In the summer of 2025 Dale was given a lead about a Japanese pastor who might be interested in joining our TMC staff. Since then this pastor has preached at TMC half a dozen times. However, on Feb. 6 this pastor regretfully declined the invitation to enter the process of becoming TMC’s part-time Japanese ministries pastor. The reasons were personal. Nevertheless, this pastor is happy to continue periodically preaching at TMC and the couple has been encouraged each time they visit. So we are still seeking a Japanese pastor.