Lighthouse Summer Intern Reflections
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a church, Lighthouse is committed to investing and training up pastors for the next generation (2 Timothy 2:2). In today’s Spotlight, we interview four young men who participated in Lighthouse’s pastoral internship program this summer and hear about their experiences as well as what they have learned.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1534969625553{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] Tell us a little about […]
Post STM Update (Kaitlyn Hirakawa)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The following is a post short-term missions trip update by Lighthouse’s Kaitlyn Hirakawa.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]During the month of June, I got the opportunity to be sent as a missionary to a country in East Asia. I went along with an organization named Cru in a group of 12 other people: 3 team leaders, 2 children, 1 staff […]
Japan Missions: Hokkaido
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sunday, July 29, 2018 We woke up today knowing this was going to be a busy day. We had breakfast as a team. Then Daichi and Ken had to catch a flight back to L.A. while the rest of the team took the train with all our luggage to the last stop. There we met […]
Japan Missions: From Nagoya to Hokkaido
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Call 1-1-9 After our first full day of VBS on Tuesday, our team went to eat miso-katsu, a Nagoya specialty. It is a juicy deep-fried pork cutlet with a miso katsu sauce poured over it. It was a great end to a busy day. However, on the walk back from […]
Japan Missions: Nagoya VBS Begins!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Monday, July 23, 2018 We love you Pastor Gavin, oh yes we do! Hello Lighthouse family! Thanks for your constant prayers! It has been such a blessing to be here in Japan. We see old friends and have built new friendships in our two days here. It is wonderful to know we have brothers and […]
Japan Missions: Nagoya VBS Preparations
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hello Lighthouse family! Thank you for all your prayers for our missions team in Japan. I will be writing on some of the things we are doing in Nagoya. I’d like to take you along our missions trip! Today was our first full day in Nagoya as a team. Cindy Kobayashi has been here for […]
Japan Missions – Nagoya (Week 1)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The following Japan missions update is from 6/29/18 and written by Lighthouse member, Cindy Kobayashi. Stay tuned for more Japan missions updates![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Hi Friends! I’ve been here in Nagoya for about a week now, and I wanted to thank you SO much for your support and prayers! As some of you know, I was a bit […]
Uganda Team: Encouraged and Blessed
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The following blog updates are from individual Uganda STM team members during our trip. Feel free to click on the photos below for an enlarged view too![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] MONDAY (MAY 7) Hi Lighthouse Church! Today is day three of our trip and the first full day being involved with GSF’s various ministries. We started the morning […]
Uganda Team: Jetlagged and Excited!
Hi, Church Family! These first couple of days have flown by as we hopped from LAX to Dubai to Entebbe before driving out to GSF. It wasn’t until tonight (May 5th) that we finally set foot in GSF and met some of the local missionaries, staff, and their families, but it’s already been a huge […]
Reflecting on 2018 Women’s Spring Event
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The following are personal reflections on the Lighthouse Women’s Spring Event that took place on March 24. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tracey Chang I never quite know what to expect from Christian women’s events, especially those with a bring-a-friend evangelistic component, but when I heard that women from our own church would be the speakers for Lighthouse Women’s […]