I was introduced to the ministry of the Keswick Christian Life Convention when I was 16 years old. The Keswick teaching became foundational in my understanding of the Christian life. From the very first I had a deep love for the Keswick ministry and even for the Lake District town in the North of England for which the convention is named...Keswick, England. In 1975 I was privileged to attend the 100th anniversary convention in Keswick, England for the first time. The influence of "Mother Keswick" is seen around the world. For over 27 years there was an annual Keswick Convention, held each year in March, right here in Birmingham, Alabama. During that same period of time there were several conventions in the USA and many Keswick Conventions around the world. I have been blessed to with the privilege of preaching in conventions in the USA,Trinidad & Tobago, India,Haiti and Japan. The Japan Keswick still holds to many of the founding guidelines of the English Keswick. For over fifty years Keswick has played a vital part in the ministry of the evangelica church in Japan. Each year in February there are a series of Keswick Conventions across the country. Typically there will be two or three foreign speakers coming from USA, England, India and Australia, along with Japanese preachers. I was blessed to preach in Japan Keswicks in 2008, 2012 and 2013.
Dr. Stephen Olford was a regular preacher in the Japan Keswicks before his death in 2004. I still have clear and fond memories of his reports when he and Mrs. Olford would return to Memphis from a series of Japan Keswick Conventions. He was always greatly impressed by the prayerful attention given to every detail of the convention ministry. I have preached in Japan five times since 2008, and I am always blessed by thier prayer preparation, presentation and emphasis on the proclaimation of God's Word.
My objective for this blog is simply to inform those who have an interest in Keswick that Japan has a fifty year history with the Keswick ministry. In 2015 Osaka Keswick will celebrate its 50th anniversary. I also want to take this opportunity to express my own encouragement to the faithful men and women of God associated with Keswick in Japan and encourage them to remain faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ. And also to thank them for their witness to me. I am greatly encouraged by their faithfulness to the Lord.
I am posting some Japan Keswick information from my own files. Again, let those who follow Keswick know that Keswick is going strong in Japan.
With Love and Respect to my Friends in Japan,
Roger D.Willmore
I was introduced to the ministry of the Keswick Christian Life Convention when I was 16 years old. The Keswick teaching became foundational in my understanding of the Christian life. From the very first I had a deep love for the Keswick ministry and even for the Lake District town in the North of England for which the convention is named...Keswick, England. In 1975 I was privileged to attend the 100th anniversary convention in Keswick, England for the first time. The influence of "Mother Keswick" is seen around the world. For over 27 years there was an annual Keswick Convention, held each year in March, right here in Birmingham, Alabama. During that same period of time there were several conventions in the USA and many Keswick Conventions around the world. I have been blessed to with the privilege of preaching in conventions in the USA,Trinidad & Tobago, India,Haiti and Japan. The Japan Keswick still holds to many of the founding guidelines of the English Keswick. For over fifty years Keswick has played a vital part in the ministry of the evangelica church in Japan. Each year in February there are a series of Keswick Conventions across the country. Typically there will be two or three foreign speakers coming from USA, England, India and Australia, along with Japanese preachers. I was blessed to preach in Japan Keswicks in 2008, 2012 and 2013.
Dr. Stephen Olford was a regular preacher in the Japan Keswicks before his death in 2004. I still have clear and fond memories of his reports when he and Mrs. Olford would return to Memphis from a series of Japan Keswick Conventions. He was always greatly impressed by the prayerful attention given to every detail of the convention ministry. I have preached in Japan five times since 2008, and I am always blessed by thier prayer preparation, presentation and emphasis on the proclaimation of God's Word.
My objective for this blog is simply to inform those who have an interest in Keswick that Japan has a fifty year history with the Keswick ministry. In 2015 Osaka Keswick will celebrate its 50th anniversary. I also want to take this opportunity to express my own encouragement to the faithful men and women of God associated with Keswick in Japan and encourage them to remain faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ. And also to thank them for their witness to me. I am greatly encouraged by their faithfulness to the Lord.
I am posting some Japan Keswick information from my own files. Again, let those who follow Keswick know that Keswick is going strong in Japan.
With Love and Respect to my Friends in Japan,
Roger D.Willmore
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