We had our monthly Men’s Bilingual Bible Fellowship on Saturday the 19th. We started it a few months ago. Attendance has been good despite the pandemic. It starts at 9:00  a.m. with breakfast. Bible study time starts at 10:00 a.m. We usually wrap it up around 11:00 a.m., but the men tend to hang around for more fellowship.

On Sunday, Tim was teaching the adult Sunday school on the Baptist Distinctives. He was talking about baptism by immersion and what it represented.  He also mentioned that some denominations use sprinkling and should have used the word tekirei. Instead, he used the word tenteki which is an IV! Everyone had a good laugh over the idea of baptism by IV!

Tim made a video a while back of our facilities.  I have included it in this update. Enjoy!

We have been under a quasi-state of emergency since the New Year holiday ended. Last week it was announced that it would be extended until March 6. We are still holding services and our people remain faithful for which we are grateful. 

We read a news article recently that indicated Japan may begin to open their borders to businessmen and students in limited numbers. Please pray that the borders will continue to open and that new missionaries will be allowed to enter. 

The plum trees are beginning to bud. They usually bloom the end of February or the beginning of March. The picture above is from a past year. We look forward to this sign that spring is on the horizon.

Welcome to the Melton ministry update blog! We decided to start this to help keep you updated with how things are going in the ministry here in Japan. Thank you for your faithful prayer and support.