Happy Saturday from the Philippines.Our week has gone well here and we are looking forward to a good Sunday.  This week we were able to visit our branch churches in Parista and Maragol on Tuesday with snacks and fellowship in both locations.  I reminded the saints in Maragol that I was privileged to bring a donation from the saints in South Korea on my first trip to the Philippines in 1994 which w...  Read More

Greetings and Happy Saturday from the Philippines.  We arrived here safely on Wednesday about noon.   After lunch we rested a bit before Bible Study and then Thursday morning we traveled about 3 hours north to visit a church under construction near the city of LaUnion.  On the way we made stops at three of our already established churches (Siminbaan, San Louis, & Binalonan) where we were greeted b...  Read More

It is a blustery fall day in Seattle,This morning as the lightening flashed and thunder boomed near our home I was reminded of a “game” I read about recently.  It is called “The Divine Game of Penzatski” and was created by an engineer and his wife a number of years ago. Once yearly they travelled to a distant lake to camp and while there one would point out a natural object (such as a stump, or ea...  Read More

Happy Saturday,It’s a beautiful clear crisp afternoon in Seattle. The trees are in various colors and stages of losing their leaves which makes even a short walk or drive through the neighborhood a beautiful experience.  These various colors and stages cause me to ponder several things.   First, the various people God has brought to our congregation to worship.  Our ages vary from two up to 90 yea...  Read More

Dear Seattle Saints,We rejoiced this week to celebrate on Wednesday with Bro. Yoshiki and Sis. Rei Ohno who were in Seattle for their honeymoon.  You will remember that Bro. Yoshiki spent nearly a year in Seattle back in 2019-2020 learning English and more about how our church operates.  God has since given Yoshiki the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and also called him into the ministry.  He was ordai...  Read More

Greetings from Kawasaki Japan,It is Saturday afternoon here and we have just returned from the wedding of Bro. Yoshiki and Sis. Rei Ohno.  There were about 60 in attendance including us and our Director of Korean Work, Bro. Kim Jeong Min and his wife.  The ceremony was beautiful, emphasizing the nature of Christian marriage and the sacred nature of vows made before not only friends and family but ...  Read More