On August 29th we gathered to celebrate and to say good-bye to our dear friends and colleagues, Dick and Janice Kropp, who returned to the United States September 1st.
Dick and Janice have been serving in Japan since 1968! For 37 years they have been working in church planting, leadership, publication, committee work and much, much more. After language school they were involved in church planting in Kyoto, Hiroshima, Kotesashi and finally Yachiyo. As colleagues they have been our mentors, teachers, leaders, friends, cheerleaders, and wonderful aunt and uncle to our children.
May God richly bless you, Dick and Janice, in your next phase of ministry in the U.S.
