Dear Prayer Partners,

Most of you will be receiving this greeting as we approach the third week of Advent, a time of waiting….

Waiting for what, exactly?  The correct “Sunday School Answer” (as we used to say to each other …

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photo:  Fall colors of Mt. Madarao and Lake Nojiri, taken on 11/3/2010.

Dear Prayer Partners,

We once again thank you for your commitment to praying for us regularly. Thanks also for your thoughts, greetings, and comments. It feels great to …

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(photo: The sign for the Isesaki Church comes down after being there for 22 years. The church is moving this week to a new location, sharing a building with a Brazilian congregation about 2 kilometers to the south.)

Dear Prayer …

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photo: There are many “Timothy Johnsons” who are pastors in the Evangelical Covenant Church. 4 of us happened to be in the same place during our ECC annual meeting celebrations…couldn’t resist a photo.

Dear prayer partners,

Allow us to briefly …

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Dear prayer partners,

Greetings once again from Geneva, IL, where we are spending the final 4 months of our 6-month home assignment. The time is speeding by. We can hardly believe that June begins tomorrow. How grateful we continue to …

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(Photo: One of the great experiences of home assignment is for our children to meet their cousins!  In this shot, taken on April 18th, Tim’s sister Kris and her husband Dan, along with their children Philip and Stephanie, were able …

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(the photo above was taken while on a hike through some old growth forest that is part of Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, WA.)

Dear prayer partners,

Greetings from unrelentingly sunny and pleasant central California. The temperatures are perfect and …

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(Photo:  Lilla taking a picture while climbing a tree here in Seattle. Yikes!)

Dear prayer partners,

March Greetings to all of you. Sorry about our lack of communication in February. It has been a time of transition for all of …

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(the photo above was taken on Jan. 17th following our worship service at the Isesaki Church.)

Dear prayer partners,

Although January is almost finished we want to send off a brief note and we will then take more time to …

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Dear prayer partners,

These somewhat late December greetings come your way with our prayer….that you would all experience “Immanuel” – God with us! – in a new way during this Advent and Christmas season.

Thanks for your prayer work on …

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