Japan: Earthquake and Tsunami

Pastor Hieb shares these updates from the many souls he and our mission ministered to in the Sendai region for many years. Let us join together in prayer during their time of need.

Another Blog Following Life in Japan

by admin on January 12, 2012

The Gaijin Tadaima

Lives continue to be touched in Japan after the tsunami.

 

QR Code Quilts Popular in Japan

by admin on January 12, 2012

We continue a labor of love and compassion for those in Japan. The ladies of Our Savior hard at work sewing and quilting. Now with more pictures.

 

Quilts for Japan with QR Codes

August 6, 2011

Feel free to share! This is the brain child of Karen Goetzinger’s , wife of a WELS pastor in Ottawa, Canada an avid quilter and amazing artist.. Originally she and several in Canada thought they could make all the quilts. Through conversations with Missionary Wordell and Pastor Nidaira, the request was made for 300 quilts! [...]

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More News from the Relief Trip

April 1, 2011

This is from some friends of ours who are missionaries in Japan. There’s some interesting insight. Tim was raised in one of the hardest hit areas. Subject: 4/1/11 update – Tim’s trip up north Tonight I was able to call Tim’s cell phone from my computer and found out that he and the guys he [...]

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A Photo Essay on Missionary Wordell and Pastor Nidaira’s Relief Trip

April 1, 2011

Missionary Wordell and Pastor Nidaira returned Wednesday from the Sendai area. These ladies from our church in Tokyo shopped and packed supplies on Friday, March 25. Members packed boxes into the car after worship on Sunday, March 27. packing the truck in Utsunomiya on Monday March 28 The truck in front of our church in [...]

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Update on Their Progress into the Region

March 29, 2011

Update from Andrea Wordell Andrea Fastenau Wordell Haga Sensei, I talked to Brad last night. They made it safely to Kesennuma and delivered the supplies to the Satos and ate supper with them. Their house is fine, but Brad thinks the tsunami was maybe only 100 meters away. This morning they were going to deliver [...]

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Driving into the Region with Supplies and the Gospel

March 27, 2011

Missionary Wordell and Pastor Nidaira are traveling to  Kesenuma, Miyagi-ken, Japan with supplies for victims of the earthquake. Please pray for safe travels and many opportunities to share to share the love of Jesus with the countless who are hurting. From a friend- Imagine a coastline the length of San Francisco to San Diego being [...]

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More Updates from Friends in Japan: Numbers

March 24, 2011

9,452 confirmed dead and over 24,000 missing now. It’s snowing tonight, even in Tokyo. Earthquake count is 730, 34 of them so far today. When I even consider thinking about life being hard right now all I have to do is look up – both to the north, and what dear people there are enduring, [...]

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A Note from a Friend

March 23, 2011

Note from a friend -I taught him English when he was about 5. He’s now a doctor. Hi, thank you for your email. Of course I remember you and your family. My parents in Koshigaya, Saitama and my brother Kojiro in Tsukuba and I are all fine. I’m working at a hospital in Kasama, Ibaraki. [...]

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Slowly moving to a new “normal”???

March 22, 2011

Yesterday was a holiday in Japan-vernal equinox-first day of spring and also grave cleaning day. Sounds like things slowly getting back to “normal” in most of Japan. A friend’s FB page said she was able to get bread AND milk at the store today! People are reporting in Jon’s Gas group that gas is available [...]

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