Brittany Linder

  • お祈り:Prayer Transcends Language

    お祈り:Prayer Transcends Language

    天の父になる神様、 造り主です。救い主です。主を賛美します。主の御名を誉めます。神様、今日のこと、ありがとうございます。 昨日、新しい主にあって姉妹が洗礼され、救いに助かって下さってありがとうございます。主は永遠の恵みと許しを与え、感謝します。主の栄光を讃えます。やはり、この教会が御ことばを導に伝えられますように。また、私には、生徒に福音書のことを忠実に伝えるために、日本語がもっと上手になれるように。主を愛しています。イエス様の御名によってお祈りします。 アーメン。 God has truly blessed my time here in showing me His global church. As an exercise, I’ve made it a point to try and pray regularly in Japanese. This serves partially as language practice. But more importantly, it allows me to think about God and talk with Him the same way…

  • Meditations on the Gospel: Good Friday

    Today is Good Friday. The day we remember the death of Jesus. The humiliation, the pain, and the suffering that Christ bore for us. Good Friday, despite the name, is a somber day. The joy of the resurrection—Easter Sunday—is two days away, and it will be a day of celebration. But today we are quieter.…

  • Praise: The Body of Christ in Shukugawa

    Heavenly Father, I praise You for the work You have done here in Shukugawa. I praise You for the people You have brought into Your kingdom over the years that Shukugawa Bible Church has been serving. I praise You for the powerful testimonies of these church members—and their devotion and love for You. You have…

  • First Week of Teaching: Complete!

    I made it! I have officially completed my first week of teaching. And I am happy to report that I enjoyed the work! I liked the rhythm of the lesson planning, the breaks between classes for resting and prepping, and the wonderful interactions I had with my students. This past week flew by like a…

  • Prayer Request: My Very First Week of Classes

    Hello friends! So I have already posted a quick prayer request on Facebook, but I wanted to flesh it out on here for the whole week. Classes Please pray that my classes go well today (first day of classes!). My schedule isn’t especially heavy, but I’m a bit nervous about the flow of my kindergarten…

  • Grocery shopping in Japan for the first time

    Confession: I haven’t really experienced major “culture shock” since moving to Japan. Yes, I’ve only been here for two weeks, and yes, how can I know everything about Japan in just that time? Answer: I can’t. However, as you may or may not have known, I studied Japanese language and culture for four years during…

  • First Sunday at Shukugawa
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    First Sunday at Shukugawa

    After arriving in Japan on a Saturday, I hit the ground running at my new church on Sunday. I learned that Sundays at Shukugawa are pretty…how can I say…intense. They’re intense. But I think they’re intense in the best way possible. But first, let me give you a little background information. A Typical Sunday at…