Japan Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/japan/ Global Ministries is a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Global Ministries works with approximately 290 faith-based international partners in close to 90 countries. Our Vision: That all of God’s people and creation share in God’s abundant life. Our Mission: To receive and share the Good News of Jesus Christ by joining with global and local partners to work for justice, reconciliation, and peace. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:17:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png Japan Archives - Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/region/japan/ 32 32 Pray with Japan, December 31, 2023 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-japan-december-21-2023/ Mon, 25 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=52135 Lectionary Selection:  Luke 2:22-40 Prayers for Japan God of Love, we pray for the ministry of the Aizu Radiation Information Center. We give thanks for the bold, prophetic witness of Terumi Kataoka and her companion advocates, who have worked for years … Read more

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]]> Pray with Japan, October 22, 2023 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-japan-october-22-2023/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=52124 Lectionary Selection:  1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Prayers for Japan God of all Nations, I come before you with a spirit of humility and thanksgiving. I lift up Japan and the people you have entrusted The Asian Rural Institute (ARI) to serve in … Read more

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]]> Pray with Japan, March 12, 2023 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-japan-on-march-12-2023/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=49819 Lectionary Selection: John 4:5-42 Prayer from Japan God of unfailing grace and immeasurable love, the Good News is that you gave your son in the ultimate embrace of the world. You showed us through the example of Jesus how, in … Read more

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]]> Two Issues Close to my Heart https://www.globalministries.org/two-issues-close-to-my-heart/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:27:55 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50281 Jeffrey Mensendiek serves with J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, Japan. Three years have passed since the COVID pandemic gripped our world and changed the way we go about our daily business. I have been at J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo … Read more

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]]> Supporting the LGBTQ Community in Japan https://www.globalministries.org/supporting-the-lgbtq-community-in-japan/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:16:11 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=50215 Martha Mensendiek serves with Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. Dear Friends, I thought you might be interested in a story dominating the news in Japan these days. It concerns discriminatory remarks about sexual minorities made by Masayoshi Arai, Secretary to Prime … Read more

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]]> Participate in the Japan Christmas Card Project https://www.globalministries.org/participate-in-the-japan-christmas-card-project/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:20:26 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=49099 Dear Churches of the United Church of Christ and Disciples of Christ,   Greetings from Japan. My name is Rev. Jeffrey Mensendiek and I am a mission co-worker (missionary) serving with the Common Global Ministries Board for the past 32 years. … Read more

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]]> Pray with Japan, August 28, 2022 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-japan-august-28-2022/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=48585 Lectionary Selection:  Luke 14:1, 7-14    Prayers for Japan Dear God, We pray for all who are grieving today. Our hearts ache too often from news of lives taken so suddenly and violently by guns or other weapons. We pray for … Read more

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]]> Pray with Japan, June 19, 2022 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-japan-june-19-2022/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=47983 Lectionary Selection:  1 Kings 19:1-15a Father’s Day Prayers for Japan Gracious and loving God who leads us through difficult times, You came to Elijah not in the strong wind, the awesome earthquake, nor the all-consuming fire, but in the stillness … Read more

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]]> Bazaar Cafe https://www.globalministries.org/project/bazaar-cafe/ Wed, 18 May 2022 18:23:41 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=project&p=47933 Kyoto, Japan The Bazaar Café began in 1998 as a joint project of the Kyoto District of the United Church of Christ of Japan (Kyodan) and the Bazaar Café Project Organizing Committee. The original purpose of the project was to … Read more

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]]> Asian Rural Institute: Sustainable “Food Life” in Rural Japan https://www.globalministries.org/asian-rural-institute-sustainable-food-life-in-rural-japan/ Mon, 02 May 2022 16:46:11 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=47758 Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 8-9pm EDT Rural leaders from around the world are returning to ARI this Spring to join a nine-month program in sustainability and community development. In this webinar we will hear from staff and participants about ARI’s … Read more

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