into the swing of things after a bit of a break. Here’s some of what’s going on…

  • Redesigning the Waypoints website.
  • Creating new Waypoints manga, with a goal of posting 5 or 6 this year.
  • An English version of the manga we did with ZOE Japan.
  • Leading worship at Immanuel Komatsu Church this coming Sunday (1/12).
  • Praying and seeking God’s direction for how we can better serve local churches and our community.
  • Preparing to expand our missionary team.

On that last note, we’d like to introduce you to our new teammate, Mickey Veach. Mickey has been appointed by Global Partners as a missionary to Japan, and visited us last February. We also got to connect with him in the US during the summer.

Mickey is now in the middle of support raising and training, with the hope of joining us full-time here this fall. You can check out his first newsletter (and subscribe) HERE. I’m sure Mickey would appreciate your prayers!

Thank you for your continuing prayers and partnership with our mission in Japan! Here’s to a great 2025!

With Mickey at a Japanese garden in Michigan last summer