Roberta Stephens

Dear Journal friends,

When Douglas McArthur fled the Philippines during WWII he had the audacity (or foresight?) to say “I shall return.”  When I left Japan for cancer treatment I did not have the confidence to say  “I shall return” because I did not have » read more

Dear Journal Friends, It has been a while since I sent out a letter in this form.  I have had several International Ministry journals.  We’ve just revised that list and I’m hoping that we won’t miss anyone in the next journal posting. As many of you know, I have been back » read more

Thank you for your patience, prayers, words of encouragement and financial support.  You do not know how much it means to me?  Every day I do thank the Lord for you.

I continue to miss being in Japan.  But now I think I can see the ligh » read more

It’s difficult to explain my feelings and experiences related to being in the USA during Advent, the Christmas celebration, and Post-Christmas.  Admittedly my mind has been on what I would be doing in Japan to make Christmas a meaningful experience for both Japa » read more

“Thy will be done” can be a scary thing to offer up in prayer sometimes.  It is a complete surrender to God’s path, regardless of what it might mean for us or our loved ones.  The knowledge that God has used seemingly bad things that occur in the lives of people in order to manifes » read more