Fellowship Time for AI Zoom small group leaders! Eric Panich, June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 COVID-19 brought a lot of losses to our Alive International congregation, but it also brought us some blessings by God’s grace. One of the blessings for AI was the start of small groups over Zoom. Before the COVID-19 hit us, we had only a couple of small groups in AI;… Continue Reading
What a Zoom meeting! Eric Panich, May 18, 2020May 19, 2020 What a zoom meeting I had today! Over 40 people participated in our MTW Japan Chiba Team live field report meeting over Zoom today! Some from UAS, some from Japan, and most of the attendees were from Lethbridge, AB, Canada, my family’s second home country. It was a wonderful moment… Continue Reading
Eri works from home for CCSI Eric Panich, April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 Our Christian International school, Covenant Community School International, has decided to resume by way of online Zoom from this month. So, Eri just began to teach her CCSI students from Home and our three children also take online classes at home. You can see Eri’s classroom and her office at… Continue Reading
Yuji’s ECC resumed via ZOOM! Eric Panich, April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 After one and a half months pause due to Coronavirus crisis, my English Conversation Club for my neighbors finally resumed by way of ZOOM last week Saturday! I am thankful for this technology God has given to me. But a sad thing was that some of the members could not… Continue Reading
ZOOM small group Eric Panich, April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, I have not been able to meet my AI (Alive international) brothers in person at a local restaurant for our small group. We usually met there every Thursday morning before the pandemic. However, God has given us a new tool that enable us to meet. It is… Continue Reading
Online Sunday Service began! (Yuji worked as the Worship Leader and the Preacher) Eric Panich, March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 To slow down the spread of Coronavirus, our Alive International began to use online Sunday Service for those who could not come to the chapel. For the AI service of March 15th, I guided the service as the worship leader used in Japanese and the preacher used in English. Because of the… Continue Reading
Thank you so much for helping us, Sam! Eric Panich, March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Thank you so much for helping us, Sam! Sam from Sendai, Japan, is staying with us at our house for several days to see our school, Covenant Community School International, and Alive International congregation that I serve for. Kids who joined our Thursday English Conversation club two days ago were… Continue Reading
Tore & Rachelle joined us from Norway! Eric Panich, December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 YUJI ECC Special version today. Tore & Rachelle (and their son Markus) from Norway joined my club and therefore we had a English tea party. Rachelle grew up at EFree Lethbridge, my sending church, and her parents are a friend of mine. They have been in Japan for 6 months… Continue Reading
Two Internationals joined us! Eric Panich, December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 I had my international fellowship club at a Hawaiian pancake restaurant in the shopping mall on last Sunday, 4 days ago. Then, a man who is from the UK joined us for the first time! I met him a month ago at an international grocery store near my house. When I… Continue Reading
International Potluck (Hospitality Dinner) at my house! Eric Panich, October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 I believe that everyone who joined the potluck had a great opportunity! On this Sunday, we had an international potluck (Hospitality Dinner) at my house for Alive International congregation. About 20 people joined it. We were blessed to be there together. This potluck reminded me of “International Potluck” at the… Continue Reading