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Love StoryAThe Messenger
West Covina Christian Church newsletter
Emi and I have been married for 38 years and the Lord has kept
us moving. Not only from country to country, during our
missionary years, but lately, in our regimen of running. For the
past three or four years we've been running 5K races, but this
year Emi and I sort of parted ways. She started running farther
and farther. Farther than I would ever run. One day she decided
it was time to run a half marathon. I figured I'd just drop her off at the starting
line and then go eat breakfast somewhere. But when she signed herself up, she
signed me up for the 5K race on that same morning. It was sponsored by Kaiser
Permanente and took place in Irvine. When race time came, I had to cross the
street divider to the side for 5K runners. When I looked at all the half
marathoners, one of them being my wife, I felt kind of whimpy going to the 5K side
of the street. But like I told Emi when she asked if I'd like to run with her, "My
mama didn't raise no fool!" The 5K race is just fine, thank you. Anyway, my race
took less than 30 minutes, but she ran with a group of 5,000 over a 13.1 mile
course. As I watched the first runners cross the finish line, I found myself clapping
heartily for each group that passed me. But as the minutes ticked by I grew a little
bit concerned. I thought I might have missed her; that maybe she had run past me
already. After over two and a half hours I saw her round the corner, and she was
limping badly. As she passed I was so proud of her. She made it!
I share this with you to simply say our marriage has changed. The new enthusiasm
for running points to even bigger, more important changes. Our relationship has
changed, and so has our love for one another. It has evolved. Our love has grown
and matured. The depth of our relationship, the acceptance of one another, the
way we work together, has evolved for the better over the years.
Even though God doesn't change, He hopes our love for Him will. That it will
grow, and deepen, and like an old married couple, we'd be so much in tune with
Him, that we'd know what He wants without Him saying a word.
1 Corinthians 13 is seen as the love chapter. In it we read these words: "When I
was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When
I became a man, I put childish ways behind me."
May our love continue to grow, for those most dear to us, as well as for the Lord
our God.
Blessings to you.Pr. Rick Iwanaga
February 2011
Page 1
“A Love Story”~ Pastor Rick Iwanaga
Page 2
February Birthdays
Pray for Our Members
Pray for Our Missionaries
“Prayer Buddies”~ Julie Ann Seshiki
Page 3
Missions:Roy & Nancy Toma
Rev. & Mrs. Kilbourne
“Proof of God’sMagnificence”~ Alex Ferguson
Page 4
“Tucson...What Kind of God”
~ Shiori Sakamoto
Nurture and Care~ Glen Waki
Page 5
Christmas Eve picts.
A Celebration forEileen Hodge
Page 6
Special Announcements
Page 7
A Visit toTom & Ritsuko Tanaka
~ Lil Kusayanagi
Page 8
WCCC Information
Calendar
1100 E. Cameron Ave.
West Covina, CA
91790-3851
Bringing Us Together: Prayer Buddies
Did you ever think something called “Prayer Buddies” wouldbring a church closer? Recently Kelly Morimune started our“Prayer Buddies” ministry. Her hopes and vision of thisministry was to have people in our church pray constantlyfor every child at our church and therefore bringing ustogether as ONE body of Christ.
We currently have about 50 children being prayed for bysomeone in our church (youth to adults). We even haveadults from our Japanese-speaking congregation becoming aprayer buddy.
It’s a really neat ministry! Here’s how it works: Each prayerbuddy receives the child’s name, verse, and any prayerrequests on an index card. Kelly will ask parents if they haveany prayer requests for their children and will forward thoseprayer requests to the child’s prayer buddy. What a great wayfor the church to lift each child up in prayer CONSTANTLY.
By the time you read this, hopefully you’ll be able to seepictures of all the children being prayed for on the PrayerBuddy board located in the back of the foyer. Parents, goahead and send in those prayer requests. Prayer Buddies, let’scontinue to pray for our little buddy and see how God usesthis ministry for His glory!
4 . . . and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
14 “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he
acknowledges my name.” 15 “He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in
trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.” Psalm 91
Tommy Dyo, Campus Crusade Epic Movement, First U.S.
Mitsuo & Akiko Fujishima SEND International, Japan
Ernie & Yoko Kilbourne OMS International (Retired)
Charleen Kiyabu, Campus Crusade JESUS FILM
Greg & Nancy Nakamura ZOE Children’s Min, Thailand
Mitsu & Karen Nakamura Campus Crusade Japan
Lillian Shinoda OMS Holiness North America, Japan
Roy & Nancy Toma Campus Crusade, Okinawa, Japan
Daryl & Sun Young Wycliffe Aviation, Cameroon, Africa
For this is what the Lord has commanded us: "'I have madeyou a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation tothe ends of the earth'" (Acts10:47).
• Susan Arita
• Harry Baba Family
• Shirley Barnes• Iris Chaney
• Margaret Ching
• Alphonso Chuck• Inez Harris-Chuck
• Mary Cooper
• Jane Kaneshiro Fujita
• Michael Kaneshiro
• Alex Ferguson• Debbie Ferguson’s sons
• Helen Hara
• Eileen Hodge• Pastor Rick Iwanaga
• Ross Iwanaga
• Chris Kakimi
• Michael Kaneshiro
• Caleb Kubo
• Emi Kuromiya
• Charlene Matsui• Michael Mitacek
• The Miyamoto &
Todd Families• Hatsue Miyashiro
• Herbert Miyashiro
• Esther Morales
• Yuri Morimoto
• Myrtle Nakamura• Ed & Eileen Nakano
• Seiko Nakano
• Conchita Ohly• Daylinda Ormeo
• Gickee Ormeo
• Bill Sato
• Albert Saito
• Paul Saito• Seiji Sakamoto
• Kay Seno
• Mel Seshiki• Melinda Seshiki
• Momoyo Tada
• Tom & Rits Tanaka• Clarise Teutsch
• Rod Todd
• Danny Totanes• Sally Tsuneishi
• Gidget Tuason
• James Tsutsui
• Keith Washburn
• Jonathan Watson’s mom• Henry Yamada
• Aiko Yoshida
Airi Ando
Bailey Gonzalves
Pastor Rick Iwanaga
Colson Kishimoto
Darren Kishimoto
Janice Kubo
Mel Makabe
Yuri Morimoto
Ron Sahara
Mary Yoshida
Many of the following people have prayed fervently for us. Now, let us pray for them!
PRAY WITHOUT CEASING for Pastor Rick and Pastor Nakao and their families!
H
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appy BirthdayFebruary Babies!!
ray for Our Missionaries
Prayerhe Gift He Gives of Being with HimT
P rayer Buddies
Spotlight on Christian Education
Julie Ann Seshiki
Debunking and ridiculing
Christian beliefs is turning into a
popular sport. All sorts of
logical arguments are trumped
up, and all sorts of
undergraduates abandon their
faith in response.
Hearken the Hindu (You cannot
have millions of people earnestly
contemplating eternity for
thousands of years without
coming up with something
useful.) He says that the fact
that God cannot logically exist is
the best possible proof of his
magnificence. What an
awesome God He must be to
exist when logic says He cannot.
The irony is that, even though
God is ultimately
incomprehensible to our finite
intellects, it is our Christian duty
to try to comprehend Him in
every way we can. We generally
make good progress, but we
should never be tempted to
blame Him when our limited
logic conflicts with His divine
will.
God does not break the rules.
He makes the rules.
Editor’s note: Alex’s succinct
“proof” is especially meaningful
because its author faces
circumstances that would
challenge many people’s
faithfulness. The fact is that, to
the contrary, we see evidence in
him quite clearly, with our “finite
intellects” and Spirit-filled hearts,
that our Lord has indeed
overcome the world. Finite
intellects? Depend on Him!
Our conference was begun by pastors who were originally from or associatedwith the Oriental Missionary Society, OMS. OMS was begun in Japan in 1901by Charles and Lettie Cowman, Ernest and Julia Kilbourne and Juji and KatsukoNakada. No, not our Ernie Kilbourne. WCCC is blessed by the friendship ofErnie, the grandson! OMS became “OMS International,” then, in 2010, the“One-Mission Society.”
Ernie and his wife, Yoko, arrived safely at their new home in the GoodSamaritan Village in Kissimmee, FL (45 minutes south of Orlando) on Nov.29th. But only after a harrowing trip, described by Yoko, e-mailing from a motelin Biloxi, MS enroute to FL! Along the way, they lost a tire from their trailerand drove merrily along, until they reached a border checkpoint station 15miles later, unaware that they had lost the tire! And later, they almost endedup in a steep, muddy ditch, trailer and all! These were harrowing experiencesbut described by Yoko in the funniest way one could imagine. “Funny” nowbecause God clearly provided for their safety every step of the way. Please askIrene Yonemura (to whom Yoko wrote) or Arleen Koshimizu for the messagesif you wish to read them. Two things become remarkably clear: God’sprotection, and the Kilbournes’ gratitude for His faithfulness. The Kilbournesalso wrote, “The very last mail we picked up in Fresno was a check of $100from WCCC. The generous [“Christmas in November”] gift was trulyappreciated as we drove across the USA on I-10.” The Kilbournes’ newaddress: 1507 Jerstad Way, Kissimmee, FL 34746-7267.
“Praise the Lord for His Goodness,” Dec. 11, 2010.
They wrote, “Thank you for your prayers for our family and for the peoplein Japan. We were able to travel to Osaka in October to attend the FranklinGraham Festival, reach out to relatives, and reconnect with some old friends.Praise the Lord for there were 1,667 people who indicated a first-timecommitment to follow Jesus Christ!
“This trip to Osaka was also special in another way. Nancy had been an Englishteacher in Wakayama and Osaka over 25 years ago. During this trip Roy wasable to preach at the Sakai International Bible Church (SIBC). The pastor, MikeMason, was Nancy’s replacement after she left the school in 1985. We hadbeen praying for them for many years and it was a blessing to finally meetthem. The Masons opened their home to us for two nights. It was good tofellowship with their family, talk shop and play some Wii together.
“Nancy was also reunited with two of her former students, Takeshi and Mikiko,who also attend SIBC. When they were Nancy’s English students, they weresingle, but now they are married and have three sons! It was a blessing to seethem doing well and serving the Lord together.
“Thank you for praying for Nancy’s relatives. We spent two days with them inWakayama, and were able to get to know them better and share our faith withthem. They weren’t able to attend the Festival but please continue to pray forthem, that they will seek the Lord.”
Have a blessed New Year, Roy, Nancy and Joseph Toma
Roy and Nancy TomaMissions
Japan Campus Crusade for Christ in Okinawa, Japan
Rev. Ernie and Yoko KilbourneMissions
Retired from our Conference, the OMS Holiness Church of North America
P roof of God’sMagnificence
Alex Ferguson
First, some thoughts. Tucson is about . . .
How fragile human life is. And how beautiful were the lives
taken by the Perpetrator. The lives of Jews, Christians and,
maybe, Muslims, atheists. But a young child?
The heroism of those who purposely put themselves in harm’s
way, and had their lives taken by the Perpetrator (for example,
the husband who gave his life for his wife’s). “The greatest gift
. . .” indeed.
Tucson is also about the manifestation of evil: the Perpetrator
at work, in unbelievably pernicious and complex ways driven,
in good part, by mental illness.
How could a truly loving and all-powerful God not have
protected the innocent and young, and those who dedicated
their whole lives to serving others–those who were so giving
and talented, and at the prime of their lives? We know with
certainty that He could have protected the innocent. We
don’t know why He didn’t.
We don’t have the slightest idea, but we do know that God’s
holy, sinless and all-powerful Son had His life taken. To be
wholly truthful, He gave His life. For us, who could, otherwise,
forever be little better than the Perpetrator–living lives of self-
centeredness and sin, and culminating in the greatest tragedy:
never being reconciled with our Father, who gave us His only
begotten Son, that we might be reconciled with Him eternally,
because He loved us so much (John 3:18).
The tragedy of Tucson will remain a wellspring of despair, if we
let it. If we dwell on the reasons for sorrow rather than the
beautiful lives responsible for our sorrow. Following an earlier
tragedy, Eric Sevareid said of our nation, “We looked at
ourselves, and we liked what we saw.” What we see today is
an indescribably beautiful outpouring of love for those who
were killed and wounded, and a resolve to “correct the
wrong,” from which will come Good the likes of which we
have never seen before. For example, Gabby’s husband said
that he expected her to return to serving the people of
Arizona with (if it’s possible) even greater resolve than ever!
But this kind of resolve, hope and love in the face of killings,
can only be from God. When we reflect now on Tucson, we
feel awe and reverence, hope, even forgiveness, and love. Love
for our fellow citizens, and love for Him. We experience God’s
love in the aftermath of horror.
What kind of a God is He who would teach us, in time of such
sorrow, to love Him with all our heart, mind, soul and strength
(Mark 12:30), and love our neighbor just as much, with no cost
to ourselves except our sorrow for the slain? Indeed, what
kind of a God is He? Who ever heard of such a gift without a
cost? The miracle, of course, is that the price was already paid.
What kind of God is He? A God who stands for everything
that is right and good and beautiful. Let us express our sorrow
but also our gratitude and joy. Let us be the proof that He
lives!!
Tucson... “What Kind Of God?”
The story goes that a child was seen throwing starfish
back into the ocean after a big storm had washed
thousands onto the beach. When asked why he was
doing it when he couldn’t possibly save them all, his
reply was, that to the ones he did save, it made a big
difference. $25.00, the cost for 2 tickets to the movies,
or 2 dinners off Applebee’s special menu items, or …
perhaps food on the table, or a loving gift for a child on
Christmas morn. During this past Holiday season, we at
West Covina Christian Church have provided gift and
food cards to many who were desperate and came to
our office seeking help or were referred to us by
members of the congregation. People were also
steered to us by other churches and organizations as a
source of aid. We gave $25 gift cards to a dozen
students at Montebello High School whom their
teachers felt were in need. Simple acts of generosity,
and while we couldn’t provide help to everyone, for the
ones we did, it did make a difference.
The following are excerpts from the thank you’s we
received:
“Today we received the generous Christmas gift of a
Target gift card. It was such a huge unexpected surprise
that it brought tears to our eyes. We thank God for
everything we have. For watching over us and for
teaching us patience during these hard times. We are
especially thankful for all the love and support we have
received from our family and our friends at church who
have been constantly praying for us. We want to thank
you from the bottom of our hearts for thinking of us …
it really means a lot to us.”
“Thank you so much for thinking of us this holiday
season and sending the Target gift card. We were very
much shocked at the amount given, and we cannot
express enough how much it means to us. I am very
happy that my parents have such a great church to go
to. They tell us about all the wonderful people in the
church that they have great friendships with. Thank you
for all of your prayers for us, we are very touched by
your kindness.”
“Thank you for the blessing of the gift card. It was so
unexpected but so very much appreciated.”
We don’t know what impact our gifts are making in the
lives of the recipients. We don’t know how God is
working in their lives. What we do know is that by
sharing with our brethren, we honor God and offer His
hope to the community. Our thanks to you, the West
Covina Christian Church, for supporting this program.
Nurture & Care Ministry
Holiday Gift Giving ReportSpotlight on Nurture & Care
Glen Waki, Deacon of Nurture and Care
Eileen Hodge is among those who were originally
members of the American Baptist Church, and who
continue to worship here with us at West Covina
Christian Church. The make-up of her new
congregation (that’s us) is very different, but we
believe that our Loving Father is making sure our “fit”
is a very good one. It’s not perfect, but the core of
“old, American Baptist faithful” helps to define the
unique congregation that WCCC is. We love the fact
that they do, and we heed “the lessons of imperfect
fit” because we know that Eileen and her American
Baptist brethren, and daughter, Clarice Teutsch, are
helping us to define, not only who are but who we want
to be. Just in case you haven’t noticed, Eileen might
speak with a soft voice but she knows her Bible very
well and lets us get away with nothing! Clarice is
quiet, too, but she’s the one who said, when she
discovered that she had multiple sclerosis, “I know
God loves me.
I don’t intend
to let Him
down.” Here’s
a picture of
E i l e e n
c e l e b r a t i n g
her 90th
birthday, taken
by Dr. Mike
Tanaka. Happy Birthday, Eileen! The picture’s a
reminder that most of the former American Baptist
members are getting on in years (like a lot of our
nisei!). Let’s not let them down.
Eileen and daughter, Clarice
Candles for the evening
vigil: We KNOW it will
be a joyous time!
Our Pastor's Family
Joy-filled worship
led by Renae
Praying with thanks:
There could be no
greater gift.
Overflowing with
musical talent
and joy
WCCC: Rich in
differences of age,
ethnicity, language and
country of origin!
A Celebration
ApologyThe editor wrote two articles prior to leaving
town before Christmas. He did not attend
Mochitsuki or the Christmas celebrations and
wrote that Pastor Rick led the Christmas caroling
to several convalescent homes. That was wrong;
the carolers were led by Nelson Ormeo, and
several people said his gifted leading was
absolutely wonderful. So, my sincere apologies,
Nelson, and thank you for continuing to give so
much of yourself to WCCC. (Gickee, too!)
W e were Blessed onChristmas Eve 2010
“Prayer Buddies” Can you remember a time
when someone prayed for you? I stopped my car once
and offered to help a neighbor about to work on his
house (who happened to be Caucasian) by holding his
ladder. Big, “buff” and a deputy sheriff, he declined the
help, but as I was leaving, he said, “By the way, did you
know that my family and I prayed for you when you
were ill?” I was mildly shocked for two reasons: (1) It
was more than six years earlier when I had been
seriously ill. And (2) the neighbor was a Mormon. That
experience helped me to realize that I had no right
whatsoever to judge another person because of his
race, religion (or political beliefs), and to know that
God loved every person more than I could ever
imagine. Moreover, it was that neighbor who helped
me to experience God’s presence. I was confronted
with a crisis that I have yet to overcome: I realized that
it is my responsibility to share Jesus Christ’s love with
that neighbor. I will.
So, you see, prayers are responsible for my knowing the
Lord in the first place. I know that I am indebted to you
for your faithful prayers that have helped me to grow.
And I realize that I still do and always will need your
prayers.
What greater gift can be given? And how important
when that gift is given to a precious young child, whose
life will be shaped either by God’s values or by worldly
ones. Kelly Morimune asks us to impact a child’s life by
praying for him or her. Look around and see what a
difference God’s presence early in a child’s life can
make! And let’s make sure that every child in our
Sunday School is being prayed for by at least one of us.
Sign up on the “Prayer Buddy board” at the back of the
sanctuary. And if you don’t know a child who has yet
to be selected, what a wonderful opportunity!
Opportunity for whom? Like Jean Hara said years ago,
“When someone is prayed for, it’s the prayer who
is blessed the most!”
eBulletins Have you seen WCCC’s website
recently? Every time we look, there seems to be some
major change either in the site’s graphics and aesthetic
appeal, and/or in some major tool or capability! For
example, did you know that you can go back and listen
to Pastor Rick’s sermons–like the one from last month
whose topic you can’t remember? And, through iTunes,
even see him deliver it, for free?! Well, this time, our web
master (as well as church administrator), Andrew Todd,
has outdone himself and has designed eBulletins to let
us know by e-mail, every week, what events are coming
up! Just go to WCCC’s website and sign up. And ask
Andrew if you need help.
Conference T-shirts A tiny bit of history about
our Conference was shared in the Missions column.
Our OMS Holiness Church of North America is
celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. WCCC
wouldn’t even exist if LA Holiness hadn’t been planted
and hadn’t eventually spawned us! Growing His
Kingdom (in terms of churches) depends on church
planting. LA Holiness has designed a commemorative
T-shirt, whose sales will be contributed to our
Conference’s church planting fund. A $10 donation is
suggested but give what you feel led to.) See the T-shirt
design at the Pretzel Kiosk. To order, please see
Andrew Todd.
WCCC Beach Camp! A site has been reserved
at Leo Carillo State Beach for Sunday, June 26 through
Tuesday, June 28. Plan to stay overnight and enjoy the
campfire fellowship, or just come for the day, eat lots
and have a swimming good time! The beach is easy to
get to and always wonderful fun for all ages. But it’s at
the beginning of summer this year, so ask your friends,
neighbors and relatives now if they’d like to join us.
Won’t you PLEASE let Janet Okamuro (the chief
planner) or Audrey Sakamoto or Andrew Todd in the
church office know whether you can go or not go this
summer? They need
to know early to
plan accordingly.
Thanks!
Fun in the surf! (2009)
Volleyball (2009)
S pecial Announcements
Editor’s note: It’s truly a privilege to introduce a whollynew “column” to the “Messenger.” It was begun by LilKusayanagi in the January 2011 issue but it took youreditor a while to appreciate the significance of what Lilproposed and has already accomplished (with her articleon Aiko Yoshida). Like it or not, many in ourcongregation are getting older and finding it more andmore difficult to come to church. Lil says there can be areal sense of loneliness and “growing apart” from whatwas the most cherished place to be: being surrounded byloving Christian friends. When that happens, whateverthe reason–having lost one’s driver’s license, not beingable to afford coming, being unable to see, being bed-ridden, etc.–Lil says there can be a terrible sense of loss,of being forgotten, even alienated–a sense of depression.Lil calls these members and friends, “the homebound.”She (we) don’t pity the homebound. She just wants tomake sure that they are remembered, valued and loved,never forsaken. Here’s Lil’s second article, for which shevisited and interviewed Tom and Ritsuko “Rits” Tanaka,
Dr. Mike’s parents.
We at WCCC
have missed seeing
Tom and Ritsuko
Tanaka, at our
worship services.
Tom will be 94 this
month and Ritsuko
is 96. Visiting with them in their home in Downey, I was
pleasantly surprised at how well they both appear and
how well they’re managing in their own home. It was a
joy to sit down and share lunch and fellowship together.
I asked Ritsuko to show me the fruit trees and plants in
their backyard that Tom enjoyed tending as a hobby and
still enjoys being around. They grow persimmons, figs,
oranges, apples, grapes and kumquats. Inquiring about
what Rits enjoyed as a hobby, she pointed to her
needlepoint pictures hanging in her living room which
were so beautifully done.
It was interesting to hear Tom share about his earlier
years as a seaman on a Greek freighter, the “Nicolao
Grafia,” as a radio operator. He can name every port
he travelled to. When the Nicolao Grafia docked at
Lisbon, Portugal and was planning to go to London, its
captain wanted Tom to go with them, but Tom decided,
instead, to return to New York because he wanted
more than the ship’s captain offered. So much for him!
Really! Tom returned to New York on an Italian
passenger liner, the Vulcania. What happened to the
Nicolao Grafia? It was sunk by German submarines and
no one survived! Tom knows a thing or two about
God’s providence! And that was one factor leading to
his baptism by Pastor Rick Iwanaga at West Covina
Christian Church.
Ritsuko was baptized by
Reverend Don Toriumi at Los
Angeles Union Church when
she was a young child. She
worked 32 years within the Los
Angeles County Court System,
where she was responsible for
assigning court reporters to
each case. She recalled the
excitement of meeting Judge
John F. Aiso during her job.
In addition to being a seaman,
Tom had served with the United States Military
Intelligence Service (MIS) during WW II, for close to
two years at Fort Snelling and Fort Savage in Minnesota.
See Tom at MIS (below right) in the picture from the St.
Paul Daily Newspaper. Here’s a part of what the article
said: “The Ft. Snelling Japanese Language School
furnished 4000 highly trained Japanese linguists for
Allied forces in the Pacific theater in WW II. A
tremendously powerful short-wave radio was installed
there for picking up all broadcasts from Tokyo. This was
one of the most closely guarded secrets of the war”
[until it was reported in the article with this picture of
Tom happily manning that short-wave radio]! The
article continued, “ These Nisei (Tom included!)
effectively broke the veil of
secrecy that cloaked enemy
operations. They are
credited with playing a
major role in winning the
war with Japan.”
Incidentally, Ritsuko was
surprised to learn that Judge
Aiso had been the Director
of Academic Training for MIS
at Fort Snelling!
It was so good to see Tom and Ritsuko at our WCCC
New Years Day service on January 2, accompanied by
their son, John, visiting from San Jose for the holidays
and, of course, Mike and Linda. Getting to know them
better was a real blessing.
Tom and Rits Tanaka
Tom on the
Nicolao Grafia
A Visit with Tom and Ritsuko TanakaBy Lil Kusayanagi
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West Covina Christian Church1100 East Cameron AvenueWest Covina, CA 91790-3891
Senior PastorReverend Rick Iwanaga
Nichigo PastorReverend Yoshinosuke Nakao
English Dept. (626) 917-0743Japanese Dept. (626) 917-0652FAX Number (626) 917-0663Church Office E-mail:
Church Website:www.westcovinacc.com
Sunday Morning Ministries @ WCCCSunday Morning Prayer - 8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
Japanese Speaking Service - 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.Sunday School Classes - 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.English Speaking Service - 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.
The WCCC web master is ANDREW TODD. We welcome articles from any group withinthe WCCC family for the web and/or “Messenger.” Please submit “Messenger” articles toShiori, if possible, by e-mail to [email protected] by the 10th of every month.
Messenger Staff: Frances Ching, Irene Hatate, Stan Ishino (Publications), Mayson Kodama (Photographer), Tim Kubo (Graphic Artist), Ikuko Nago,
Kathy Saito, Shiori Sakamoto (ed.), Toshiko Sato (Nichigo editor), Kenjiro Takahara, Andrew Todd (WCCC Admin), Susie Watanabe, Mary Yoshida
Monthly Men’s Breakfast 8:00 a.m. at Carrows Restaurant on Azusa by the I-10. Enjoy the fellowship.
Couples Valentine's Day Luncheon - "Celebrating Marriage" 11:00–1:30 pmHamilton Steak House at the Radisson, West Covina. Attire: Business casual
A “Hula Concert” with the Pua Nani Hula Praise Team from Cerritos Baptist In the sanctuary at 12:45. Get into the mood for Valentine’s Day!
Ladies’ Bible Friendship Breakfast Three consecutive SaturdaysLook forward to it this spring. Same venue as before
Stan Ishino needs people to help prepare the WCCC Messenger for mailing. If folding four or five sheets of paper (skillfully) for a few hours, the last Tuesday morning each month
is your idea of exercise, we need you! Please see Stan, OK?
Prayer with Pastor Rick in the sanctuary after worship
The Upper Room–a class for men: 9:00 am at WCCC
Couples Group: 6:00 pm at the Iwanagas’ home
GAP (Growing As Partners) Group Usually on 4th Sun of first month of the quarter (Jan, Apr, etc.) 5–7:00 pm for dinner at the Iwanagas’
Every 1st Sun
Every 2ndSaturday
Feb 5Sat
InSpringtime3 Sats.
Feb 13Sun
Every 4thSunday
Orange Family Night is on SUNDAYS at noon in Room 5. BE A PART OF OUR CHILDREN’S
GROWTH IN THE LORD AND enjoy fellowship, music and food! See Kelly Morimune for more info.
Single Young Adults Dinner at 5 pmat church. First Sun of the month. See Pr. Rick to RSVP
Feb 12Sat
Feb 6Sun
C ome Join Us and See God Builid Us Up!Calendar