Japan Part II

• LCMS World Mission Blog blog.lcmsworldmission.org/ Read clips and see pictures from mission efforts all over the world. Posted at 6:50pm on Mon, Dec 22 2008

• Nozomi English School Website www.freewebs.com/nozomienglish/ Maintained by Haidee, Lindsey, and I - complete with event information, pictures, and a blog for students updated regularly. Posted at 6:54pm on Mon, Dec 22 2008

Visit more of Japan without a passport or a visa through these links.

• Japan Country Profile: Asian Access www.asianaccess.org/profiles/japan.html Great statistical info and external links for Japan as a mission field. Posted at 6:38pm on Mon, Dec 22 2008

• Niigata City Tourist Homepage www.nvcb.or.jp/en/ This is the place to go for a visual taste of the city where I live. Posted at 6:46pm on Mon, Dec 22 2008

• Niigata Prefecture Homepage (English) www.pref.niigata.jp/seisaku/kokusai/english/ Get acquainted with Niigata - a beautiful prefecture on the western side of Japan, along the Sea of Japan...and where I call home. Posted at 6:41pm on Mon, Dec 22 2008

• Wikipedia - Niigata en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niigata,_Niigata All you ever wanted to know about Niigata! Posted at 6:43pm on Mon, Dec 22 2008

Learn more about the ministry in Japan by visiting the blogs and websites of some of the other missionaries.

• Haidee's Blog breakingsilencehk.blogspot.com/ Niigata Missionary: Haidee has been a missionary in Japan since Fall 2006. She is the person I see most in a week. We usually see things from exactly the opposite perspective, so hers is a good blog to read alongside mine to get "the rest of the story." Posted at 5:51pm on Mon, Dec 22 2008

• Lindsey's Blog lindseygibbon.blogspot.com/ Niigata Missionary: Lindsey has been a missionary in Japan since Fall 2007 and joined Haidee and I at Nozomi Church in September 2008. She teaches offsite at the University and 2 different Lutheran kindergartens in addition to classes at the church with us. Posted at 5:54pm on Mon, Dec 22 2008

• Amber's Blog blueparadoxreflections.blogspot.com/ Tokyo Area Missionary: Amber has been a missionary in Japan since Fall 2004 and was Assistant Director my 2nd year as Director. Posted at 5:56pm on Mon, Dec 22 2008

• Carol's Blog songofjoy126.blogspot.com/ Tokyo Area Missionary: Carol has been a missionary in Japan since Fall 2007. Carol is hands-down (in my opinion) the best at conveying the details and day-to-day life of ministry in Japan with people not living here. Her newsletters for kids are incredible! Posted at 6:04pm on Mon, Dec 22 2008

• Pamela's Blog orange-pamela.blogspot.com/ Tokyo Area Missionary: Pamela is actually a missionary of a different Lutheran Synod and has been here since Fall 2006, but we forget most of the time that she isn't technically part of VYM. She has a great burden for prayer and is the one who gave us the idea (and then came up and helped all week) when we did a 24/7 Prayer Week in July 2008. Posted at 6:35pm on Mon, Dec 22 2008