In January 2017, church members and relatives of the departed attended back-to-back services. One was a Christian funeral, and the other a Buddhist funeral. At the Christian service, stories of personal faith were shared along with photographs of the departed
Christian funeral
An IBF member was suddenly called home to heaven on January 14th after a heart attack. Since her family desired a Christian funeral, on the day I paid a visit to comfort them, we made arrangements for a funeral to
JCE6
The Sixth Japan Congress on Evangelism was held in Kobe from Sept 27 to Sept 30, 2016. The main speaker, Dr. Christopher Wright, gave 4 keynote addresses at the congress. Over 1,000 participants from all over Japan came together for
Idaho Trip 2016
This summer, together with friends from church, I visited the families of American missionaries who had served many years in Minami-Nagareyama. That is, Otto and Pat who now live in Lewiston, Idaho, and Steve and Sheila who live 3 hours
Groundbreaking ceremony
In September 2016, I was asked to conduct a groundbreaking ceremony for a new building. The Church’s ongoing role is to help people live by the Word of God. Accordingly, during a groundbreaking ceremony, we pray for the safety of
What God has laid upon my heart
Some of these messages still echo clearly in my heart. The first was from the time Pastor Shunichi Miyamoto visited our Friday worship service and shared about the work of evangelism he was doing in Detroit. About 20 volunteer staff
Testimony of Elena’s mother
A short sharing by Mrs. Kua (mother of an IBF member), who visited from Malaysia.