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Japan Harvest magazine

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

Author: Shelley Carl

Feature Article

Spring 2022 Shelley Carl

Four steps to finding spiritual rest

We live in a culture where busyness is applauded, yet that busyness exhausts us. Here’s a way to cope.

Feature Article

Winter 2020 Shelley Carl

Kingdom purposes for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Sometimes God calls us to things we never imagined we could do

Feature Article

Winter 2019 Shelley Carl

Tokyo church planting in teams: two case studies

Churches are more likely to survive and thrive if they are planted by teams including both Japanese and missionaries

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