
A Second Set of Firsts
Learning to talk, trying to make friends, starting your first day of school, getting a driver’s license, opening a bank account, and even paying taxes!
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Learning to talk, trying to make friends, starting your first day of school, getting a driver’s license, opening a bank account, and even paying taxes!

With tourists in Japan once again and large events being held, this December feels like the first “almost normal” December since COVID began. In the

Japan welcomes cooler weather and changing foliage as the season transitions into autumn The Field is experiencing a busy season with new missionaries starting formal

April is a busy month around in Japan, with students starting new classes, employees starting new jobs, and families moving to new houses. In OMF,

The first snowfall, Christmas carols ringing in department stores, special illumination festivals and Christmas events, students preparing for entrance exams – Japan enters the last

In October 2020, despite a world-wide pandemic, we had finally checked off all the boxes to leave the US to begin as missionaries in Japan.

Amidst uncertainty and objections due to rising COVID cases, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is well underway and will continue until 8 August, with the Paralympics

All I can think about is the ever-present faithfulness and goodness of God. As a two-year associate, the first six months were spent studying Mandarin

Following Jesus is costly. Following Jesus to Japan just over one year ago was arguably the most costly thing I have ever done. I was

Me: “Do you love your wife?” Him: “Of course!” Me: “How much?” I asked the question of the young man after he had expressed the
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