March 11th, 2010
In early 1940, Kate Smith, a fiercely patriotic American and the biggest star on radio, was deeply worried about her country. She asked Irving Berlin if he could give her a song that would reignite the spirit of American patriotism and faith. He said he had a song that he had written in 1917, but never used [...]
February 26th, 2010
Enjoy this audio file and be blessed! Notes for this audio file are found below. GET READY . . . by Nils Olson The following notes were copied from pieces of paper that were used in speaking a message titled “GET READY” at Munakata Bethel Christian Center in Japan on September 20, 27 and [...]
December 26th, 2009
“Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.” Deuteronomy 32:7 Early this past summer MBCC members were asked to submit a picture of themselves from their childhood days for a special project on which the pastor was [...]
December 8th, 2009
Shopping in downtown Fukuoka City, JAPAN, Andrea and found this “Warm Christmas Greeting.” We shot this picture with our cell phone camera and were real happy with the “fuzzy” warm feeling. We hope you all manage to keep that “warm, fuzzy” feeling of God’s precious gift-giving love of Salvation right up through the Christmas Holy [...]
November 4th, 2009
MBCC held their annual Fall Bazaar Saturday, October 31st. The following is slideshow of the day’s event. Background music is a bi-lingual, gospel version of “What A Friend We Have In Jesus” performed by Worship Leaders Chu Kosaka and Asiah.
October 14th, 2009
The following is a short slideshow presentation celebrating the October 8th completion of Munakata Bethel Christian Center’s remodel project, just in time for our annual Fall Meeting. Our guest speaker was Japan Bethel Mission’s Pastor Aritoshi Yoshida. The weekend meetings also featured our own Bethel Choir. God is good! The remodel costs have been paid [...]
September 15th, 2009
Congratulations to our youngest daughter and son-in-law, Jeremy & Caroline, on the birth of their first child, Gideon Leo, who was born in Denver, Thursday, September 10th at 9:35 AM, and weighed in at 7.1 pounds. In this slide presentation of photos by Jer & Care, background music is done by Stan Kenton and His Orchestra as they [...]
September 1st, 2009
Munakata Bethel Christian Center (MBCC) in Japan raised up the framework for the new addition to their building on August 31st. The new addition to the church building includes an expanded sanctuary, classroom-meeting room, new office, and an expanded youth-children room. The project will be completed the by the first week in October. We want [...]
September 1st, 2009
Our church Good News Choir sang in front of the Akama Station. They took their hearts, a guitar, keyboard, and a castanet and sang joyfully sang. There were several young people who stopped and listened. Here are a few pictures along with “This Little Light of Mine,” sung by Japan singer-songwriter Chu Kosaka.
August 27th, 2009
The Word of God is found hidden in most every picture that is snapped, shot, or taken. You just have to look for it. The following pictures are from our 2009 summer in Alaska and Washington states. An Ear to Hear — “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit to [...]