Recent Photos

I thought I’d introduce you to some of the people I’ve been sharing life and ministry with. These pics were all shot in the past month or so in various places.

In early March, I went strawberry picking with the young adults from the Immanuel Nagoya Church. Following are some pics from that day; the first is a shot of our pastor Pastor Uchiyama and me, and the rest are of the rest of the gang. And me again. As you can see, they get some big berries here.

Next up, something from school. We’re into a new term now, so I’m in with a new group. But this is a photo of the the class I studied Japanese with the past six months. The other students came from Brazil, China, Italy, Russia and Spain. With us is one of our teachers (front row, far left). She’s Japanese, of course.

And… Just last week I spent a few days in Yokohama, where the Japanese church (Immanuel General Mission) had its annual conference (Nenkai). The next few pics are from that trip.

First, the speaker, Rev. Harriman, director of World Gospel Mission (WGM), one of our partner organizations, along with his tranlator:

Next, here’s me again, along with Pastor Oda, who is another one of the pastors I’ve been working with. He leads a church in nearby Gifu city.

And lastly, here are some fellow-missionaries, all members of WGM: Dennis and Pricilla Probst; and Zach Motts with his bride-to-be, Esther.