2019 Japan VBS: Prepping Frenzy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sunday and Monday Recap (Prep Days) Thank you all for your prayers! On Sunday we joined All Nations Fellowship at their Nagakute location. Most of the team (Mark, Jen, Ken, Cindy) helped teach the children’s Sunday school, and Toshi and I got to attend the service. Pastor Yu Eguchi, who spent last month with us […]
2019 Japan VBS: Landed in Japan!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ohayougozaimasu (good morning) from Japan! We’re all settled in Nagoya. Just a little recap of the last 24+ hours… Our team arrived at LAX around 9AM and checked in our luggage and supplies for VBS. We were joined by Pastor Gavin, Chris, David, Seichi, and the rest of the Kato fam (Christina will be joining […]
Nagoya Missions Update – Toshi Saito
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hello Lighthouse Church Family! As some of you may know, this past week we (Kim, Gavin, Toshi, Seichi) had the wonderful opportunity to visit Nagoya, Japan for a week. It was a blessing to fellowship with people such as the elders from ANF (Jeremy, Paul, Yu), professors from CBI (Brett, Gary, Damon), former interns of […]
The Grace of Counseling
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I have joy of pastoring the counseling ministry at Lighthouse Community Church in Torrance, CA. We have a team of more than 20 counselors who aim to reach struggling hearts with the hope of the Gospel. By God’s grace, our ministry is growing. More people in our church are willing to ask for help, […]
Why a Burden for Japan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 2 Tim 2:10 “For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory” (NASB). [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Hello Lighthouse! My name is Seichi, and I have the great joy of serving as one of […]
Ixtapaluca Mexico Missions Update 2019
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hi Lighthouse Church Family! Thank you all so much for all your prayers and support for our counselor training trip to Mexico. It’s hard to believe that our trip to Ixtapaluca came and went so quickly. For three short days (May 24-26) we had the joy of fellowshipping with three sister churches and the missionaries […]
Reflection: 2019 Men’s Retreat
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tom Shin: As usual, I had a wonderful time at the Lighthouse Men’s Retreat. I was able to meet new people, lead a small group and have some incredible fellowship. I had been looking forward to the Men’s Retreat for weeks. I was able to drive up with three other guys and we left early so we could […]
Reflection: Women’s Christmas Breakfast
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What a blessing it was to attend the Women’s Christmas Breakfast. The event didn’t fail to amaze with delicious food, pinterest-worthy decoration, and sweet fellowship with other women. The highlight was definitely hearing about how God has been working in two women’s lives. I was so touched by the testimonies of Joanne Lee and Ellen […]
Reflection: Feed My Starving Children
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last month, Lighthouse was involved in Feed My Starving Children’s (FMSC) Food Packing event where the gym was turned into a cheerful and motivated assembly line to pack as many meals as possible. Many of you sacrificed your time to help serve and pack meal packs for communities in need around the world. So where […]
Reflection: 2018 Women’s Fall Event
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]No one has to twist my arm to attend one of our Women’s Ministry events. Maybe I’m a little biased. I’ve been blessed to serve in/with the Women’s Ministry for as long as I can remember and there is maybe one or two Women’s Ministry events I have missed over the years. No matter what […]
