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Japan Surprises Foreigners 2

Japan is quiet and exotic and unusual place for foreigners. Here are some examples of things that surprise foreigners. Last week’s list at: http://www.gospelrest.com/japan-surprises-foreigners/ There are smoking sections in restaurants There are free samples at the supermarket There are tolls on the highways You can find absolute masterpieces of pastry at cake shops The confusing, complex layout of Tokyo There are buttons to summon a waiter at family-style restaurants Touch-screen menus at bars and restaurants…

Japan Surprises Foreigners

Japan is quiet and exotic and unusual place for foreigners. Here are some examples of things that surprise foreigners. 1. The trains actually come on time 2. The fruit is really delicious (There’s a lot of cross breeding) 3. The bread at 7-11 is really good 4. Taxi doors open automatically 5. The high likelihood of lost items being returned to you 6. Everyone eats KFC for Christmas dinner 7. There are vending machines absolutely…

Prayer Update Aug 10th

John and Elaine will be presenting a seminar and John sharing at one church this weekend at the Quad Cities Mission Conference. Tim got a new job and begins work on Monday. Also pray for Beth’s husband, Dustin, who got a new job and also begins on Monday. Our support need has dropped from $500 per month to $397. Pray that we continue to make progress.

Prayer Items – August

Thank you for praying for our Japan Disaster Relief teams. They have all had very productive times restoring homes and effective ministry with community events. John and Elaine will be off to the Quad Cities Mission Conference August 12th. John will be sharing his missionary calling to one congregation. Then John and Elaine will lead two seminars on “How Does God Lead You?” Pray for our preparation and effectiveness and for God to really use…

JOIN THE 500 CLUB

We have both been very encouraged with the progress of raising more funding for our church planting, training lay people, mentoring, and disaster response ministries in Japan. We arrived in the US with a significant support deficit, many churches and individuals have stepped up to strengthen our support base. After discussions with our Home Office staff we determined that we would have to delay, for the first time, our return to Japan. We still need…

COMPASSION TOUR EXTENDED

Yes, we are still on touring our ministry partners and we are still in the US and for an extended period. Recently we have extended our tour in the US to raise more ministry funding. We hope to return to Japan probably before the end of October. In addition to touring our ministry partners, this will allow us to be in the US for the birth of our grandson in late September, John to do…

London and Tokyo

When you think about London now due to the Olympics think too about Tokyo. Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics and is currently a Candidate City for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Along with my hometown Chicago, Tokyo lost out in the 2016 bid for the Olympics. In 2012 Tokyo was named the most expensive city for expatriates. In 2009 named the third Most Liveable City and the World’s Most Livable Megalopolis. If you like to eat (and can afford) gourmet food, The…

A Story of One Family

In late June at the Converge Worldwide (BGC) biennial meeting at First Baptist Church of Glen Arden, John was asked to share a personal God story from Japan disaster response. John shared about one family living in Ishinomaki who our teams have been able to help practically, emotionally, and spiritually after the terrible earthquake and tsunami. Continue to pray for many people like this family still struggling for “normalcy.” https://vimeo.com/45578420 John Mehn from Converge Worldwide…

Encouraging Words

Last year Amanda Sands, Director of Communications for Converge Worldwide, came to visit Japan and help with disaster response ministry. As a result she published a cover article in the ConvergePoint magazine last November. Many of you have read this photojournalistic article that introduces the people we have been impacting with our relief teams. We heard last week that this article won third place from the Evangelical Press Association. Congratulations Amanda! If you want to…

The Influence of Presence

In the midst of some discouragements last week, Elaine and I were very encouraged. Drew Robertson was appointed a missionary to the Middle East by Converge Worldwide. He told us a story that surprised us. When he was a little boy he remembers meeting us at his home church of Monmouth Baptist Church, one of our smallest partnering churches. As part of a kids’ club assignment, he also remembers writing us when we were in…