Jeffrey Mensendiek, Author at Global Ministries

Send Christmas Cards to Churches in Japan

You are invited to share love and hope by participating in the Christmas Card Project with partner...

This is my second year working at the J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, where I serve as chaplain...

Nine years had passed since the nuclear disaster in Japan. It was a grey and dreary day as I...

This Lenten season, my mind is stuck on an image of a dilapidated house that I saw in Fukushima....

March 11, 2019 marked eight years since Japan’s “Triple Disaster.” Communities and...

March 11, 2019 marked eight years since Japan’s “Triple Disaster.” Communities and...

Having grown up as an American in Japan, one of my great passions is to be a bridge for people who...

One thing I like about late September in Japan are the Kin-moku-sei trees (osmanthus) in blossom....

Teruko’s funeral was like no other. She called it a “Celebration of Life” Her dream was to...

I have completed four years at Kwansei Gakuin University (KG) in Kobe. It’s a rather large...

I want to introduce you to some paintings by Soichi Watanabe, one of Japan’s most internationally...

“Life is never about being correct, but only and always about being connected. Just stay...

For the past several years I have been involved locally here in Kobe with twelve churches that...

The sixth day since the first large earthquake in Kyushu. One characteristic of this recent...

The southern island of Kyushu was shaken by an earthquake on April 14th (M 5.7) and then on the...