Debbie Griffin Returns

Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Career Missionary, Debbie Griffin, returned to Japan in April of 2010. Debbie had been on stateside assignment, residing in Georgia, caring for her ailing mother. Thanks be to God for her mother’s continued recovery that led to Debbie’s returning to Hokkaido. She is a vital member of the mission team in Japan.

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Mission Center Renovation

Wednesday, July 07, 2010
About mid-May we received a special couple here from San Francisco, CA. Bob and Sue MacGill (from Sherwood Forest FWB Church) came to help with a re-model project of our Mission Center in Ebetsu--where the Miharashidai Church currently meets for worship. It was a fairly big project as there were some tearing down of walls, building new walls, filling in doorways, making counter-tops, replacing cabinets, new wallpaper, new lights, new carpet, etc...

They were on a deadline as the E-Team was arriving the same day they were leaving (June 15) and were to stay in the Mission Center. Well, the Lord worked a miracle as the wallpaper, carpet, and cabinets had all been installed just hours before our E-Team arrived!

We are so thankful to the newly renovated facility, as well as for Bob and Sue sacrificing their time and skills to further the Lord's work here in Japan. They were such and encouragement to us all!

 We were also very excited to have E-Team Hokkaido here with us for a week! The Lord used each of them as they had opportunities to plant seeds for the Kingdom in many unique circumstances while they were here.



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Macs Return to Tokyo

Sunday, August 16, 2009
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After some delays, Donnie And Ruth McDonald returned to Tokyo safely on August 15th and began readjusting to life in the Tokyo area. Donnie, Ruth, Amy, and Caroline returned to Japan while Evan and Katie (Speer) continue their studies in the States. Read More...

Language School and Life

Monday, July 27, 2009
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We have completed almost 4 months of language school to this point, and it is unlike anything we have ever been through before. It is a great school! The teachers are all Japanese (and most of them are Christians). They do a super job at teaching "westerners" one of the most difficult languages in the world for them to learn... Read More...

Tokyo Area Churches Meet

Monday, July 27, 2009
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On July 19th, the three Tokyo area churches met at Iriso Church for business and updates on the churches' activities over the past year. It was wonderful to see how God is working in our three different locations. Before the meeting, we had a birthday party for Minori chan after our morning worship. It's great to have young people in our churches! Read More...

Ministries of E-TEAM Tokyo 2009

Monday, June 29, 2009
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E-TEAM 2009 Tokyo was a great success! We were blessed to have such a great group of high school students(Stef, Ben, Marissa, Rachel, Rebekah and Jay), and wonderful leaders Kinley and Katrina Winchester. Read More...

Busy Summer Ahead

Tuesday, June 02, 2009
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It’s the lull before the storm. It’s a good lull, and we’re looking forward to the “storm” of summer activities. Even at that, it has been a busy lull. Our children are enjoying the new school year. (In Japan the school year is April to March.) Megan (8th) is attending the local Junior High School, Andrew (6th) and Jacob (2nd) are at the local elementary school, and Noah at kindergarten. This leaves 2-year-old Josiah (with a broken arm) and 6-month-old Isaac at home to “help” Linda home school Daniel, a sophomore in High School.... Read More...

Crowes Arrive in Japan

Thursday, May 28, 2009
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After painful byes and the shedding of tears, lots of mental, physical, and emotional fatigue, we actually made it! Only through God's supervision, guidance, and care did we make it here! We keep looking at one another and saying, "I can't believe we are here... we made it!" Read More...