I hope you all are doing well. It has a been a great summer thus far and the heat and humidity are still ablaze here in Hiroshima.
I am very pleased to report that July 25th Yukiji Miyaoka and I were married in Hiroshima at Daichi Church.
It was a wonderful day and we were fortunate to have a lovely wedding followed by a very enjoyable honeymoon back in the US visiting friends and family.
Since this is our first year of marriage I am reminded of the the need to stay home as directed by God's Word in Deuteronomy 24:5.
"When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: [but] he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken."
As a result, I will be taking on a lighter schedule in months to come which will primarily consist of continuing to teach a couple of Wednesday night English Bible study classes.
Interestingly, the Lord has allowed this decrease to happen gradually, and in due time.
Overall, it seems that our time in Japan is waning, as the Lord has put it on our heart to move to Canada (that I may pursue graduate school), or back to the US within the next year or so.
The Lord's will be done.
So, I am writing to say thank you to all of you who have supported me as I have desired to serve the Lord here in Japan.
I look forward to staying in touch although I will not be sending a monthly newsletter any longer.
Of course, should something come up, being that we are a body in Christ, I look forward to hearing from you and sharing with you also.
In Jesus,
Tyler Barrett
