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To God Alone Be the Glory
-Proverbs 13:12 NIV-“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” The adjective deferred here means, “withheld or delayed.” If our hope, dreams, ambitions, desires, expectations or aims get delayed or withheld, then our hope-life can be in sincere jeopardy. It’s so easy for us to fall into a state
Today I’d like to introduce some common place elements to the Buddhist culture, yet I can imagine these will be extremely shocking and surprising elements to my Western audience involving just how Japanese Buddhists participate in false religion. While on a prayer walk recently, I stumbled upon this place of worship, Shinkoin Temple. This temple
-John 1: 5&6 NLT-“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” The contrast of light and dark is age old, but what exactly are they? What truly is the light? Are light and darkness as simple of concepts as day and night or just the sun and the moon? This is
I want to express the lens of a missionary in a foreign country experiencing a medical emergency. In America, we have “same day service”, the luxury of having a nice room, and even a specialist that knows how to treat us at our fingertips at any hour or any day of the week. But in
-Romans 12:10 NKJV- “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” There is this truth present that: Without you using a microphone, without you even saying a word, people can hear your life, and people are listening to your life. I know
Today, March 20th, is the first day of Spring, and a national holiday here in Japan! As a national holiday, banks, hospitals and most businesses shut down to celebrate the turn of the season. The reason for this stems from the Buddhist beliefs that two “gods” coexist: one in the east and one in the
For 2 weeks I was able to attend Theological Seminary training at Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College in Osaka! It was a wonderful opportunity provided to me by my Pastor and I couldn’t be more grateful for this ability to learn the Bible through a Japanese and Korean lens! For two weeks, I took
On February 9th, two dear friends and established missionaries from America had hearts to visit Osaka and Nishinari, to help and serve Lifted Vision Ministry. And what a *mighty* impact they have made! The homeless Japanese men and women that met them at the end told me, “we will never forget what you have done
Hatsumode is, “a Japanese New Year’s tradition of visiting a Shinto or Buddhist shrine for the first time in the year and the word literally translates to “first prayer”. I was graciously invited by a Japanese family to participate in the traditional New Year’s festivities of how non-Christian Japanese celebrate the new year. I’ve gotten
Do you remember Nagoshi-san!? He is the super faithful, brother in Christ from Nishinari who recently wheel-chaired 5 hours to make it to Thursday night worship service at our Church!!! Many of you were so incredibly inspired by his testimony (as was I!!! I mean, how could you not be?!) and someone from America asked
I praise the Lord for the extreme blessing of all the donations that were graciously given over the past few months (THANK YOU!!!!) and was able to distribute these blessings from God to the homeless staying in Nishinari! (you’re going to want to see these photos!!!❤️) Highlights:– New Testament Japanese Bibles: I was able to
-Hebrews 13:15 ESV- “Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.” Hello everyone! As Christmas rolls around, we get the great pleasure of getting to hear the special, elegant and wonderful Christmas music that praises our Savior everywhere we
Do you ever have trouble making it to church on Sunday? If you think about it, Sundays are a day that we normally use our time to rest and recoup after a long work week. We’ve all been there where when Sunday morning rolls around and we find ourselves tired, having a strong desire to
Seasons Greetings to All! It is with great pleasure that I am announcing a ✨special opportunity✨ for us to give much needed provisions and Christmas gifts to the homeless population I minister to here in Nishinari, Osaka in the name of Jesus this Christmas! Therefore!!! I am hosting a Christmas Blanket Drive for 2024, and
From Nov. 11th -13th, a group of 12 of us from my church had the privilege to drive 6 hours away to provide disaster relief to the displaced people of Noto Peninsula! After a 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook and destroyed their homes and lives on January 1st, 2024, the people and city there are still
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