It’s good to be home! Thank you so much for praying for us. We are back in California after two weeks of SEND’s Candidate Orientation Program in Michigan. We’ve been back since Saturday and been enjoying the nice, mild, southern California weather. I...

Just a quick update to let everyone know, Tomo was accepted as a SEND missionary! She did great on all the evaluations she took, and the interview went really well also. There will be a ceremony on Thursday to make everything official. The rest of the...

Here's some pictures from Michigan! Lots of snow! This is where we do tests, trainings, etc. Some of the other candidates.. Heading to Spain, Ukraine, Kosovo, and Alaska Tokyo time!

Thank you all for praying for us! Like David wrote last time, we're in Michigan attending SEND's COP (Candidate Orientation Program). This is the third day into COP and I (Tomo) already feel exhausted.. The first two days were assessment. Yesterday...

Tomo and I are in Michigan right now at SEND's headquarters for candidate orientation program (COP). This is the same program I went through back in 2007 when I was accepted as a missionary appointee with SEND. However, SEND's policy is not to...

Happy New Year!! I (Tomo) hope everyone’s having a nice week. What’s your new year’s resolution? Mine is to be more self-disciplined! Like getting up in the morning and spending more time in the Word and prayer. I was challenged by David to read through...

I just finished reading "Revolution in World Missions" by Gospel for Asia (GFA) founder K.P. Yohannan. The "Revolution" referred to in the title is Yohannan's belief that Western nations should shift from primarily sending western...

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone’s having a nice Christmas week. Well, it’s my (Tomo’s) turn to write the blog post. And since it’s only a couple days before Christmas, I’m going to write about Christmas in Japan. Christmas is a big event in Japan, which...

I finally finished John Piper's "Let the Nations Be Glad." It is an excellent look into the theology of missions, examining why it is important for Christians to be involved in missions, and what precisely the goal of missions is. Rather...

First off, our new newsletter is out, (link is at the bottom of this post to encourage you not to leave just yet) so make sure you check that out. The paper copy will hopefully be in the mail next week for those of you lucky enough to be on our mailing...

My (Tomo's) mom, who was visiting us in California for a week and a half, flew back to Japan this morning. We enjoyed her company very much and we are very thankful for the blessed time we had together. She is a very busy woman with multiple ministry...

Last Sunday I got the opportunity to fill in for my dad, preaching at our home church ( Cross Road Church ) in San Juan Capistrano, CA. So, this week, rather than writing a long blog post, I'm posting the audio recording of my sermon. I'm a bit...

It's my (Tomo's) turn to write the blog again and I have a couple exciting news! 1. David and I had our first Partner Development appointment together last week! We had a nice time sharing about Japan and our ministry vision (which is to evaluate...

I recently finished studying Exodus in my devotions and towards the end came across an encouraging passage, from a support raising standpoint, at least. Here it is: Moses said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, "This is the thing that...

Most Japanese people know very little about Christianity. They almost never come across someone who claims to be a Christian, so a lot of people get curious when I (Tomo) tell them I'm a Christian and ask me questions. Here are some of the questions...