Mission Reports

Mission Summary (updated January 2026)
Introducing Tachikawa

Summer 2025
Pre-Trip Overview
Japan: Here We Come!
Week 0: We Have Arrived
Week 1: Worship and Prep
Week 2: Reconnecting
Week 3: Fellowship
Week 4: There and Back Again
Week 5: A Quiet Place
Week 6: Wrapping Up

Summer 2024
Pre-Trip Overview
A Wonderful Week 1
A Beautiful Second Week
A Third Week Making Connections
A Sweet 4th Week
Week Five, Going Strong
Winding Up with Week Six
Post-Trip Reflections

Language Spotlight

Dōsatsu (Insight)
Shinkō (Faith)
Ai (Love)
Eien (Eternity)
Tsumi (Sin)
Yorokobi (Joy)
Chie (Wisdom)
Kibo (Hope)
Shinjitsu (Truth)
Inori (Prayer)

Devotional Thoughts

The Body of Christ
Communion and Choosing
Tension Between the Ages
Christian Prayer (Message 1 of 3)
Changing God’s Mind Through Prayer (Message 2 of 3)
Prayer for the Kingdom (Message 3 of 3)
From the Father
Faith is a Big Deal to Paul
Announcing Jesus
Come, Follow Me
Jesus, Our Cornerstone
Beautiful Beyond Description
The Grace of Psalm 25
Past, Present, and Future
In The Meantime…
Coincidence? Chance? Providence?
Strike Up The Band
The Nature of Our Worship
Focusing on Thanksgiving
Museum or Studio?
A Better Understanding

Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
~ Psalm 25:4-5