Harumi Community Christmas Party

About 50 people from our various programs and classes attended our community Christmas party on December 17th. Many of those who came were families with young children. Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy the crafts . . .

Food . . .

A puppet show . . . "What's Christmas all about anyway?"

A great message "What's Christmas all about anyway?"

And a lot of fun! Pray that these contacts will continue to attend and seek a deeper understanding of who God is and how He can have a part in their lives.

English Class Christmas Party

Last Wednesday, we hosted a Christmas party for my three adult English classes. About 25 attended and we had a great time. Every year I'm amazed at how well chirashi zushi (a type of sushi) goes with turkey, dressing and gravy. What a great meal! I have some wonderful cooks and bakers in my classes and when we get together they enjoy going all out.


After lunch Doug lead some Christmas carols with his guitar. I looked around and marveled at all of these Japanese (mostly women) obviously enjoying singing Christmas hymns about the birth of the Saviour that I'm so desperate to tell them about. Many have commented on what a great experience that was. For my Harumi class women, it was probably the first time they'd ever sung Christmas carols. However, several from my Sayama and Kotesashi classes have experienced this several times and look forward to the party each year because it will give them the chance to sing them again.



Don Love told a great story about an early Christmas experience that made him realize the joy of giving and of God's ultimate gift to us in Jesus Christ. Everyone seemed to enjoy hearing a little about Canadian Christmas and what the season means to him.Please pray that this explanation of the true meaning of Christmas will create an opening in hearts that will allow the gospel message to take root over the next few months.

Fall Barbeque

Thanks so much for praying for our fall barbeque. We had over 40 attend including several families from our Moms and tots time and returnees from our Hawaiian party in July. We decided to do a "Canadian style" barbeque with hotdogs, hamburgers and baked beans. Everything was a hit!

The activity: road hockey of course. It was the first time for most and everyone enjoyed it, especially the kids.








The barbeque offered the perfect opportunity to visit casually with those that we usually only see during class times. It also opened the doors to future outreach event.





Our Christmas outreach program will be next Sunday, December 16th. We'd appreciate your continued prayer support. Thanks so much!