In light of the present Covid-19 situation in Fukuoka City, our worship service gatherings in Agape House-Fukuoka and at Fukuoka Evangelical Free Church are suspended starting March 29 until further notice. However, we will host our Worship Services via Video Live streaming from our Facebook Page every Sunday. Please click here to set a reminder and let us together worship the Lord.
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Short-Term Mission Team from So Young Ro Church
So Young Ro Church of Busan, South Korea is sending over 200 college students and young professionals to over 30 churches in Fukuoka, Oita, Saga and Kumamoto Prefectures between July 10 to 18 for a Short-Term Mission Trip. Agape House-Fukuoka will host a team comprised of 7 of these young people.
They will engage in daily morning devotions, prayer and worship, join Bible studies, learn about missions and evangelism in Japan and engage in evangelistic activities such as Gospel tracts distribution in train stations near Agape House-Fukuoka and feeding the homeless at Reisen Park in Hakata Ward. They will also help in painting our church facility and fix some walls.
One of their main activities is to host a Korean Day in Agape House-Fukuoka on July 14, Saturday from 4:00 P.M. They will introduce their culture through a dance performance, Taekwondo demonstration, teaching how to cook a Korean dish, and playing traditional games. They will also cook and serve various Korean foods for the participants to enjoy. (Please click here to join this event.)
On July 15, Sunday, they will join the Agape House brethren from the three worship services (Morning, Evening and Indonesia) in a Joint Worship Service from 4:00 P.M. and an International Potluck Dinner Fellowship from 6:00 P.M.
On July 16, Monday, along with the church members and short mission teams from Koga Gorakugaoka Christ Church and Nozomigaoka Christ Church, they will join together with Agape House-Fukuoka church members for a Joint Sports Day at Koga Civic Gymnasium starting at 3:00 P.M. The entire group will be divided into teams to compete in Badminton, Volleyball and Basketball. After which, the entire group will move to Kora Gorakugaoka Christ Church for a Barbecue Party.
On July 17, they will tour around Fukuoka City and visit a Shinto shrine and a Buddhist temple to learn about Japanese religion and worldview.
Let us pray that the Lord would bless each of these young people and those who will be involved in this series of activities. Let us also pray that the Lord would protect, strengthen, sustain, guide and use each one in proclaiming His gospel and in sharing His love.
Indonesian Worship Service To Start In Agape House-Fukuoka
Blessed be the LORD God Almighty who sent His only begotten Son to shed His blood and purchased for Him a people from every tribe, tongue and nation!
We are very happy to announce that a new weekly Worship Service in the Indonesian Language is going to be offered in Agape House-Fukuoka starting November 19, 2017.
The worship service is scheduled every Sunday from 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. A fellowship time follows right after the worship service until 8:00 P.M.
We trust that this new worship service would be a blessing to our Indonesian brethren and friends who seek to gather together in the name of the LORD and worship Him in their mother tongue.
Bro. Benny Beanto & Sis. Puspa Kriselina will be in-charge in leading this new ministry. Let us pray for them as they serve our LORD and minister to our Indonesian brethren. Let us also pray that our LORD would bless and use this new ministry to nurture our Indonesian brethren in the grace and knowledge of our LORD and to bring the gospel and reach out to other Indonesians in Fukuoka.
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New Pastors For Koga, Munakata And Nozomigaoka Ordained And Appointed
We are so grateful to the LORD of the harvest for sending new laborers into His field in Fukuoka Prefecture.
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1st AHF Autumn Camp
We usually set a summer camp each year. But this year, we held the camp in Autumn for the first time. 23 Agape House brethren from our fellowships in Chihaya and Ito camped on October 7-9, 2017 at Isanoura Park Cottages and Bungalows, Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture.
The theme verse of this camp was 1 Corinthians 1:9: “God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
There was a slight delay in our departure on the first day because one of the vans had a flat tire before we could leave Agape House-Fukuoka. But we are grateful to God that it did not happen along the way that we could have it fixed while still in Fukuoka. We are also grateful that we still arrived the camp safely and on time. The group spent the rest of the first day starting with an orientation and prayer then enjoyed fishing, roaming around the camp site and fellowshipping while having a barbeque beside the lake. And we celebrated the 11th birthday of Elone.
We started the second day with participants having morning devotions, jogging around the park and cooking breakfast. Everyone enjoyed the french toasts, Korean ramen, and stir-fried vegetables. Sis. Piepie and Sis. Amy prepared the curry rice right after the breakfast while others wash the dishes and prepared for the worship service held later in the morning. The worship service started at 10:30 A.M. with singing of songs and hymns of praise and worship for God’s great faithfulness. Pastor Julius shared a message of God’s faithfulness from 2 Timothy 2:11-13.
After lunch, the group went to visit Nanatsugama Limestone Cave. It was a national designated monument found in Saikai City. The features of this limestone cave are said to be atypical to other limestone caves in the world, making it unique and well worth a visit. The cave have a length of approximately 1500 meters and an internal temperature of 14 degrees. But, only around 500 meters of the cave were allowed for tourists to enter.
Then, the group drove around 40 minutes to a theme park reproduction of a Dutch street that was created out of a part of the former Nagasaki Holland Village. This was just opened to the public on June 2016. It’s called Port Hoorn.
Late in the afternoon, the group drove around 30 minutes to Saikai Bridge. This bridge was said to be longest in the East when it was built in 1955. The New Saikai Bridge was built in 2006 adjacent to the first. We could observe the whirlpools from directly overhead on the walking path under the bridge beam. After spending some time together and taking a lot of pictures, we returned to the camp and had carbonara and tomato sauce spaghetti for dinner. Later that evening e spent time talking about the Holy Scriptures.
On the last day, we enjoyed delicious pancakes and fruits for breakfast. And we checked out at 9:30 A.M. But just before we left the camp, the kids demanded to ride the foot-pedal-driven duck boats. We had a fun time and a good exercise pedaling the duck boats around. Then, we took an hour trip to Sasebo City and visited the popular Tenkaiho Observatory, which is overlooking the scene of many green islands of Kujushima (99 islands) floating beautifully on the azure sea. Then, we went to Hotel Lorelei for the lunch buffet before we head back home.
We praise the LORD for His faithfulness, for allowing us to enjoy His presence, each other and the places we have visited, for the perfect weather He has granted during the entire camp, and for protecting us going to the camp and back to our respective homes.
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