Vicki’s Views April and May
Once in awhile we like to take a break from news and lessons and show the beauty that is all around us here in Hokkaido. We hope you can enjoy a brief glimpse from Vicki’s point of view!
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May News
For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. Matt. 13:15 Eyes, ears, and…
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January and February
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. Romans 7:4-25 Even the exemplary Christian, Paul, confesses this internal struggle…
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2020 November Newsletter
Dear Praying Friends, November 2020Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:20We do give thanks for all the faithful pastors, churches and individuals who have stood with us in prayers and financial support over these many years as missionaries in Japan. We…
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Suicides more than Corona Deaths
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-suicide-coronavirus-more-japanese-suicides-in-october-than-total-covid-deaths/?fbclid=IwAR1jVUJl2VcV1YxFU6gXMoYHZtE_8z7yeWJCwJ4Yxq2UXOJTcjgxIRoxTx4 Hope or Hopelessness? Help or Helpless?Every society has someone who is going to commit suicide but in Japan, this is one of the leading death numbers and those numbers are the highest in any of the G-7 nations!! Why is suicide so easy to accept as a way out? Why do so many escape…
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October Hope & Happenings
Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.I Cor.10:24 Paul’s attitude and admonition expressed in this verse is the polar opposite of what most of us normally do. Our natural tendency is to take care of ourselves first. If we are satisfied, safe and prosperous then we can begin to think about…
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Choosing Joy
How We face the Challenges
in our lives, show forth the
strength of God within us!
Stateside Musings
God created so many flowers and fish in this wonderful world! Well we have been able to see so many right here in the desert or in our kids’ yard. Hope you can enjoy them as much as we do! Have you ever seen an owl in the wild? We got to watch some siblings…
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Year Quickly Closing
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure. Isaiah 46:10
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