The 33rd English class of Shuyoka (the three-month Spiritual Development Course) began in the Home of the Parent on April 1 as part of the 792nd session of Shuyoka, which has a total of 604 students (as of April 1). This year, there are 27 participants from six countries: 8 from the United States (5 from the mainland and 3 from Hawaii), 5 each from Nepal and Uganda, 3 each from Australia, the Philippines, and Myanmar. Their instructors are Rev. Hinao Nagao, chief of Human Resources Development Section of the Overseas Department, and Rev. Lynn Mitsuno So, head minister of Taitan Church in Hawaii.
Rev. Nagao serves as the homeroom instructor and teaches the classes on The Doctrine of Tenrikyo and the service dance, while Rev. So teaches the classes on The Life of Oyasama and the Mikagura-uta, The Songs for the Service.