The goal is clear, and the message is for all: Love one another, spread the good news of Jesus Christ, and make disciples of all nations. 
We would love to keep in touch with you and personally share what is happening in Japan. Free signup. Newsletters are once monthly. No spam!Japan Fast Facts
- Population: 127 million people (about half of the USA).
- Total area: 377,915 sq. miles (USA: 9.8 million square miles)
- Public debt: 208.2% of GDP
- Agricultural products include rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish
- Unemployment rate: 5%
- Life expectancy: 82.12 years
- Population growth rate: -0.19% (USA is almost 1%)
- Japan's main religions are Shinto and Buddhism
- About 1% Christian
- Major exporter of electronics
- Many Japanese walk, bike or use mass transit
- Most Japanese homes are not insulated
- Japan's weather is extremely diverse from summer to winter
- Most Japanese school kids participate in after-school activities including juku, sports or clubs
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A Question of Roots
Lately I have been thinking about roots. The kind found under the earth, attached to living things which grow from the ground. Roots are essential to the growth and stability of the plant to which is it connected. Roots act like straws, absorbing water and minerals from soil. Roots help to anchor the plant in the…
Mark 13 & Natural Disasters / 2013 Map
“And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Be alert! ” Jesus foretold many of the signs of the end of the age of this present earth. Could it be we are on the cusp of the beginning of the end, as we see not only natural disasters occurring, but human rights being squelched,…
What Fellowship . . .?
Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?” 2 Corinthians 6:14 I was at the mall recently and saw a movie poster for a manga-inspired feature film now playing, called “聖おにいさん.” Pronounced, “sei onii-san” in English translated on the artwork as “Saint Young…
A Boat on Dry Ground
We were at the beach recently where this old boat now rests as a place for kids to climb and it adds some seaside charm. It can’t be used because it has big holes in it and the boat has been abandoned as useless on the ocean. Boats are amazing. And really huge boats simply…