November News (prayer letter)

Hi everyone,

The above photo is from October’s English Cafe. As you can see, we were few in number this time (the weather’s been a bit “typhoony” lately) but we had a good time. I appreciate your continuing prayers for my English ministry, as we continue to make connections and point people to Jesus.

In other news, I broke a toe last week. It’s a minor injury, but is definitely slowing me down a bit. I’d appreciate your prayers for a quick recovery, especially as I’ve got lots of travelling ahead of me in November and December.

Here are some other prayer points for November:

  • Our new GP regional director Tim Gallant and his family are visiting Japan (11/10-16). Please pray for us as we talk about the future of our mission in Japan and meet with our partners here.
  • 11/8 — Worship leading in Nagoya
  • 11/19 — English Bible study in Nagoya
  • 11/26 — English Bible study in Kyoto
  • Also, please pray for me as I prep for the busy Christmas ministry season.

And, in case you missed it, please check out the newsletter I sent out last month: Click HERE to view, download or print.

Thank you as always for your prayers and support!

Hikers in the Mist (Photo of the Week)

August 2017, somewhere between Mount Yari (Yarigatake) and Kamikochi, in Nagano. This photo doesn’t do justice to how beautiful the actual scene looked, with the early morning sun shining through the trees, breaking through the mist.

Photo of the Week: Bridge Gateway

The bridge from Takeshima back to Gamagori, April 2015.

This seems like a good time to re-post this photo, as just this past week I re-visited Gamagori this past week to attend the Tokai Conference of Mission and Evangelism. Our hotel had a great view ocean, including Takeshima (a small island in the bay). The conference way pretty great too; I was both challenged and encouraged.

If you’d like to see more of my 2015 photos from Takeshima/Gamagori, check out this post on my photo blog.