Takaaki Hirano MCT Co-Pastor As mentioned in our previous newsletter, we have received extensive feedback from various individuals regarding the worship style at Marunouchi Church Tokyo (MCT). Thank you for sharing your insights. From these, we have learned valuable lessons. Thierry and I continue striving to improve our sermons to ensure God’s Word is delivered in a …
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Thank you again for your partnership in the gospel with us here in Tokyo. Together we “stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel” (Philippians 1:27b). It was seven years ago when we began dreaming and thinking about the potential for a gospel work amongst businessmen and women …
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Hiroaki Tokuyama Mustard Seed Church Tokyo Introduction: Hiroaki Tokuyama (28) graduated after his two years on the Samurai Projects on 27th March. He has worked at Mustard Seed Church in Tokyo where he has shadowed and been trained by the pastors. He will continue working for Mustard Seed in Tokyo where he will preach once a …
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Yuzuki Fujita Hanamaki Grace Christian Church in Iwate From the 15th-20th October, the Samurai Projects’ participants went on a mission trip to Osaka. One of the activities was a Friday night taco event for teens. There was no one there at the start of the event, but our team prayed and in the end 37 high …
Read more “Samurai Projects mission trip to Osaka (October 15th-20th, 2024)【Spring 2025 Newsletter】”
Takayuki Sato (54) has worked for Mitsubishi Trading company for 24 years. He has worked mainly in Marunouchi, as well as spells in Bangkok and Chicago. He leads the Mitsubishi Marunouchi office group on Tuesday lunch times. I have been praying since April 2001 when I joined the company to be given a Christian Prayer group at …
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Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.Psalm 30:5–6 Subject: Sad news concerning the death of Yu Furukawa Dear beloved Samurai, We often do not understand why the Lord ordains such things as the untimely death of those dear to us. But we do know that the Lord answers our prayers more …
Happy New Year. As we begin 2025, it is a good chance to reflect on the past year. After a very difficult 2023, the last year (2024) has been a much more positive experience for our staff team. We have recently employed three new staff, one to oversee General Administration (Naomi Tamanuki), one to assist …
Read more “Greetings from Thierry Richards【2025 Winter News Letter】”
Sam Lee In a company where Diversity and Inclusion has been advancing quickly, there was a need to set up a Christian group, which with the Lord’s grace was achieved 18 months ago… My name is Sam Lee, a British-born Korean who came to faith at 18 years of age and who has been through many challenges of faith …
Natsumi Shoyama Tokyo Center Church, Tsukishima There are many struggles, both mental and physical, when living as a Christian in the workplace and in normal daily life. While working as a nurse, I had all kinds of conflicts with my co-workers, with patients, with doctors, and with the feelings and judgments that come up in each situation …
Read more “Introducing a Samurai intern【Autumn 2024 Newsletter】”
Taketo Kamiyama “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) On the 11th of August this year, I was baptized at Lake Nojiri in Nagano Prefecture. I have been around church for a long time and have heard the testimonies of many …