Mission Updates & Bible Study

  • 5 Days Until America! Excitement, Health Struggles, Spiritual Warfare, and Preparations

    With just 5 days until I embark on my 2 month trip back to America, I’ve been very excited, grateful and very much looking forward to all that God will do! God has called me to many speaking engagements across 5 different states and at over 8 different churches, therefore, I’ve been getting prepared and

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  • Japanese Calligraphy Study!

    I have studied at a Japanese Calligraphy school for 5 months now! I’ve learned to read and write the Japanese language better than ever, and it’s been a great way to connect with the culture as well as well as improve my capacity in the Japanese language through study. Studying the art of calligraphy has

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  • Easy Steps to Share the Gospel: Christians and The Great Commission

    Jesus’ last words before He ascended into Heaven are exceptionally powerful, riveting instructions and are now referred to in the modern era as, “The Great Commission.” Jesus’ final thoughts towards mankind basically can be categorized in this sentence alone: He wants all of us to tell others about the truth of the freedom that is

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  • Nishinari: X-san’s Salvation Testimony!

    -Acts 4: 10-12 NIV-“then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. Jesus is“‘the stone you builders rejected,    which has become the cornerstone.”Salvation is found in no one else, for there

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  • A Special People: Nishinari’s Day Laborer’s

    Everyday in the Airin district of Osaka (Nishinari), Day Laborer’s wait outside for the chance to hear their numbers get called, hoping to earn a day’s wage each day. From 5:30am, I see large crowds of homeless men lined up outside, taking numbers and then waiting for the opportunity to hear their number get called

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  • Nishinari Park Outreach!

    Local Park Outreach is truly the heart of this ministry and something so special and so transformative, it is only by the power of God there is always so much good news to report! Every week in the local park, there is a church ministry I partner with where we evangelize, spread Jesus’ Word and

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  • Usami’s Continued Testimony: The Power of Prayer!

    For those of you who may remember, Usami-san is a Japanese, Nishinari man who gave His life to Christ late last year! (If you have not yet been introduced to him, please read about his Salvation testimony here : ) ( Usami’s Salvation Testimony: https://liftedvision.org/2024/01/02/no-seed-too-small-to-sow-osumes-salvation-testimony/ ) I ran into Usami-san again yesterday and he was

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  • Buddhism: Daily Idol Worship at Isshin-Ji Temple

    There is so much to contend with concerning Spiritual Warfare in Nishinari. Besides hosting the largest Red Light District in all of Osaka and also the largest homeless population bound by drug and alcohol addiction, there is also an overshadowing and looming presence over all of it; false idol worship. Today as I was sent

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  • Your Action is Needed to See Lifted Vision Ministry Continue!

    Greetings Friends, Family and Followers of Christ, It’s been an amazing and fruitful 2 years in Osaka, Japan!!! Miracles, salvations and great impacts have been made and continue on as the church family of Jesus Christ grows here! I have great news to report but much more work is needed here in this desolate place.

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  • The Courage to Have Cheer

    -John 16 :33 KJV- “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” Jesus spoke these words to the disciples at the Last Supper. He admonished them to be encouraged, motivated, and inspired; despite

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  • Evangelism; Inviting a Homeless Man to Church!

    Today, I had the pleasure of speaking to a homeless man about Jesus! When I first saw him, he was laying down on the ground, with no belongings, looking feeble and burnt from the sun. I asked him if he was ok and he said, “ok.” However, the Lord impressed Him upon my heart, so

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  • † Holy Week: Joy Unending! †

    Happy Holy Week Family of the Faith~ This is a special week as a family of believers where we contemplate with true earnesty, the gravity of the reality of what Jesus Christ has truly done for us. Upon this realization, we are moved to tears, awe-struck, and grateful beyond words. The complexity of what we

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  • The Core Teachings of Jesus Christ, Part 3: Sacrifice

    Hello all! We have reached the final part of our three part series today: The Core Teachings of Jesus Christ and we are ending it with a *bang*! The final and most significant attribute that Jesus not only demonstrated throughout His life, but modeled so that we too could life an enriched and full life

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  • The Core Teachings of Jesus Christ, Part 1: Love

    Greetings Friends and Family of the Faith, Today commences a 3 part series I’m so incredibly excited to share with you called: The Core Teachings of Jesus Christ! I believe that as we go through this 3 part series together, we will learn more about what is most important to Jesus and how His thoughts,

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