2024 Statistics
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Thank you for your prayers and support in 2024!
Number of Soul Care Service Users
Number of individual sessions, classes, and workshop participants (January-December 2024)
- Individual sessions - 126 sessions provided
- Classes held - 6 classes, 68 sessions, Number of class participants - 27
- Workshops “Understanding and Communicating Differences” - 2 sessions, 8 participants
- “Sunflower Lane (a group that supports recovery from spiritual abuse, in Japanese)” sessions - 8 sessions, average number of participants 6-7
- “Taisetsu na Kimi Station” 4 times, average number of participants 4.5
- Soul Care Retreat 3 days and 2 nights, number of participants 18
Annual Activities
March - Shared about mission activites in Northern California: Santa Clara Church
June - Published booklet “Looking myself through God's Grace
August - 2024 Couples Workshop “Understanding and Communicating Differences” with Mariko Nishioka
September - Soul Care Retreat, California Mary and Joseph retreat center/ Speakers Nancy Nethercott and John Hewlett
November - Column in Rafu Shimpo “Resilience in the Unpredictable”
December - Youth ‘ Higher Calling Conference 2024 ’ California: Participated as a pastoral counselor
Soul Care Fund Users
| Year | Total | User | Class/Event Use | Attendees | Private Session user | Session number | Pastors and missionary families | Mission organization/church leader | Other |
| 2020 | $1,179 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | $690 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | $690 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | $1,190 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | $2,169 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 8 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 総計 | $5,918 | 34 | 20 | 146 | 14 | 84 | 14 | 13 | 6 |
Looking back on this year
After three years of planning, the “Precious you Station” has begun. Through the work of Soul Care, we are supporting the operation of several small support groups. It is a small beginning, but we hope to be able to nurture it carefully. It is also a big step forward that we were able to publish Soul Care's first publication, “Looking at Yourself Through God's Grace”. It is only one booklet, but it took a lot of time to edit. We plan to continue publish pastoral care-related materials in Japanese.
Goals for 2025
- To utilize the gifts and enthusiasm of those who have joined our activities in various ways, while working together with them for the sake of mission.
- To continue our efforts to build a network. To cooperate with those and organizations interested in pastoral care and mental health.
- To improve our ability to communicate, including video content.
- To move to Japan in July 2025. To transition to work in Japan without having a major impact on our mission.
- Increase our online outreach.
- Continue to hold events using Soul Care booklets. In-person retreats: January in Atlanta, February online training workshop
- Start “Spiritual Care III” in the fall and winter
