Devotions with Becca

Becca has a testamony similar to our children. She grew up in a home school atmosphere all her life. Becca is such a blessing to the Bible College here. Her sweet spirit is an encouragement to all of the students.

Retirement Ceremony: Brother Joe

It was a blessing to be a part of Joe's retirement ceremony. He has faithfully served the Marine Corps for over 20 years. But now it is time to start a new chapter in their life. Joe and Tammi are heading to Honolulu Hawaii to serve under Pastor Bill Stonebraker. We are so blessed for them. Please continue to pray for Joe and Tammi, the Lord has so much in store for them.

Devotions with Keli'i

Keli'i shared his testamony with us Tuesday morning. It is a blessing to hear about the faith of his father and how he continues to serve the Lord to this day. Keli'i will be graduating from Bible College this semester. Please pray for our brother as he seeks the Lord on what God wants next in his life.

Worship at the Hong Kong Conference

It was a blessing to be able to lead worship at the Calvary Asia Conference. Felice did a great job singing and serving the whole time. Pastor Louie from CCNorco sent me this picture. I was not able to get one, so I am blessed that he sent it. God is doing a great work in all of the Calvary Missionaries in Asia.

Typhoon Hagapit

China and Taiwan are going to be hit again with a large Typhoon. Check out the size of the eye of the storm. This morning in Okinawa we received a lot of needed rain, it really came down. Please continue to pray for the cities and countries in the path of Hagapit. Pray for safety of the people and little damage to the affected areas.

Ayu Watch

It has been a while since we posted an Ayu watch. The baby continues to grow bigger and the gals have a fun time putting their hand on her stomach and feeling the baby move. We are only a little over two months away from the big event. Everyone is so excited. God bless you Tim and Ayu, we are continually praying for you.

Packed Out!

w2 was a real blessing tonight. There were so many people that we had to add chairs. It was a lot of fun. Dan did a good job at teaching the Word and Natsuki did an excellent job at translating. God continues to do a good work on Sunday nights and it is a blessing to be a part of His Work in Ginowan city.

Pastor Tim and Hakugaijin ministered at the Christian Surfers outreach in Mihama. Tim did a great job of sharing about the vision of Hakugaijin in Japanese and English. It was a blessing to hear him share. God is doing a great work in this group.

Hula Outreach

Friday night Teresa and the Hula group performed at the Christian Surfers outreach in Mihama. It was a blessing that they were able to dance for the glory of the Lord. They did an excellent job. They were a blessing to everyone who attended.

Let the Work Begin!

They have begun putting up the scaffolding and prepping the building to be painted and re constructed. The owners have agreed to do a lot of work on the building. This is a miracle as you consider that we have signed a lease to own agreement. We have already set a price and we are to find financing for the building. The owner is doing a lot of special things to the building to make it nicer, like removing metal that will rust and repainting the roof and water sealing the concrete. Please continue to pray for us that God will work a miracle and allow us to be able to find financing and pay for the property.

Sosimo in California

Sosimo had to make an emergeny trip back to the United States, for some of you who did not know, Sos had to go back for his fathers funeral. It was more of a celebration because Sosimo Senior came to know the Lord Jesus Christ while he was in the hospital. While in Cali Sosimo was ablt to spend some time with his mother and family. He looks pretty good in that Ranchero(Mexican Cowboy) outfit. Double click on the photos to get a closer look. Sosimo is now back in Okinawa, it is good to have him back.

Aaron in Chinese Discussion

Aaron was calling one of the students at the church in Ch**a. He was getting his tickets set to fly back tomorrow. I took a recording of him talking chinese with her. It was amazing! She was talking totally chinese, he could understand her and also he was talking back with her. He has not been long in that area but he studies hard and the Lord is blessing him with the language. Please continue to pray for brother Aaron that the Lord would lead, guide and direct his every steps.

Blessings at the Asia Missions Conference

It was a total blessing to be able to be a part of the Missions Conference. In Ginowan City we are blessed with many worship leaders, so being able to lead worship at the Conference was a real joy. It was great worshipping with Christians from all over Asia. Everyone was blessed and built up in the Lord Jesus Christ. May the Lord bless every one who was at the conference and if He tarries, may next year be even more blessed and powerful. In Jesus Name we pray, Amen.

Devotions with Yasutomo

Stomer gave the devotion for the Bible College Students today. He is on vacation from Tokyo as they are in between semesters. It is a blessing to see him continue to step out in faith for the Lord. They said that he did a great job as he taught in his second language; English. Praise the Lord Stomer, keep going strong for Jesus.

Nick with the Boys!

Nick hooked up with Zach at CCBC Murrieta and went to church at CCLivingwater on Wednesday night. Nick was able to hang out with Solomon and Sosimo as Sosimo is now on his way back to Okinawa. My son Zachariah is the one all the way to the right. It is a blessing to see the guys fellowshipping together. They look like they are having a blast.

Hong Kong "walk of stars"

Hong Kong just like Hollywood has its street of the stars. There were many movie stars but these are the most famous that we know in the United States. The first star is Jet Lee, then Chow Yun Fat, Bruce Lee, and Jackie Chan. As you can see, all of them are famous Martial Arts Actors. Aaron was sizing himself up against them.

Hong Kong Harbor

This is one of the last Antique China Sea Vessels still sailing in the World. At one time, these beautiful boats ruled Hong Kong Harbor. Hong Kong Harbor used to be so polluted that they thought everything was dead. Then they started a massive cleanup project that literally brought the harbor back to life. They now say it is one of the cleanest harbors in the world. 24 hours a day they have cleaning vessels floating on the harbor picking up any debris that pollutes the water. The view is quite breathtaking.

Bruce Lee at the Wax Museum

Tim Espinosa said "Do you guys want to meet Bruce Lee", we thought sure. We walked by the Wax Museum in Hong Kong and there you see it, Bruce Lee! We could not resist taking the picture. The statues are lifesize, so you can see what he really looked like. Amazing, Bruce Lee was famous for the one inch punch. Ask someone about it, I am sure someone can tell you.

Clownin with Tim

Tim and Trudy are located in Ch**a. They minister to the young people on their island. Pastor Tim and Aaron have recently come back from ministering in the earthquake area of that country, they were gone for 4 months. The conference attendees were invited to have dinner at the world famous restaurant "Bubba Gump Shrimp Company" Hong Kong. You might remember the movie a few years ago, "Forrest Gump". This restaurant is filled with the memorabilia from that movie. This is Tim clownin around trying to look like Forrest Gump.

Open Discussion

For the last session Wednesday. We were given the opportunity to hear from the other missionaries and find out what is going on in our areas. It was a blessing as we realize that God is doing an incredible work all over Asia.