Among the many dioceses that have sent their Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (DRHC) to areas affected by the March 11 disaster, the Taiwan DRHC, the only formally organized corps overseas, was mobilized on May 28. This marked the first time the Taiwan DRHC was dispatched to participate in disaster relief…
Tenrikyo Hawaii Convention 2011 was held in Honolulu between May 28 and 30. The event was hosted by Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters of Hawaii, which had backup support from Tenrikyo Overseas Department. …
Oyasama says: “A single word is important.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 137, “A Single Word” The following quotes are from a collection of sayings compiled by the great writer Leo Tolstoy: “If you cannot calm your anger now, you had better hold your tongue.” “The more you want to say…
At the May 27 meeting of the Kanamekai (association comprising the head ministers of all directly supervised churches), Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Yoshitaro Ueda announced that the Mission Department of Church Headquarters will hereby promote the effort to help all Yoboku to learn and utilize the teachings of both the…
The 37th English class of Shuyoka (the three-month Spiritual Development Course) began on April 1 as part of the 840th session of Shuyoka with the participation of 19 followers from various countries and regions including Australia, Kenya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, the Philippines, and the U.S. This year, marking the 70th…
On May 26, the Post-Disaster Recovery Committee was established. This committee was established to further pursue the recovery of affected areas with a wider range of efforts. Tenrikyo Church Headquarters established Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Headquarters after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. In the ten weeks since,…