by Thierry and Kailene It is a remarkable joy to see the LORD at work. There are many Psalms of rejoicing at seeing the LORD’s works, whether in creation, in salvation, or in His comfort and protection and provision and guidance for His people. The story of the wedding of Motonori Matsuzaki at Kailene Falls …
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As all of the regular Marunouchi Office Groups (MOGs) meetings, Samurai Projects (SPs) training sessions, and Marunouchi Church Tokyo (MCT) activities have been continuing, the General Administration (ADM) team has been working hard to finish preparing the Tokyo Marunouchi Partnership (TMP) Annual Report for 2025, in order to share with people what the LORD has …
Read more “Greetings from Thierry Richards【Spring/Summer 2026 Newsletter】”
Teruyuki Ibata I first met Thierry when I was in primary school, back when I accompanied my father, a pastor, to the Imperial Palace for a prayer walk. At a time when we didn’t see nearly as many foreign tourists as we do now, the opportunity to meet a “foreigner” was rare, so the memory …
Read more “About the Psalm and Dinner【Spring/Summer 2026 Newsletter】”
Makoto Kawaguchi Graduated Samurai Projects in March 2026Kamoi Bible Church (Yokohama) About three years ago, as I prayed and sought the Lord’s will for how I could serve Him and others, He shone His light on my heart and revealed that I was unable to love Japan and the churches in Japan. Perhaps some of …
Read more “Reflections on Two Years of Grace and Gratitude【Spring/Summer 2026 Newsletter】”
The Office Transformation Once a month on a Thursday evening, the TMP office transforms into a lively ‘changing room’ for the Marunouchi Running Club. The idea for this club came from Casey Li, who has been involved in the MCT work and who loves running. Each time she invites various friends of hers to come …
Richard Kershaw Baptism Testimony Prior to co-founding my company New Furusato in 2025, I was a technology business leader for over 20 years, establishing and growing businesses and consulting practices in new markets, including Japan, the Hong Kong SAR (Special Administrative Region), Switzerland, and the People’s Republic of China. This included writing strategy, presenting to leadership …
Kanako Kinjo Makiminato Central Baptist ChurchOkinawa My name is Kanako Kinjo, and I am participating in the Samurai Projects and working at a church in Okinawa Prefecture. Previously, I worked as a staff member at a prefectural public high school. However, as I faced the struggles of students, I often found myself conflicted by the reality …
Read more “Mission Trip to Hokkaido【Winter 2026 Newsletter】”
Last week, I did the Annual Reviews for each of the Tokyo Marunouchi Partnership (TMP) staff members. Excluding me, there are eight staff at TMP, two in each of the four departments: Marunouchi Office Groups (MOGs), Samurai Projects (SPs), Marunouchi Church Tokyo (MCT), General Administration (ADM). As I was conducting the reviews for each staff …
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B.B. TMP Web Engineer Church: Tachikawa Evangelical Free ChurchWays of serving: Home Page design, Worship Live Streaming DirectorWorkplace: Worked for many years as a developer, technical sales, and product expert for a foreign software company, and is continuing his second career after retirement Encounter with God My mother is Japanese but with my father being Filipino, I received …
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Testimony in the Workplace course @ TMP office Christmas Party Invitation We will be holding our annual Christmas party this year. Let’s celebrate Christmas together on the 10th floor of Mitsubishi Building. We warmly invite you to join us. Please register via the QR code/link. Wednesday, December 10th, 6:30 PMMitsubishi Building 10th FloorParticipation Fee: ¥2,000 Registration link: https://forms.gle/XyQKDA1tnP4QKaW6ARegistration QR …
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