Along with “Bread of Life,” a second video has been created to discuss Shintoism and it’s effects on Japanese society. Pastor Kimura from Hokkaido explains to us the basics of Shinto belief, and especially the impact which Shinto has had on Japanese social norms. Read More...

A new video has been produced presenting the ministry and Pastor and Mrs. Matsuda in Hokkaido. In addition to taking on the challenge of church-planting at Taihei Chapel, the couple spend much of their time operating a kind of halfway house for emotionally distraught patients of a local hospital. Known as the Kanfu House, it allows residents to bridge the gap between hospitalization for emotional reasons and release back into society. It is a gap that remains largely unfilled in Japan, so the ministry fills a real need... Read More...

In late January, the Japan Field Council met on the snowy northern island of Hokkaido for a short retreat before beginning our Mission Strategy planning sessions. We were blessed to have Pastor Robert Morgan of The Donelson Fellowship as our speaker. .. Read More...

On December 4, 2008 the Crowes welcomed a new member into their family. Ruby Day Crowe was born at 4:14 PM and weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces. She was 20.75 inches long and had a thick black hair (actually more than her dad has.) She and mom are very healthy. We praise God for His goodness and grace throughout the pregnancy and delivery. It fills our hearts to be able to share this wonderful news with all of you. We know that many of you have spent countless hours praying for this little baby. We have uploaded some photos to our website. Read More...

You may have noticed the new window in the sidebar. We’ve added a news feed from the Mainichi Daily News website that will show you the latest news from Japan. We’ll give this a try for now and if people think it’s too gawdy we’ll remove it. But maybe it will serve its purpose!

From Rusty and Brenda Carney...
We would like to invite you our commissioning services. We will have one in Oklahoma, and one in Illinois. Read on for all the info. We would love to see you all at one of these services, as well as visit with you during a time of fellowship afterwards. Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we prepare to leave for Japan on January 13th!
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From Rusty and Brenda Carney:
We just wanted to share our exciting news--we have our plane tickets, visas, and even our international driver's license to go to Japan! We will be flying out of Nashville, TN on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at about 6:00 am. Please continue to pray for us as we have a lot to do between now and then..... Read More...

Our three Tokyo area churches met on Sunday afternoon, November 2nd, for a time of prayer, praise and fellowship at the Iriso Church. Kenji Hosokawa led us in praise worship, Ken brought a devotion, then we shared a delicious meal... Read More...