Hi everyone, Hope your spring is going well! As we approach a summer filled with travels and in-person connections, it’s time for our latest semi-annual update. Please follow this link to view/download the PDF of our latest newsletter:...

Mid-April with the sakura (cherry blossoms) in full bloom Hi everyone, Thank you for your prayers! Yoko and I just celebrated our anniversary yesterday — we’re thankful for our first five years as a married couple, and for God’s blessings in all the ups and downs....

With Mount Fuji Hi everyone, We hope you had a happy Easter! We got to celebrate Easter in Nagoya with our former home church, Immanuel Nagoya. I (Robin) preached in the morning service and we did an English outreach event in the afternoon. It was fun and refreshing...

On Utatsuyama overlooking Kanazawa Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your prayers! This time it’s Yoko writing this prayer letter. Since the big earthquake happened in the Noto area of Ishikawa, 2 months have passed. But about 12,000 people are still staying in about...

Hi everyone, Thank you for praying for our recent volunteer work. It turned out there were a lot fewer evacuees who ended up staying at our local community centre than expected. But it was good to be able to help out for a couple days, and make some connections with...

Hi everyone, Thank you for praying for Japan in the wake of the New Year’s earthquake in the Noto Peninsula. As of this morning, official reports put the number of dead at 232, with 21 people still missing. 26 people remain isolated in five remote villages. Currently...

Thank you for praying. By now most of you have probably already heard about the major earthquake and tsunami that occurred here in Ishikawa on January 1. It was centred up the coast from us on the Noto Peninsula. Thankfully, we are safe. We did experience some pretty...

Hi everyone, Thank you for your prayers this past month! In November we hosted a group of six guests from the US on a vision trip — a first for us.  The team was made up of two leaders from GP and four potential future missionaries. It was a short visit but our...

Hi everyone, Hope you are doing well! As we speed towards the end of 2023, it's time for our latest semi-annual update. Please follow this link to view/download the PDF of our latest newsletter:...

Thank you for praying for our busy September! We had good times of ministry at the Immanuel churches in nearby Kanazawa and not-so-nearby Yokkaichi, with some great interaction with the pastors and members as well. After that, we spent four days in Gifu attending the...