Busy in California!

Gen, Sandra and Tamiko at Livingwater



Jessica, Sandra and Vanessa trying to stay cool in the shade at Livingwater



Men's prayer breakfast at Calvary Chapel in Vista, California



Worship at the Calvary Costa Mesa Japanese Minsitry home fellowship in Irvine



Rick, Travis, Santo and Masaru are grinding Japanese style with friends in California



Baptism with Japanese Home Fellowship


We have been incredibly busy since our last post. We have been here in California visiting friends, teaching classes and well eating. At the end of May I was teaching a class for S.E.N.D. Minsitries Leadership Development Program, it is their lecture phase. The three day class I was teaching was about the Father's Heart in Leadership. The class was at Horizon School of Evangelism in San Diego. It was truly a blessing to be a part of everybody's life that was involved. The class was specifically for the leaders of this years outreaches to Morroco, India and Israel. The bunch were all very seasonsed missionaries and I was humbled to be a part of the program.

Our Pastor (Rick Barnett) from Okinawa arrived last Thursday. We linked up with him and his crew from Japan for a time of fellowship with the body from Calvary Costa Mesa's Japanese Ministry. It was great to be with Japanses people again for food and fellowship. We had an abundance of food and Santo from Calvary Chapel West Tokyo brought the message. It was good to see all our friends from Japan. We were also able to celebrate with two people as they were baptized that night California style, in a swimming pool.

This past Sunday was the 16th Anniversary for Calvary Chapel Livingwater in Corona, Ca. We celebrated with them the 16 years that God has been using them in Corona. It was great to meet everybody who has been part of the fellowship since its birth in 1991. We were also able to see the Orpilla family all the way from Okinawa. A family that we are very close with, they hold a special place in our hearts. They are on their way to Albuquerque, NM. Niel is being stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base. It was also his birthday on Sunday. We then spent dinner with them eating all you can crab legs at an asian buffet in Torrance. Overall it was a very blessed day.

Please continue to pray for our visas, we rejoice in the Lord's faithfulness...