You can watch the video of Dr. Steve's gospel Conference

http://tokyo.antioch.jp/internet-tv/120330-america.html

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A mission team will be sent today

The time has come. A mission team will be sent to Thanks and Praise and Revival Camp from today. Please let me update you on the the newest information about the team.

It’s so clear today in Tokyo. It’s comparably slow to meet together today.

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DVD of Thanks and Praise and Revival Camp, 2012 will be released from Rainbow Appearing In the Clouds Publishing

DVD of Thanks and Praise and Revival Camp, 2012 will be released from Rainbow Appearing In the Clouds Publishing. It’ll contend with a seminar by Merlin Carothers and a message by Pastor Tsugumichi Ohkawa. It costs 2,500 yen (tax included): CD and a set of DVD and CD (mp3) include all meetings in this camp.
If you apply until Mon. 2nd April, we’ll deliver them around Fri. 6th April. (This photo is the jacket of the last year.)
For forther information, please contact Rainbow Appearing In the Clouds Publishing.
TEL.03-5805-1681/FAX.03-5805-1688 / E-mail:readers@kumoniji.co.jp

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I’ll go to school at first – Delta group

It’s the last day of a clinical teaching today. Please help me to learn the teaching smoothly and not to make some mistakes. After I finish to learn the teaching, I’ll take a plane of a midnight flight. And I’m going to LA.(^-^)/

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Profile of Delta group

This is Hitomi of Delta group. This is the uniform as she takes a clinical teaching. The time of the clinical teaching has finally started.

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Leave now – SQ group

Singapore Airline group will meet together at 4:15 am at Narita
airport. Group of Tokyo Antioch Church will meet at 2:40 pm at
Keisei-ueno station.

I’m heading for the station by bike.

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I caught the Chuo line.

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I’m going for some parts – SQ

I stop over at Godanda, and I’m going to take some parts of iPhone.

I’m getting off the Chuo line.

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And I’m getting on the Yamanote line.

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Group of waiting list was fixed

Two tickets that was on waiting list were miraously fixed at last.
This is Pastor Ryoko who is receiving a telephone call about that

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Arrival at Gotanda – SQ

I’m getting off once.
The cherry trees along Meguro river has not been bloomed yet

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Heading for Ueno where we’ll meet together

I’m in charge of updating this blog for group of United Airline.
I hope to take a nice shot. We’ll meet together at 1:20 pm at Ueno.
Now I’m leaving at 11:45 am from Yokohama.

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We’re leaving – ANA

4 people among 5 people of Kimura group is leaving now as a group of ANA.
Oh, no! Where’s one more person?

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Fixed! – SQ

Today, Pastor Mori were to go to LA because the waiting ticket was fixed.
He’ll fly by SQ.

This is Pastor Mori who expresses his satisfaction.

Actually, he declared “I’ll surely join the team” last Saturday.
Of course, he made it!
Hallelujah!

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Group meet together – ANA

Undergo artificial dialysis is over before joint the team,
and she met group safely. Now they’re heading for Narita Airpor

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Pray first – UA

4 people as a group of UA met together at Ueno station.
Another 5 people will meet at Narita.
Firstly, we pray. This is Pastor Paul Akimoto,
who is sub-leader of this team, and Sister Fushigi and Pastor Sakaki.

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Take a break – Delat

Now we’re taking a break.
There’re a lot of snacks on the table. (LOL)
I’m eating these snacks for now, and keep going the lab.
And also I’m making preparations for leaving at midnight.

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Leaving at Gotanda – SQ

I have room to breathe in this team.

Don’t be careful!/p>

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I’m heading for Keiseiueno station where we have to meet together.

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Meeting at Ueno – SQ

Group members are gradually gathering.

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I’ll arrive at Ueno soon

I’ll arrive at Ueno soon.

I’m now in Okachimati.

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The time is coming soon

People are gathering at Keiseiueno.

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Arrival – SQ

It’s Ueno zoo, isn’t it.

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I’m heading for Keiseiueno.

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Photographers – SQ

It’s all done.

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Throw a punch to camera – SQ

Hikaru, he is the most youngest baby in this team.

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The first time – SQ

This is a couple of newlyweds who join the team for the first time.
Have a nice trip!

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They join the team for the first time with a family – SQ

They join the team for the first time with a family.

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Necessary – UA

This is an important clock on the window while we’re praying in Skyliner.
This is Pastor A’s.

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Arrival at Keiseiueno – SQ

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All members gathered together.
We leave at Ueno.

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Reason why they’re smiling – UA

Pastor Joshua Minami with his family from Miyagi Ken are smiling.
Why are they smiling. Becuase all group of the UA’s seats were
upgradeed up to economy plus. Thanks to the power of 1K!

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I’ve taken a ticket today – SQ

This is Ms. Shiba who has taken a ticket miraculously.

Can you see Ms.Shiba’s smiling face on this photo even though it’s a bite dark.

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Where’s the gate? – UA

Now we’re going forward to the gate.
The gate number is 33. It’s so close that we imagined.

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Ticket? – SQ

This is the tickets that we received from the mission staff members.
The tickets are not available for the ticket gate….

However Pastor Yumino, our sub-leader, tries to enter by the tickets,

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He couldn’t pass the gate machine.
So he went to pass the tickets to station workers.

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Check in – ANA

This is the same old composition.
Now we’re going to a check-in counter.

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This is what we have to do at the gate – UA

When we arrived the gate, what we have to do is to pray.
We, 9 members, gathered together, and prayed at first.
And we gave thanks to the Lord.

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Technical word – UA

1K means that a passenger took one hundred thousand mile fly yacht for one year.

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Photographer! – SQ

This is Emichan as a photographer.

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This is John as a photographer

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Pastor Nagato has come! – ANA

ANA group members, Pastor Nagato and Ms. Shibahasi, gather together.

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A happy gift’s name – UA

Pastor Minami are automatically smiling.
He has given a gift from Pastor Esther, Hokkido.
What is the name of the gift?
It’s “Otabe”. What a good name!

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They’re shooting a serious look at..so what? – UA

They’re taking an test?
To tell the truth, they’re filling out customs declaration to enter into the US.
Some said “I’ve done it that I would have to do in my flight.”

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The second time – SQ

Zion joins the team for the second times.

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Rainbow ? – UA

It’s sing in heaven! Oh, no.
This is Pastor Sakaki’s band of suitcase that is a color of rainbow.
It’s outstanding.

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Everybody gathers together – SQ

Everybody gathers together.

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He can join the team miracurasly

He can join the team miracurasly.
I heard that he was waiting at Haneda Airport.
It’s the victory of faith.

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What is one more important thing?

The answer is to read the word of God as well as to pray.
If you have a time, let us open the Bible.

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Pastor Nagato’s secret wepons – ANA

What is the name of secrets weapons?
The answer is the secrets weapon to sing to the Lord and to praise the Lord!

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It’s the ticket everyone is talking about – UA

On the right of the boarding pass syas “1 MILLION MILER”.
That means 1 million

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Special day – UA

Is it a special day today?
Ueno Zoo stop to show panda because of breeding season.
This is the first time.
Breed pandas are only successful artificial insemination.

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Check in – SQ

Now we’re going to check in.
It makes a line.

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Waiting time – ANA

We’re taking an intensive course for iPhone

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Boarding now – ANA

We’re boarding now.

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Why? – UA

It’s the time of boarding at 5:30 pm.
Why does nobody make a line? When I gaze in the boarding time,
it has changed at 5:50 pm.

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The reason why is that! – UA

I asked, “Why was the boarding time delayed”.
Then the office workers pointed with his finger and said, “That!”.
There’re the airplane.
The reason why that plane was delayed, our departure time was also delayed.
The explanation was easy to understand.

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This is the problem – UA

The plane has just arrived here.
I heard that we’ll take the flight.
It’ll take one hour from arrival to departure.

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Conformation the check-in

This is the mission staff.
They conform that all our members has finished the check-in.

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Baggage claim – SQ

We’re going to pass through the baggage claim after we pray.

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Distinguish – UA

We have to wait in more 45 minutes.
So there’re the one who falls asleep,
the one who reads a book and the one who uses iPad.
I’m not sure between the one who reads a book and the one who uses iPad.
Ambiguously, we need to distinguish between them.

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Blog in English version is being updating – UA

This blog in English version is being updating.
Please enjoy.

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We met together – UA

Pastor Majikina of SQ group greets our group, UA.
We met together because our departure was delayed.

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Passing through passport control – SQ

We passed through passport control.
Now we’re waiting until all members will pass.

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Passing through safely – SQ

Everybody passed through it.

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Inside of the plane at last – UA

We entered into the plane around at 5:50 pm.
What a relief!
The time of flight is 8 hours 55 minutes.

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This is the sunset before taking the plane – UA

Yeah, I can enjoy the sunset both in Japan and in LA, USA.
It’s a double blessing!

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Space – UA

This flight upgrades so that there’are enough space beneath that.

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Meeting – SQ

The mission staff has a meeting before boarding.

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We’re near the gate – SQ

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Videograper is strugging – SQ

Videograper is struggling now.
He’s taking our good video with a new camera

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Softcreams – SQ

I have two soft creams for now.

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Bodyguard – SQ

They, two guys, are in charge of bodyguard.

They protect you behind.

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Boarding now – SQ

We’re boarding now.

We go to LA! Thank you!

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This is the first time – SQ

This is the first time for Emichan to America!

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It’s dark – SQ

Singapore group is boarding.
It’s dark outside.

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Plane near or at capacity – SQ

Singapore flight near or at capacity.
Now we’re going to fly.

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Second floor – SQ

Pastor Yumino on 2nd floor and Pastor Majikina 1st floor

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Grandpa and grandchild – SQ

Grandpa took two shot with his grandchild in the plane.

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We’ll leave before long – SQ

We’ll leave before long.

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Heading for the airport – Delta

Leave again.
It’s dark outside.

Please help me to arrive not to lost the way

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Arrival at Kawasaki – Delta

I arrived at Keikyu Kawasaki station!

I looked around restlessly to look for right direction,

I heard a voice behind me, saying “what? Should I go to way to Tokyu Kawasaki?”

Thank God for leading me Right way.

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Arrival at Haneda! – Delta

I arrived at Haneda.

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Check-in counter – Delta

I found Delta’s check-in counter.

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Check-in – Delta

I tried automatic check-in.

It was hard for me to input information.

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Ticket – Delta

This is my ticket.

This is my first time to get very thin.

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Immigration – Delta

I passed through a baggage inspection and immigration safely!

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At a cafe – Delta

Opening hour of this cafe was until 23:30.

So I had to leave there. Anyway, thank God!

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By bus – Delta

I move to a boarding gate by bus.

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Departure – Delta

I thank to God.

I am in the airplane, soon we will leave.

Suddenly, I am feeling worse, please pray for me!

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Inside of flight – SQ

Inside is chilly.

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Some are sleeping, others are reading the Bible.

We are spending time in various ways.

I hope that all of us will be refreshed in plane.

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Dinner time ! – SQ

What blessing of Singapore air are

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You can enjoy premium ice cream!

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Busy, busy! – SQ

Bro. Mori is also a papa of a child!

He is rating an ice cream while he is cradling!

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Somehow – SQ

Even she rests, she is tring to summon up her power and making peace sigh!

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Skin care inflight – SQ

Ms. Mario who is putting face pack on her face inflight!
At first glance, it’s scary!

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New star from Hokkaido – SQ

Recently, Joy is practicing gospel hard !

I heard that she is taking voice training from someone who lives in Kyushu.

She is expecting live performance on the street!

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Almost LA! – SQ

The plane makes its landing approach.
Now, I can see the land, it looks whitish! Is it snow?

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Arrive at LA safely ! – SQ

We have arrived at LA safely,
but we have to wait more 30 minutes inside for ensure the deck.

Hallelujah!

Outside from the window

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Arrival at LA! – SQ

Group of Singapore arrived at LA safe and sound.

Thank you for your prayer.

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We are moving from here by bus.

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Bus arrived

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Everyone got on the bus.

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During to the move – SQ

Weather in LA is very fine!

It’s not too hot not too cold, comfortable!/p>

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We arrived at the hotel! – SQ

We arrived at the hotel safely!

Thank you for your prayer.

Corridor of Kyoto Grand Hotel

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Detached force!

Just after we arrived at the hotel,

some of us are going to meet a president of clothing manufacturer as a detached force.

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Arrival

We arrived there in less than 10 minutes from the hotel.

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Meeting

They have cards in Japanease.

Here looks like a reception of the head office.

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We could meet a president of this company!

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Enter the hotel!

Group of Singapore could checked in the hotel without problems.

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Setting up for meeting place/p>

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We stmeeting set up for a evening special meeting.

This year we have better equipments than last year.

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Evening meeting of the first day

Evening special meeting will be started soon.

Everyone came together.

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Start the meeting of the 1st day

The evening meeting of the 1st day has started!

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Detached force (2)

Pastor Ken of Tokamsa church came and joined the meeting
( Second one from left).

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Fun of rock-paper-scissors tournament

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This is the first round of the rock-paper-scissors tournament.

Heated game has unfolded !

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Who is the winner of the 1st round?

This is she!
Ms. Yumino, Pastor Yumino’s wife!

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The 2nd round

The 2nd round is started!

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This time I will win! Heated game has unfolded again!

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Who is the winner of the 2nd round?

The winner of the 2nd round is Ms. Saiko, who is one of the Mission staff !

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Today’s final game

Today’s final game is between Pastor Yumino’s wife and Ms. Saito!

Let’s start!

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It’s fifty-fifty…

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Both did not give the game.

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Who won finally?

Ms. Saito!

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Congregational praise and worship

The time of congregational praise and worship.
Sign and Wonder team is leading the congregation.

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Time of testimony

Pastor Sasaki of TLCCC LA church is sharing her testimony.

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Special song offering: Eshkol
Four groups gave their special song offering to the Lord.

First was Eshkol,which is belong to Tokyo Antioch church.

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Special song offering 2

Olivert of Kagoshima church.

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Special song offering 3

The 3rd group is Immanuel.

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Special song offering 4

The 4th group is La Spouza.

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Short message

The time of short message.

By Pastor Peter Nagatoh

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Praise for the second half

A time of praise for the second half.

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Detached force move furthermore

We use two cars!

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We are in Korean town.

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Dinner time for the Detached force

The president has treated us to dinner.

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Urchin.

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It looks like tuna, but I’m not sure.

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Lobster sashimi.
The peace sigh is given!

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Pick up the group of Delta

I’m driving along a freeway.

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Concentration

Pastor Peter Kubota says no word for focusing on his driving.

Road in LA are complicated!

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Group of Delta arrived!

We lost a little, but we met Ms. Sato safely!

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Return to the hotel

It’s quite dark, but we are returning to the hotel smoothly.

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We are reaching to a center of the downtown.

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Greeings

Rev. Ohkawa gave us greetings.

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5 o’clock in the morning

It’s 5 o’clock in the morning.

The special ministry team has started now.

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It’s still dark

It’s still dark
We’re moving by van.

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Arrival at Tokamusa Church

We’ve arrived at Tokamusa Church.

What a big church!

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Enter the church

We’re entering the church with Ms. Han.

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We’ve given a permission for shooting

We’ve given a permission for shooting.
John’s in charge of taking our videos.

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Pastor Ken

Pastor Ken delivers a message.

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Early morning service

This is Pastor Akimoto in the early morning service.

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Special praise by Gifts.

Gifts gave special song offering to the Lord.

The song was “in a Shining light.

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Saying Good –by to everyone.

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We have to say good-by to Pastor Ken,
Sister Naomi and Ms. Han the representative here.

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Thank you very much.

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They are having a early morning prayer meeting in the hotel room. It is earlier than usual

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It is early in the morning. His eyes are so red.

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Setting up for early morning meeting

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Staffs are setting up for the meeting from early in the morning.

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Pastor Nagato also came very early, and he is setting up PA machine.

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Pastor Inagawa is rehearsing for the meeting.

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The early morning meeting has started

We praise the Lord cheerfully.

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Welcome back!

Special ministry team had come back!
They came back in the very first part of the meeting,
and I said “so early!” in spite of myself with surprise!

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Message by Pastor Paul Yumino

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After the meeting

They’re relaxing after the meeting.

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The staff’s putting a room in order.

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astor Yumino came to invite us to street live.

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Pastor Majikina is now diligently lending a helping hand for preparing street live.

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Street live ①

They began to prepare for street live in front of the Kodak Theater.

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The sign of Kodak Theater.

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Street live ②

This is the first street live for “Eshkol”

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Ms. Mariko is now learning words of the song in English from Ms. Nomi.

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Gospel group of children.

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“Gifts” appeared in street live concert

“Gifts” the gospel group which was making a music video had appeared,
and did a live performance!

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“Gifts” got acquainted with this gentleman in street live

The gentleman who was watching the live performance in a front row
owns internet TV, and “Gifts” is going to appear on Spanish TV program!

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Joy!

Ms. Joy made her debut in Hollywood!
One African-American person shed tears hearing her sing!

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Making a video of “Gifts”

Members of “Gifts”, Mr. Toichi and videographers are having
a meeting of making promotion video of “Gifts”.
They decided to film a promotion video today.

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Union station

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They decided to film at the subway station in L.A.
They were told that they can’t do it without permission,
but they got permission briefly!

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This is one scene of the film

They are filming in a waiting room of the station!
This is one scene of the film!
It has very good classical atmosphere!

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They decided to film on a platform too

They decided to film on a platform too.
They are going up to a platform now.

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Two videographers

These two people are videographers this time.
They were made a perfect pair, and trying to film a good scene with teamwork.

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Subway of L.A.

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They are going get on a subway from now.
They will go to Hollywood filming in a subway train!

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Bicycle too

It seems they can get on a subway with bicycle in L.A.

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They arrived to Hollywood safely

They arrived to Hollywood, and they joined to the groups of street live performance.
They could film in a middle of stairs of Kodak Theater with
permission which is not available usually!
We give thanks to the Lord!

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We are now going to Universal Studio!

They are getting on a bus!

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Street live performance has finished

Today, many people had stopped to listen!
We are coming back on Thursday for the next time!

People who are in various costumes are also doing their good in hot weather!

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Inside of the bus was cooler than I thought!

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Go through the gate.

Finally we are going into the Universal Studio.

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Universal Studio!

We are looking around here and there!

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Doctor is also going with us together

Doctor Kimura, he is very lively tody also, is going to Universal Studio!

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Everyone had a wonderful time through the day

Everyone is very lively, and had a joyful and wonderful time!

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Rock -Paper -scissors tournament

Everyone is getting hot in the battle!

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Who is the winner today?

Pastor Suzuya is the winner of Rock – Paper – Scissors tournament of both two round.
Very strong!
She will fight a final match with Ms. Saito the winner of yesterday tournament some day later!

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Praise time of first half

Praise time of first half of the meeting.

Praise team of Pastor Joshua Minami.

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Testimony

Time of testimony.

Pastor Asano of New York church is sharing his testimony.

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Night meeting

Pastor Akimoto in the night meeting.

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Praise time of lattar half

Praise time of lattar half.
The presence of the Lord has been revealed in our praise!

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Message

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Rev. Ohkawa brought us a message.