2017 Japan VBS Trip: Thankful and Prayerful
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hi everyone – Megan here! Eric has been our resident blogger but he’s currently practicing for tomorrow’s open mic night at CBI’s Heart and Soul Café (I’m sure he’ll write about it later on here!) So here I am instead – don’t worry, he’ll be back tomorrow! Thank you so much for praying for us. […]
2017 Japan VBS Trip: Unified Worship and Gospel Conversations
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hey everyone! Hope you’re all doing well! Lots has happened between when we touched down into Chubu/Nagoya International Airport (July 22) and today (July 26). So to catch you up to speed, I’m going to abbreviate the days and point out some specific highlights of each day.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]July 22 (Saturday) When we got our bags, we […]
Meet Our Summer Interns: Daniel Chen
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In our Spotlight sections, you’ll get better acquainted with ministries or members of our church in the hope that how God is working in their lives will encourage and strengthen you! This week you’re introduced to Daniel Chen, one of our summer interns! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chris: Welcome to Lighthouse! We’re glad you’re here with us this summer! Anything you’d […]
2017 Japan VBS Trip: Settled and Prepared
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hi everyone! Pastor Eric here. I’ve been asked to chronicle our trip in Nagoya, Japan (pronounced NA-go-ya). The problem is, I’m already two days late on the blog, so that gives you an idea of what kind of blogger I am haha. I tried pawning it off to Daichi, but he had already started watching […]
Meet Our Summer Interns: Davey Wong
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In our Spotlight sections, you’ll get better acquainted with ministries or members of our church in the hope that how God is working in their lives will encourage and strengthen you! This week you’re introduced to Davey Wong, one of our summer interns! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chris: Welcome to Lighthouse! We’re glad you’re here with us this summer! Anything you’d […]
Meet Our Summer Interns: Calvin Hu
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In our Spotlight sections, you’ll get better acquainted with ministries or members of our church in the hope that how God is working in their lives will encourage and strengthen you! This week you’re introduced to Calvin Hu, one of our summer interns! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chris: Welcome to Lighthouse! We’re glad you’re here with us this summer! Anything you’d […]
Ministry Recap: Surfer’s Healing with Bridge Ministry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/xX5XSgTYKIE” align=”center”][vc_column_text]On Saturday, June 3, 2017, six of our families from Lighthouse Bridge Ministry attended the Surfer’s Healing camp in Malibu Beach. Surfer’s healing is a free 1-day surf camp for children with autism. Their mission is to enrich the lives of people living with autism by exposing them to the unique experience of […]
Kim, Gavin, and Hide in Japan: Experiencing More Grace
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Japan Counseling Trip with Pastor Kim and Pastor Gavin was a huge blessing for me. Before I went to Japan, I had only two more months of internship left at Lighthouse, so I thought I wanted to learn as much as I could at Lighthouse. I know Nagoya very well because I graduated from the […]
Sharefest 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width=”3″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1495177166758-5189af7e-91e4-8″ include=”7445,7446,7447,7449,7450,7452,7453,7454,7455,7456,7459,7461″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/pKO8_cxTgiM”][vc_column_text](photo and video credit: Emi Ito) Many thanks to everyone who joined us at this year’s Sharefest! It was a great blessing for us to serve the students and staff at Valor Christian Academy in Redondo Beach. We had about 160 people in attendance, including kids. Together we were able to clean […]
Helpful Resources for Past Sunday
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Brothers and Sisters, I hope you are well. I wanted follow up with a few of resources I mentioned on Sunday that I hope will be helpful. First, I mentioned that if Mother’s Day isn’t an easy day (singleness; infertility; loss; difficult relationships; etc.), then here is a sermon I hope is helpful. It is […]