Pastor Shigeru Masaki returned from Japan to minister to the congregations affiliated with the Japanese Mission Society.  On October 19, 2005 he preached a sermon on "the thorn in the flesh."  Pastor Tom Going performed the liturgy.

Pastor Shigeru Masaki address a  capacity crowd in the chapel at Trinity Lutheran Church in Indianapolis.  Pastor Tom Going (right) listens and translates.

All gathered outside after the service for a group picture.

Friends gathered for fellowship and a Japanese lunch after the service.

Pastors Masaki and Going meet with web designers Barry Martin, of LISA, Inc.,  and Hidebumi Kitahara.  Hide will be returning to Japan in a few months and Barry will take over the duties of webmaster. Barry is a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Bloomington, Indiana.