Hello dear Sibs in the Faith!
Our team is happy to report that we have arrived safely in Japan and have excitedly started our ministry to our fellow believers here in Japan!
At the airport before we left, a faithful few blessed us by praying for us and giving us some last words of encouragement. We were very encouraged to see the love and care from our brothers and sisters in the faith and were reminded that there are so many of you who are praying on our behalf and supporting us in giving. It has been so amazing and humbling to see God's provision through you all.
God’s provision continued through the beginning of our flight: seating on the plane, immunity from sickness, rest, collecting all our check-in luggage, and smoothness from traveling from one plane to another. We had our first test as a team during our traveling to measure our team unity, support, and submission to our team Leader. Our grade was Pass (on a Pass/No-Pass basis)! We have developed our unique team dynamic as well as grown in our eagerness to serve one another.
Our host families, church members with whom we would be staying the duration of our trip, and other servant-hearted church members were so welcoming and kind at Kansai International airport in Osaka. We made our introductions and left the airport a little tired from our long flight but with a strong realization that our time in Japan had officially begun.
Thank you all so much for your continued support in prayer! We definitely need the power of God to strengthen us through our jet lag and new environment in Japan. We have been so blessed by the believers here in Japan in just the short time we have been here! It is all by God's grace!
Colossians 1
"3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth."
- Carissa
Our team is happy to report that we have arrived safely in Japan and have excitedly started our ministry to our fellow believers here in Japan!
At the airport before we left, a faithful few blessed us by praying for us and giving us some last words of encouragement. We were very encouraged to see the love and care from our brothers and sisters in the faith and were reminded that there are so many of you who are praying on our behalf and supporting us in giving. It has been so amazing and humbling to see God's provision through you all.
God’s provision continued through the beginning of our flight: seating on the plane, immunity from sickness, rest, collecting all our check-in luggage, and smoothness from traveling from one plane to another. We had our first test as a team during our traveling to measure our team unity, support, and submission to our team Leader. Our grade was Pass (on a Pass/No-Pass basis)! We have developed our unique team dynamic as well as grown in our eagerness to serve one another.
Our host families, church members with whom we would be staying the duration of our trip, and other servant-hearted church members were so welcoming and kind at Kansai International airport in Osaka. We made our introductions and left the airport a little tired from our long flight but with a strong realization that our time in Japan had officially begun.
Thank you all so much for your continued support in prayer! We definitely need the power of God to strengthen us through our jet lag and new environment in Japan. We have been so blessed by the believers here in Japan in just the short time we have been here! It is all by God's grace!
Colossians 1
"3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth."
- Carissa