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

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“A Love Story”~ Pastor Rick Iwanaga

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February Birthdays

Pray for Our Members

Pray for Our Missionaries

“Prayer Buddies”~ Julie Ann Seshiki

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Missions:Roy & Nancy Toma

Rev. & Mrs. Kilbourne

“Proof of God’sMagnificence”~ Alex Ferguson

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“Tucson...What Kind of God”

~ Shiori Sakamoto

Nurture and Care~ Glen Waki

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Christmas Eve picts.

A Celebration forEileen Hodge

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Special Announcements

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A Visit toTom & Ritsuko Tanaka

~ Lil Kusayanagi

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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!

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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

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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.

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Messenger Staff: Frances Ching, Irene Hatate, Stan Ishino (Publications), Mayson Kodama (Photographer), Tim Kubo (Graphic Artist), Ikuko Nago,

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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