Planning an event

As we have lived in Hiragishi for the last 17 months or so, it has been encouraging gradually to get to know people and to build up relationships with people in the area. A number of friends and colleagues have also put us in touch with people they know who live round about. There is a lot of potential in Hiragishi. So far we have built things up slowly, partly because we have not had the time or resources to devote to things which require a large investment of time or people. However, we are now planning one event and one special worship service next month, and we have other ideas to build on those over the coming months. A few folks from one of our colleague's home church are coming to Hokkaido for a holiday next month and would like to spend a few days helping us in Hiragishi. The main event we will have is what we are calling a Singapore Cultural Day, a low-key, 'easy to come along to' event with a taste of Singaporean culture, music, dance, games and food, and a simple testimony by one of the visitors. We have designed fliers and are sending these to people we know and distributing them more widely in the area. We have no idea how many might come. But hopefully it will be a chance just to get to know people in an informal and relaxed setting, and perhaps be a first step for some in a journey of faith.