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. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:34:31 +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, May 26, 2024 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-japan-may-26-2024/ Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=54529 Lectionary Selection:  John 3:1-17 Prayers for Japan  Spirit of the Living God, we recognize and celebrate the ways you have moved among our communities of faith over the years. We give thanks for the opportunities and the gifts you have bestowed upon … Read more

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]]> Preparing Social Workers in Japan https://www.globalministries.org/preparing-social-workers-in-japan/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:12:12 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=55020 By Martha Mensendiek Martha Mensendiek serves with Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan Dear Friends, Many of my mission letters and my speaking in churches tend to focus on the Bazaar Café ministry. However, my full-time job is to teach in the Department … Read more

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]]> The Sound of the Stone Bell https://www.globalministries.org/the-sound-of-the-stone-bell/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:26:36 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=54542 Jeffrey Mensendiek serves with J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, Japan. This is a story I recently heard from a Buddhist priest named Odake (pronounced Oh Dah Kay). Back when Japan was in the midst of its imperial-colonial war (known either … Read more

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]]> Pray with Japan, March 10, 2024 https://www.globalministries.org/resource/pray-with-japan-march-10-2024/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?post_type=resource&p=54126 Lectionary Selection:  Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Prayers for Japan Gracious God, we are reminded by the Psalmist that even in a world of trouble and adversity, we have much to give you thanks for, for you are good, and your love endures forever. … Read more

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]]> 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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