Today, we will be talking about Evie's top 10 favorite food from JAPAN!!!! 🇯🇵🍣🥟🍱🍛🍜🍲🍦 This is a bonus episode to break things up a bit and share something fun~   The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the ones He loves in Japan! If you would like to share your experience with us, please email [email protected], and we would love to have you on the podcast as well! Let's all continue to pray and praise God for the beautiful country of Japan. #prayforjapan

Thomas is from the suburbs of Central New Jersey in the US.  By day, he thrives on coming up with solutions for the commercial insurance needs of his clients as an account manager. Outside of work, some things he enjoys are the church, Japanese, Cantonese, and Taiwanese food…as long as it’s not spicy.  He has also been to Japan twice for short-term missions with his church. In this episode, we talked about the importance of being transformed by the gospel and how Japanese Christians really have to count the cost before following Jesus because Christianity is not the social norm in Japan.  The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the ones He loves in Japan! If you would like to share your experience with us, please email [email protected], and we would love to have you on the podcast as well! Let's all continue to pray and praise God for the beautiful country of Japan. #prayforjapan

Today, we will be talking with an extraordinary woman, Sue Takamoto. Sue is the founder of the Nozomi Project and the Innovation Lead of Asian Access. Sue and her husband Eric have a passion for reaching the Japanese for Jesus, specifically in the tsunami region of Japan. Sue is a firm believer that God can use our deepest weakness and brokenness and turn it into something beautiful. Check out her Waseda x Ted Talk about finding beauty in brokenness. Also, be sure to support the Nozomi Project - a faith-based, high-quality jewelry social enterprise that instills hope by empowering women to create jewelry from the broken pottery pieces of the 2011 earthquake.  The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the ones He loves in Japan! If you would like to share your experience with us, please email [email protected], and we would love to have you on the podcast as well! Let's all continue to pray and praise God for the beautiful country of Japan. #prayforjapan

Today, Evangeline - your host :) - will be sharing a little more about her and how God initially deposited the seed of love for Japan in her heart.  The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the ones He loves in Japan! If you would like to share your experience with us, please email [email protected], and we would love to have you on the podcast as well! Let's all continue to pray and praise God for the beautiful country of Japan. #prayforjapan

Today, we will be talking with our special guest, Joe Handley. Joe is the president of Asian Access and has a huge heart for missions in Japan and beyond. He is passionate about raising missional leaders that abide deeply in Christ because it is from abiding in Christ where Jesus gives us our identity! The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the ones He loves in Japan! If you would like to share your experience with us, please email [email protected], and we would love to have you on the podcast as well! Let's all continue to pray and praise God for the beautiful country of Japan. #prayforjapan

In this episode, Steve talked about his journey from being a middle school teacher to becoming a pastor in the Sendai region of Japan. Steve shares his experience of learning to obey God and God's grace in guiding Steve as he takes steps towards ministry in Japan. In Japan's work culture, Steve advocates the importance of rest, play, and soul-feeding activities to avoid burnout. His hope and prayer are for more young leaders to be in Japan.  The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the ones He loves in Japan! If you would like to share your experience with us, please email [email protected], and we would love to have you on the podcast as well! Let's all continue to pray and praise God for the beautiful country of Japan. #prayforjapan

Our guest today is Shogo Honda. He has an extraordinary story about his journey of putting his faith in Christ during his graduate school days at Rochester University. Today, Shogo talked about becoming a follower of Jesus and spreading His love to all those around him. It is Shogo's dream to become a professor and tell college students about the love and hope in Jesus.  The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the ones He loves in Japan! If you would like to share your experience with us, please email [email protected], and we would love to have you on the podcast as well! Let's all continue to pray and praise God for the beautiful country of Japan. #prayforjapan

Today, our guest is the creative Stephanie Mikamo from Torrance, California. She is my good friend and a dear sister to me. Steph lived in Tokyo for about five years.  I had the privilege of seeing her progress before, during, and after her time in Japan. In this episode, Steph shared with us her time in Japan, reckoning with loneliness, experiencing the food and beauty of Japan, and loving the Japanese with the lens of Jesus. The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the ones He loves in Japan! If you would like to share your experience with us, please email [email protected], and we would love to have you on the podcast as well! Let's all continue to pray and praise God for the beautiful country of Japan. #prayforjapan

Today, our guest is the fantastic Sharon Denise. She is a good friend, an intercessor, a retired school teacher, and a true worshipper. Sharon currently lives in Harbor City, California, where she faithfully attends a house church in the South Bay. Back in 1998, Sharon had the experience of doing missions in Japan, where she subsequently went to Japan 3 times. Today, Sharon shared her experience in Japan with us, praying for the nations and intercession by hearing His heart.  The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the ones He loves in Japan!  If you would like to share your experience with us, please email [email protected] and we would love to have you on the podcast as well! Let's all continue to pray and praise God for the beautiful country of Japan. #prayforjapan

Our guest today is Connor Edwards. Connor has been working with the campus ministry Cru since he graduated college. Taking the road less traveled, Connor decided to forgo his degree in engineering and follow God's calling to do full-time ministry. Following God's leading, Connor went to Japan after graduating to do full-time campus ministry. During this episode, he shared his experience while serving in Japan and learnings from his time there. The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the ones He loves in Japan!  If you would like to share your experience with us, please email [email protected] and we would love to have you on the podcast as well! Let's all continue to pray and praise God for the beautiful country of Japan. #prayforjapan