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Japan Harvest magazine

Encouraging, inspiring, and equipping
the members of the JEMA community

Feature Article

Spring 2025 John Edwards

Growing through my ministry journey

My wife and I have lived in six prefectures and been involved in five different sorts of ministry. God has used each stage to help me grow in how I see my ministry in Japan.

Feature Article

Spring 2025 Judith Ricken

If the devil can’t stop you, he will push you!

Learning about burnout, developing a plan to prevent burnout, and encouraging others to set healthy boundaries in ministry

Feature Article

Spring 2025 Sue Plumb Takamoto

The adjusting missionary

Challenges of Japanese culture and the unique role of community

Feature Article

Spring 2025 Gabriella Kashiwakura

Missionary families rooted in Christ

We need strong missionary families to endure the challenges of spreading the gospel in a foreign culture

Feature Article

Spring 2025 Rachel Hughes

Disjointed, disruptive delights of deputation

Trips to visit our support team is a strange part of missionary life that can leave us confused, but hopefully also encouraged

Feature Article

Spring 2025 (anonymous)

The prodigal daughter

Putting my children’s lives totally in the Lord’s hand causes me to pray and trust in God in new ways!

Feature Article

Spring 2025 Cynthia Ruble

Strength in losing

After years as a missionary, I was becoming overwhelmed by feelings of loss. I had two choices: burn out or lean into something better.

Feature Article

Spring 2025 Shan Reed

Returning, not retiring: Discerning God’s unwanted guidance

What happens when God urges us to take a turn in the road that we didn’t see coming?

Feature Article

Spring 2025 Jack Garrott

Unexpected succession

Finding a successor is of vital importance for any minister and particularly for a missionary, but God may provide unexpectedly

Feature Article

Spring 2025 Wendy Marshall

Don’t be a know-it-all

Last year, I listened to a podcast where Jonathan and Elizabeth Trotter were interviewed about...

Feature Article

Spring 2025 Eileen Barkman

Was it enough?

When we ask, “Did we do enough?” Jesus answers with his all-sufficiency

General Article

Spring 2025 Kari Miyano

Finding treasures in darkness

We found hope in God as things went from bad to worse for my mom during the covid pandemic

Regular Article

Spring 2025 Cynthia Ruble

Offering hope in unexpected pregnancies

How does a regular employee at a company come to lead an organization that supports women with unexpected pregnancies?

Regular Article

Spring 2025 Alan Steier

Member care: the “why” and the “what”

Any number of challenging issues could take missionaries off the field. JEMA’s ministry of member care offers various ways to build resilience and health for those called to proclaim the gospel.

Regular Article

Spring 2025 Steve Manders

Coaching in evangelism and discipleship

Our questions are the most powerful tools for ministry

Regular Article

Spring 2025 Robert Adair

Model of missions: hero or hiryō

Whether conscious or unconscious, our view of the role of a missionary significantly impacts our praxis. Are we hoping for credit as the hero or willing to be forgotten in God’s broader story?

Regular Article

Spring 2025 David McIntyre

Being like the youngest

A challenge to change how we talk with people might prompt us to consider how we relate to others as missionaries

Regular Article

Spring 2025 Helane Ramsay

Show Them Jesus

Jack Klumpenhower (New Growth Press, 2014)Japanese Title: 見せようイエスさまを 福音に生きる子どもたちを育むTranslated by Nozomu Kusunoki (いのちのことば社、 2024) “I...

Regular Article

Spring 2025 Catherine Porter

Our needs change

Missionaries need different kinds of member care as they journey from arrival to retirement

Regular Article

Spring 2025 Judith Ricken

The Sunday school class that changed my life

How a simple report from a faithful missionary inspired a girl to become a missionary herself

Regular Article

Spring 2025 Hoi-Yan Shea

Bridging the gap

Some Japanese people are strongly influenced by beliefs in the supernatural, but God is able to open their eyes to see Jesus as we engage with them relationally

Regular Article

Spring 2025 Ken Reddington

The plurality of prayer

“Prayer is an art which only the Holy Spirit can teach us. He’s the Giver of all prayer. Pray for prayer. Pray till you can pray.” (Charles Haddon Spurgeon)1

Regular Article

Spring 2025 Wendy Marshall

Tone

How do we convey the right tone in our writing?

Feature Article

Winter 2025 Andrew Phillips

The ministry of limitations

A sudden panic attack prompted a series of steps for better self-care and understanding

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