AGAPE JAPAN 2010 MISSION TRIP

        The videoclip below encapsulates our mission trip to Japan, from July 13-21, 2010. This was my first cross-cultural mission trip and God has blessed me with so much joy during the entire trip.

An important part of our mission exposure was our ministry to homeschooled children. We were moved by the fact that the kids’ parents are trying to educate and to bring up their children in godliness in a very Shinto society.

We also visited Takao Church in Tokyo and encouraged the congregation mostly consisting of mothers to continue in their faith and to pass in on to their children.

We also shared a very precious time with the elderly at Mikuni Nursing home in Chiba prefecture. Seeing the elderly smile, sing, laugh and cry with us, and knowing that even if took us only a short time to be with them, they saw hope and light, somehow we were able to convey to them that God still cares for them. My favorite elderly there is Tamiko, we just clicked together and I sang for her. She wanted me to call her name everytime and she would raise her hand with her face lit up.

We had a great time as well ministering to the young people of Kokubunji church in Tokyo. It was amazing to learn that these youngsters are eager to change their society and bring their country at the foot of the cross. We are just excited at how God can use these people to change Japan in the years to come.

Me and my bro, Gerald, stayed with two families for three nights. It was a time for us to get accustomed with Japanese families and their cultures. We had a blast!!!

Our experience was well worth every second of it. It was a time of learning- learning to adjust with another culture, and even with our schedule. As Dr. Eiko puts it, “We did in one week what was supposed to be done in a month.” But more than these, we learned to listen and to pray for the Japanese people.  

In Japan, the churches’ quest for hope we believe is far from over. For as we have seen and experienced, the seed of God’s word is growing in the hearts of the children, of the youngsters and of all the Christians we met. And we believe, that in a seemingly despondent situation, God is raising up his people to unravel the hope which he had ordained for the Japan to see. There is hope for Japan and so we ask you to pray with us for the Japanese Christians, that God would strengthen and protect them so they could share God’s love to their fellows, and also that God would give us the passion to pray and to reach out to them in any capacity that we could.

BONUS: We made this video while practicing for our street evangelism in Shibuya area in Tokyo.......This is a blessing song translated in Japanese. This is the first time I'm gonna share this video, enjoy friends....

*******All videos courtesy of Reggie, our videographer for the entire trip...