We had a fabulous evening on Saturday night with three families from the house-church we attend in the neighboring town of Toke. We have loved getting to know these saints, and praise God for their friendship and fellowship, and their welcoming our family into that community of believers.
This is during family worship after dinner: 
And here are Noa and Noa. 
Noa Nagata was born when I was in highschool and even then, I loved the name “Noa” for a little girl. It is so fun for our Noa to enjoy time with “big sister Noa” and her two other sisters, Mana and Mikuni, and her little brother Yoshiya.
And here’s the whole group! 
Please pray that the Lord would bless the efforts to begin a weekly worship service in the town of Toke. Please pray that He would provide a place to meet and that he would draw many to himself from that town.
In the left of the photo, you will notice our newest teammate and housemate, Andrew. We are thrilled that God brought Andrew to Japan in time for the new school year. He teaches with Eric at CCSI and has been an incredible blessing, even in his first week here. Andrew is living with us for one more week until Eric comes to the States, then he will move in with the Stewart family permanately. We have loved having him here and so enjoyed getting to know him better. Noa has double the excitement when Daddy comes home from work, because Andrew comes too! We are excited for a lot more time together in the coming year.
Tags: Missions, Noa, Prayer Requests
