JAPAN HARVEST – Page 10

Joseph, Kenny

January 16, 2017 JAPAN HARVEST 0

30 October 1928 – 12 January 2017 Kenny Joseph, missionary to Japan for over 60 years, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 in Fullerton, California, USA at the age of 88. Joseph was born […]

Dellming, Bo

January 14, 2017 JAPAN HARVEST 0

25 December 1940 – 7 October 2016 Bo Dellming was born in 1940 in Åseda, a small village in the southern part of Sweden, where his father Harald was a carpenter. When Bo was 16 […]

J.C. Ryle: Prepared to Stand Alone

January 1, 2017 JAPAN HARVEST 0

J.C. Ryle: Prepared to Stand Alone Iain H. Murray (Banner of Truth, 2016) This biography of Ryle (1816-1900) is full of ministry lessons. Ryle, Bishop of Liverpool, is well-known for his book, Holiness. Murray chronicles […]

Obituary guidelines

November 14, 2016 JAPAN HARVEST 0

To honor past missionaries who have served long-term in Japan and gone to be with the Lord, we request submissions from family members or friends. Please note that we will edit submissions or ask for rewrites […]

Sixth Japan Congress on Evangelism draws Christian leaders from every region of Japan

October 28, 2016 JAPAN HARVEST 0

Over 1600 Christian leaders attended the Sixth Japan Congress on Evangelism September 27–30, 2016 in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. The Winter 2017 issue of Japan Harvest magazine will include a Congress summary in the Japan Update English newsletter insert […]

Missionary appointees to Japan in fatal crash on way to pre-field training

August 4, 2016 JAPAN HARVEST 0

WorldVenture missionary appointees Jamison and Kathryne Pals and their three children were killed in a multi-vehicle accident on Sunday, July 31. A semitrailer truck driver struck the rear of their van on Interstate 80 just west of Shelton, Nebraska (USA). […]

Experimenting with tadoku

July 1, 2016 JAPAN HARVEST 0

As its name suggests, tadoku (多読) is a reading strategy that encourages reading lots of material. It has three simple rules: 1. Choose books you find easy to read. 2. Don’t look up words in […]

NORTHSTAR

April 18, 2016 JAPAN HARVEST 0

For more about JEMA-endorsed ministries, click “Endorsed” at www.jema.org/ministries/

Camp Raphayada

April 18, 2016 JAPAN HARVEST 0

For more about JEMA-endorsed ministries, click “Endorsed” at www.jema.org/ministries/

Okinawa Christian School International

April 18, 2016 JAPAN HARVEST 0

For more about JEMA-endorsed ministries, click “Endorsed” at www.jema.org/ministries/

Leadership

1 – Lessons from Japanese Leaders

June 29, 2014 0

Leaders have vision. With the recent death of Apple business leader Steve Jobs, many have talked about his visionary leadership. Talk to anyone about leadership today and one important topic that arises is leadership vision. […]

Daily Life

Something precious

January 22, 2018 0

Many years ago, when our two oldest children were preparing to return to boarding school for the start of a new term, I plucked up the courage to enter the “forbidden zone,” our kids’ playroom. […]

Evangelism

Transforming the hikikomori

October 20, 2014 0

In September 2013, a group of 31 Japanese people flew to Los Angeles, California for a two-week road trip. One 15-passenger van and two 8-passenger mini-vans caravanned together for the 6,000-mile trip, journeying around the […]

Member Care

Launch of new JEMA member care initiative

February 22, 2017 0

Alan and Judy Steier of Barnabas International (a JEMA-endorsed ministry) were our primary presenters February 21 and 22 at JEMA Connect 2017. Barnabas International is dedicated to “Shepherding the Hearts of Global Workers” in over 100 […]

News

JEMA adopts new constitution

February 22, 2017 0

After years of discussion and multiple drafts, JEMA’s member mission delegates to the 2017 Plenary Council on February 20 unanimously adopted a new JEMA constitution. The document reflects a new era and provides flexibility to allow […]