Deacon Taichi John Araki

Taichi John Araki, a friend of several readers of this blog, was recently ordained a deacon in Christ's one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church in Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the Anglican Church in Japan. Deacon Araki, an alumnus of the University of Chicago Divinity School and Bishop Williams Seminary in Kyoto, will--God willing--be ordained a priest early next year. He has, however, already been given an extraordinary ministry opportunity. The new deacon has been asked to accompany the bishops of the Japanese province to Canterbury for the Lambeth Conference, where he will serve as the delegation's translator.

Congratulations, my brother. May God bless your ministry richly, Deacon!