by Carol Hastings, missionaryPresbyterian Church (USA)A raw egg ready to be cracked into a small bowl to accompany the sukiyaki; a beautiful and exotic name: Shizuka; a Japanese stone lantern to enhance the small church garden; miso soup with no spoon; green tea-flavored ice cream; a tube of wasabi, platters of soy sauce, freshly caught and prepared fish, and a cooperative party to share the feast……

Robert (Bob) and Hazel Terhune, United Methodist missionaries, have completed 40 years of service and in March 2008 returned to the United States. Both had received the Lord's call to mission service while they were young: Hazel at age 9 and Bob at age 14. In God's mysterious plan they met and were married while studying at the same seminary, then joined their paths in preparation for pastoral and……

On the first Sunday of every other month, a Haiku group named Eagle Society holds a regular meeting after the worship service. We share our compositions and appreciate one another's work as we enjoy a lunch prepared by members of the church women's group. There are seven of us, all over 77 years of age. As members of the same church we are familiar with each other, so we do not hesitate to share ……

The season of annual district assemblies begins in late April. The General Affairs Department of the Kyodan General Office has been particularly busy making preparations for the 2008 sessions and has completed the moderator's greetings to each of the districts and the general secretary's report on the business of the Kyodan during the 2007 fiscal year. As general secretary, I have reviewed the cha……