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
1 Kings 2 sermon, Part 2 of 2, “The King and His Enemies”
From a sermon series on 1 Kings by See Huang Lim, a missionary at IBF. Last month, we talked about David’s advice to his son Solomon on how to be a successful king and have a secure kingdom. David said
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
1 Kings 2 sermon, Part 1 of 2, “Facing a Big Challenge”
From a sermon series on 1 Kings by See Huang Lim, a missionary at IBF. Today’s sermon is about taking on big new challenges. Today’s Scripture is about David’s advice to his son Solomon as Solomon takes on a huge
1 Kings 1 sermon, “Pride and Humility”
From a sermon series on 1 Kings by See Huang Lim, a missionary at IBF. Intro Today we are entering a new series of sermons on 1 Kings, a historical book in the Old Testament. As a young Christian, I
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