Takako in the Land of Promise

It is a blessing to see Takako in Isra*l. Here is a picture of her and the gal that she will be helping and living with while in the Holy Land. Please continue to pray for our dear sister as she continues to serve the Lord. We miss her, but are super blessed for her. "God, continue to bless our dear sister Takako".

Happy Birthday Yuko

We celebrated Yuko's birthday w2 style. Happy Birthday girl, may the Lord continue to bless you as you serve Him every day.

Tatsuhiko Heading back to Tokyo

We are going to miss our brother deeply. Tatshuhiko has been with us for almost 1year. But now it is time for him to head back to his home church CCWestTokyo. God bless you "Warrior of the Mountain".

Yuko Translates at w2

Wow! She stepped out in faith and rocked it! Yuko is doing a great job translating for Yoshua. One good speaker and one good translator, can it get better than this?

Kazuki Leading in Worship

It is a blessing to see Kazuki being raised up in worship. This week he sang a song so good it was the best that I have ever heard. A blessed time of Worship. To God be the Glory!

Chuck Robb at Lectures in Ministry

This week we were blessed with Chuck Robb teaching our lectures class. His wife Yumi was the camerawoman and she did a great job. Chuck and Yumi have been serving in the Tohoku area in Japan. This is the area that has suffered greatly through the earthquake and Tsunami last March. Please pray for fruitful ministry in their lives.

Wednesday Night in the Word

Our mid week studies are such a blessing as we gather for a Koinonia meal then get right into the Word. Pastor Andrew taught a good message and everyone was so blessed.

Yumi and Yuka at w2

It was so good to see the gals at w2. It was a blessing as we celebrated Valentines Day w2 style. A blessed time and a blessed night.

Cupcake Night at the Cafe

The students had a game night and cupcake decorating night. We had a lot of fun. Even Joel got into the action! Can you believe it!

Outreach at Mihama

Witnessing in downtown Mihama! It is always a blessing and honor to share Jesus Christ open air. Everyone who sang and shared did a great job. The Name of Jesus was lifted up!

Pastor Rick at Lectures in Ministry

It is always a blessing and an honor to have Pastor Rick with us here at the lectures. Like always he did an excellent job! Thank you brother Rick, we were all blessed!

Happy Birthday Pastor Andrew

Today Pastor Andrew celebrated his 28th Birthday. We celebrated after Wednesday night service. Andrew you are a blessing! Happy Birthday Bro!

Zach at CCKamakura

Zach was invited by Pastor Jack Bell from CCKamakura to teach at his church this morning. This is a picture of the main temple in that area. I am sure that Zach had a blessed time teaching the Word.

Pastor Tim : Lectures in Ministry

The Lord has blessed us today by having Pastor Tim from Nago share in our Lectures in Ministy class. Pastor Tim is also celebrating his 10 year anniversary of living here in Okinawa. God is so faithful!

Brother Juan-Diego Garcia

Hello everyone, this is an email that brother Juan-Diego sent me recently. He is serving the Lord down under in Australia with ywam. Please keep him in your prayers. It is so good to hear from him.
"Everythings well and beatiful down here. This is my first experience with YWAM and it's been great! Right away they put me in the kitchen assisting the head chef and we've been making some great food! YWAM is very action-oriented. They recently had their annual Mission Adventures where church youth come from all over Australia to participate in outreach. It includes feeding homeless, helping the elderly, and praying for those in need."

New Webcam in the cafe

We are In the process of hooking up a webcam in the cafe. This is what it will look like. Please pray that it all comes together. It will be awesome!

Student Trip to Nago

The students took their first trip up to Nago on Monday. They went to the Cherry blossom festival. They took a good picture. Let the fun begin.

Let the Orientation Begin

We are blessed for all the students and interns who are with us this semester. God is so good! We are blessed beyond words for this group. Thank you Jesus! They will only be with us for 7.5 weeks and then they are off to Tokyo. Awesome!

Rob and Tamiko doing a Great Job

The Word was a real blessing Sunday night and many people came. We are so excited to see the work that God is doing at w2. Rob will now be teaching along with Yoshua. We are looking forward to some good messages.

The Team in Nago

Joel took the group up to Nago to see the Newell's and check out the Sakura Festival. The only problem is that Joel is pinching Tomoki. Hey Joel, stop that!

Heading back to Okinawa

It was a blessed trip. Blessed time with the guys. I know that Toki and Zach are going to do a great job for the Lord. What does He have in store? I don't know but I do know that it is going to be great. Please keep us all in your prayers. We need your prayers. The church goes forward on their knees.

Pastor Travis Shares at the Dedication

Solomon gathered the people together and dedicated the building. He brought in the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark represented the "Glory of the Lord". Tonight, God's glory is here because His people are gathered and when two or more are gathered He is in our midst. Good Words bro!

Pastor Rich shares at the Dedication

It is great to have Pastor Rich from CCFuchu sharing at the building dedication for the Bible College. He is bringing a good Word. Thanks bro for your service to the Lord.

Mike Snider Leading Worship

At CCBC dedication Mike blessed us with some sweet worship. The place is packed out! Incredible! We are all having a blessed time.

Mt. Fuji from the Girl's Dorm

At the new CCBC Tokyo building this is the view of Fuji from what will be the Girl's dorm. It was absolutely beautiful!

Mt. Fuji in the Background

If you look out you can see the snow covered mountain of Fuji. The land is flat and then it towers up. The view from the plane was sweet!

The Makings of a Beautiful Day

The weather has been cold and rainy. But this morning the sun is starting to shine. It is going to be a blessed day. Hey, the surf is also up! Bummer, I am going to miss the sets.

Tom and Sam heading to Tokyo

The dedication of CCBC Tokyo is this Friday, so Sam and Tom headed out to help get Zach get things ready for the special day. We are looking forward to a blessed anointed trip. Please keep us in your prayers.

Happy Birthday Naoko!

After Wednesday night service we celebrated Naokosan's special day. Her cake was delicious and the fellowship was sweet. Happy Birthday Naoko!

Joel back in Business

He is Rockin the kitchen but now in style. He has a new Star Wars apron.

Sending Out Keegan

Keegan will be leaving us soon joining the ranks of serving with the Franklin Graham Association in Sendai. Derek Forbes needs an assistant and since Keegan has a good grasp of the language and has completed all of his studies he feels ready and up to the challenge. For those of you who don't know, Keegan graduated from "Old Miss" in Linguistics and is also a graduate of CCBC. We are going to miss our brother, but he won't be to far from us. We love you bro!