新春2018

「正義を洪水のように　恵みの業を大河のように尽きることなく流れさせよ」（アモス5章24節　新共同訳）

祝福と喜びのうちに新しい年を迎えることができました。

活信は、大学での研究・教育以外にも、教会、福祉関係のミッションを果すことができ有意義な一年でした。

幸代も、娘のバイオリンと私のクラシックギターの伴奏により、教会、福祉施設等で賛美をする機会も多くあり、喜びをもって仕えることができました。

子供たちも皆成長し、今春で末娘も大学を卒業となりますが、3人とも大学院生としてまだ学生を続けます。長男はアメリカ、次男はオランダの大学院でそれぞれ留学中です。親としては、どのような道をいくにせよ、神と共に歩む道には、真の喜びと祝福があるのだと伝えています。

この新しい年も皆様にとって天来の祝福がありますようにお祈りしています。

Dear beloved ones home and abroad,　

A Happy New Year

“Let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream”. (Amos 5:24)
May the Hope and Peace of this season remain with us throughout the New Year!How grateful we are for those of praying parties and beloved friends who have kept us in their caring over the year passed and coming by.

I am so well and enjoyed a reasonable year and sending to greeting by this SNS (blog, FB, twitter, and e-mail) this year - though I always prefer to see you face to face or write "real" cards.

I am spending the holidays in Kyoto with Yuki and Koto. My son, Tate has been studying in U.S. as s Ph.D. student since September 2017. Tomo has been studying in Netherland as a graduate student since September 2016. Koto will go to a graduate school.  　

  This year has been yet another full and busy year. I continue to teach social work at the Doshisha University as a full time professor.  And I had some opportunities to give special lectures as keynote speakers for some academic conferences.  And also I had many times to preach gospel messages at some Christian conferences and local churches. Sometimes I had some opportunities to give a kind of chapel concert with Yuki’s singing, Koto’s violin and my classic-guitar.

With prayers for health and happiness for you and all those you love,May these Christmas be your blessed Holiday, and may this Coming New Year bring you, your family, and friends many occasions of joy and happiness!

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