We have been in the US since just after Christmas Sunday to visit family and keep some medical appointments. We had to postpone our Jan. 26-27 return to Tokyo because we couldn’t get the kind of covid tests that are required by the Japanese government for re-entry. Demand for testing here in Maine was high at the end of January so testing just for travel was almost impossible to find. But we now have the right kind of covid tests lined up and are scheduled to return to Tokyo next week on Feb. 21-22.

• GIVE THANKS that we were able to spend about a week post-Christmas with our children and that we will be welcoming our second and third grandchildren this year!
• PRAY for Tokyo Multicultural Church’s financial stability. With covid restrictions in 2020 and 2021 that curtailed in-person gatherings, TMC’s weekly offerings have taken a hit.
• GIVE THANKS for TMC’s full-time Japanese pastor. PRAY that the Lord will lead us to pastoral or missionary couples for both English and Chinese TMC ministries that are currently led by part-time personnel.
• GIVE THANKS for EFC of Canada Mission personnel in Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan that we have the privilege of coaching. PRAY for wisdom for those who for various reasons need to define and refine their overseas ministries in the midst of covid concerns and restrictions. PRAY that our EFCCM Asia retreat scheduled for Oct. 10-14 in Pattaya Thailand will be of encouragement to these missionaries and will not need to be postponed because of covid travel restrictions.

Thank you for Praying for the Tokyo Littles! – PTL #167