This year’s MICF theme has been A Praying Heart, and we held a special evening of prayer on October 6 to participate in the International Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6). We also spent time praying for nine other countries on the Open Doors list of the top fifty countries where …
MICF presents a bilingual Family Christmas program for the community at the Kiyotake Culture Center every December.
Bible House is a place where Japanese and internationals in Miyazaki City get together regularly for fellowship and Bible study. It is the home of Al and Rhonda Juve, located near Miyazaki University.
Miyazaki International Christian Fellowship is made up of Japanese students, workers, and families as well as internationals who have come to Miyazaki to work or study. People from over forty different countries have attended MICF on Sunday evenings.
Picnics are occasionally held at a park or the beach. For Easter, friends from twelve countries joined our international barbecue and music program at a park near Bible House.
Florante is a 12-acre year-around flower park in Miyazaki City, with walking paths among the seasonal flower displays.
The elementary school JOY Club students enjoyed making Christmas cards at their Christmas party.
A spring outing for the Hannah Fellowship ladies, at the Florante Flower Park in Miyazaki.
Cross-Culture Connections holds recreation, culture exchange, and volunteer activities to interact with people living in Miyazaki. This is a New Zealand presentation for students at Miyazaki University.
Kyushu is the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan. Miyazaki, along the east coast, is one of its seven prefectures and has a subtropical climate.
Miyazaki has a scenic coastline on the east, and beautiful mountains to the west. Aoshima island and beach, just a few minutes drive from Bible House, is very popular with surfers and tourists.
December 14 is our annual Family Christmas celebration at the Kiyotake Culture Center. You are invited to join us that Saturday evening from 6:30-8:30. Highlights will be the international buffet meal, musical performances, a drama of the story of Jesus’ birth, and the chance to celebrate the joy of Christmas with friends from around the … Continue reading
We were blessed today by a visit from Rhonda’s language school partner during our first two years in Japan. Later, Ginna was “in the right place at the right time” to hear about a small Bible study group at the University of Miyazaki. She is the one God used to connect us with Miyazaki International … Continue reading
Kingsley Amoako and his family visited MICF this week from Canada. He spoke about walking by the Spirit (Galatians 5:16), and shared why that is important and how to do it in our daily lives. Kingsley and Adlaina were founding members of the international Bible study over 25 years ago, and they continue to encourage … Continue reading
Many new friends joined our international picnic, from eight different countries. Rain moved the event inside but we still enjoyed games, songs, and watermelon along with the picnic. Continue reading
The Hannah Fellowship ladies met for lunch together before our June prayer time. These ladies each serve faithfully in the various churches they are a part of in Miyazaki City. Continue reading
MICF members Jonathan and Emma Chuuka were the special speakers for our Cross-Culture Connections event at Miyazaki University on May 18. They gave a presentation about their home country of Zambia, including teaching a traditional Zambian song that was used for a quiz game. Students from Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia participated, as … Continue reading
On April 21, at 7:00 PM we will be watching the movie “Risen” at Bible House. It is a story of the Resurrection, through the eyes of the Roman tribune who was assigned by Pilate to oversee the Crucifixion. Afterward he is given the task of finding out what happened to the body, in order … Continue reading
