Sister Takeuchi’s Family

Itabashi Church

Following my grandparents and parents, I am a third generation Christian.
In junior high, it was natural for me to get baptized.
however, I struggled with my faith.
to have a Christian home.

In my twenties,Then I met my husband and was blessed

Thankfully, our two daughters have been baptized.

Now I am engaged in early childhood education based on Christianity.
to tell God’s message to as many children as possible.
grandchildren will be baptized some day.

Nagoya-Megumi Church

I hopeI also pray that my(Akemi Takeuchi)

Sister Yasui’s Family

My mother-in-law turned 90 this year. In spite of her age, as a member of
Ogaki Church, she sits at the reception desk every Sunday with Mrs.
Bowman.
My husband and I, together with our daughters, belong to Nagoya-Megumi
Church.

Each of us do different church work assigned to us.

Every day at meal, I listen to them pray in a loud voice.
church as they grow older.

Murozono Church

Grandchildren go to Hakobune Daycare.

I pray that those little ones continue to go to(Yoshiko Yasui)

Sister Kawano’s Family

To commemorate my husband’s 80th birthday, we had a special service toremember his parents.

Our extended family includes a first generation

Christian who was born in the Meiji Era (1868-1912) and a fourth generation
Christian who was born in Heisei Era (1989-present).

Except for our daughterand her family of seven, all family members were reunited for the service.

I

have prayed to maintain a Christian home and, after ups and downs in life, God has responded to my prayer
like this. We have changed churches due to job relocations either of my father or my husband, but we havealways been guided by the Lord, for which I am deeply grateful.

Kyoto Church(Kumiko Kawano)

Sister Taniguchi’s Family

Fifty-seven years have passed since I was baptized at 17 years old. Time flies. For maintaining a Christianhome, I was blessed by missionaries and church members because, it seems tome, I have continued to serve through church school and belonged to thechurchwomen’s group.
confirmation.

All four of my daughters have spontaneously received

I felt God’s blessing and guidance when three of mygrandchildren asked their parents to let them be baptized and were baptized at
the same time.

I owe this heavily to the prayer by Rev. Masami Ishii.

6Due to my hearing difficulty, I can no longer serve but still attend church school with my grandchildren.

Ising old children’s hymns while keeping house. My daughters and my husband play the organ and sing in
the choir. My son-in-law has started to attend church since this spring.

He says he likes to sing in thechoir. I bet he is attracted to the word of God as well as the nice communal association.

Everyday I praythat our home, which was started in love and faith, shall be guided by the Lord till the end.

(MasakoTaniguchi)

Obihiro Church

Sister Ishii’s Family

Along with the “Pioneer Mission Movement”
Forty-five years ago, when Kushiro Church was established under the “National
Pioneer Mission Movement”, I became the first person to be baptized there.
time, I was studying to be a nurse.

At that

My first and second sons were baptized as soon as

they were born. When I returned to my hometown Obihiro, the Eastern district had
just started the Pioneer Mission Plan.

I joined the movement and my daughter wasbaptized as a child at the newly dedicated church.

God’s guidance is just wonderful inthat we were able to live alongside the new-born churches.
Thirty years have passed and I have had many experiences. When my daughter and grandchild moved toObihiro, God as well as the church was there to accept them.

Having learned a Christian way of living, mygrandchild spontaneously asked for baptism and my daughter and second son were confirmed.
attend Obihiro Church together as a three-generation family.

7(Ritsuko Ishii)

Now we