photo gallery
On October 10-20, 2008, a group of 10 Japanese came to Mississippi and Memphis to experience the origins and power of gospel music.
They sang with many black gospel choirs. This is the choir at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS.
Genki-kun traveled with us everywhere we went. He is four years old.
Reunion with the Gospel Voices of Jackson, a group that went to Japan in 2007 and 2008 to sing.
Asami, the choir director, became a Christian through gospel music and then started five choirs of her own. Here she is telling her story live on the radio.
The whole group singing live on the radio.
Experiencing many things in the Mississippi Delta. Here they are riding a huge rice picker. Rice pickers in Japan are no bigger than a small riding lawn mower.
Michiru is holding her first gun. Guns are illegal in Japan.
Trolley ride to Beale Street, Memphis.
Fun with the camera.
Picking cotton by hand.
First ever catfish!
Preparing to sing again.
Jun, the gospel pianist for this trip, hosts gospel choir rehearsals at his second-hand shop in Japan and also records groups.
John Perkins, the civil rights speaker, addresses our group.
There was a lot of driving on this trip!
The sight of Japanese praying is a precious one.
