He is risen indeed! It was wonderful to celebrate Easter this past weekend at Denen Grace Church's Azamino and Mizonokuchi chapels,...

While we experienced our first snowfall in Japan in February (not much stuck), the weather has recently started to get warmer. Spring is...

明けましておめでとうございます! We pray you and your family are doing well in the new year! We've definitely had our hands full with a new little bundle...

It's that time of year where we celebrate the advent season, the birth of our Savior as a little baby in Bethlehem. It's in the birth of...

I (Jeff) had a whole newsletter typed up that I was about to send. However, I'm changing it. I want to say some words about my mom, who...

Fall has definitely arrived here in Kawasaki. The weather is finally cooling off, and it's a welcome change. We no longer need to use the...

Though still quite warm and humid, the weather has finally started to cool off a bit in Kawasaki with fall around the corner. It's...

It's been quite a hot and humid summer in Kawasaki! We are mostly settled into our new home now, and learning how to get that humidity...

We've moved in! We are excited to say that we officially have a home in Japan! Thank you to everyone for all your prayers! God has...

Greetings! We are now in our third month in Japan, and we are writing from our 5th temporary accommodation. It's actually the same Airbnb...

Hello again from Japan! We have now been in Japan for about a month and a half, which is still hard to believe! We continue to adjust and...

Konnichiwa (こんにちは) from Japan! It feels really good to be able to say that. After taking our first vision trip to Japan 5 years ago, then...

We have wonderful news to report: Japan is opening its borders--today! We have actually already submitted our visa applications, as we...

Another month into the year already! We continue to live life in the States while keeping a watchful eye on the situation in Japan. While...

Happy New Year! We pray that you and your family had a very merry (and safe) Christmas. Ours was even a white one! 2021 - Ups and Downs...

Our Thanksgiving weekend was filled with ups and downs. We are thankful for the time that we got to spend with family. We missed out on...

We have very big news this update! With about 73% of the country now fully vaccinated against COVID, Japan has finally decided to reopen...

Fall is upon us! School is in full swing, and we continue to live life in the States as await Japan's borders opening. In order to...

We continue to adjust to living in our house again for the time being. It's nice to have our own place again, but it's also not quite the...

We are moving back to familiar surroundings! We have moved back into our own house, where we'll stay until we know when Japan's borders...