Happy Sunny Seattle Saturday, We returned safely from Southeast Asia early this week and have been trying to catch up on both work and sleep.  It made me think about "time" and how our lives are so ordered by it and the challenges crossing so many time zones create because our circadian rhythms are confused about day and night.   Just a couple of thoughts to share with you...Could it be that the w...  Read More

Greetings from Seoul, South Korea,It is early Sunday morning here and we will soon be in the final services of the 2025 Korean camp meeting.  There have been representatives here from our 6 Korean churches as well as 3 American churches (including Seattle) and one Japanese church, so it is truly an international Camp-meeting this year.   The weather in Southeast Asia has been extremely hot and hum...  Read More

Greetings from Kawasaki Japan,I'm writing this after 9 pm on Saturday evening here which is before most of you will be up in Seattle.   We traveled safely by God's grace and are looking forward to church with Bro. Yoshiki and the saints here tomorrow.  My text for tomorrow is from John 15.  "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman." (John 15:1).  By God's grace we hope to speak first a...  Read More

Greetings again from Seattle,As most of you know, we have been in Portland for our annual Camp Meeting Convention. We along with many of you were blessed with inspired sermons and Bible teachings, uplifting testimonies of heart transformation and answers to prayer, beautiful music, and Holy Spirit filled prayer meetings.  Thank the Lord for the privilege for those of us were able to attend in pers...  Read More

Dear Saints,It is Saturday evening after a day of Youth Camp car washing and also celebrating our granddaughters 4th birthday.  I was thinking about birthdays and remembered a button one of the Junior Department Sunday school teachers in our church in Medford used to wear each Sunday.    It said "If you're born once, you will die twice but if you're born twice, you will only die once".  I also smi...  Read More

Happy SaturdayI am writing from the University of Washington Husky Stadium where we are celebrating the graduation of two of our beloved saints.We celebrate in a variety of ways including birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations all of which are filled with joy.  Leviticus also speaks of celebrating in several ways.  The first is on the Sabbath on a weekly basis.  We also gather weekly in the hou...  Read More