June in Japan
14 Jul 2023TMC | Theological Education
Our first trip to Japan in 2023 was Feb 21 - Mar 9 (3 wks). It was supposed to be 4 weeks but we had to shorten it because we both came down with covid (light symptoms) a few days before our original departure from the US. More about that trip here.
Our second trip was May 30 - Jun 29 (4 wks). We travelled to Tokyo on weekends from our house in northern Japan where we stayed mid-week. So we were able to be in-person at Tokyo Multicultural Church every Sunday in June.
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Ann continued to encourage and resource the children’s ministry team. They are increasingly taking responsibility for their ministry niche. She was also able to meet one-on-one with several women and some friends that she had not seen in a long while.
Left to right: South Africa, India, Philippines/UAE, Japan
During a Leadership Team (LT) meeting Dale participated in church-wide decision making. Hopefully that kind of decision making will only be necessary through spring 2024. On the weekends he met with each of TMC’s LT members for ongoing coaching, encouragement, and some personal decision making.
Then Jun 23-26 Dale taught his Japan Bible Seminary modular class on Contemporary Theology (in Japanese). This is his 21st year of teaching that class. The second half of his class is scheduled for Oct during our next trip to Japan.