The English translation conference on Shinjitsu no michi: Otasuke hen (The Path of Sincerity: On Salvation) was held at Honolulu-ko Church on November 4th and at the Mission Headquarters of Hawaii from November 5 to 8. This project was newly launched this year due to the dedicated efforts of the members of the translation committees of the America and Canada Diocese and the Hawaii Diocese.
There were 20 participants in total. The participants from the Hawaii translation committee were Rev. Colin Saito, Ms. Janyce Imoto, Rev. Tad Iwata, Ms. Taeko Nakao, Mr. Daniel Higaki, Ms. Joy Robinson, Rev. Wesley Mikuni, and Ms. Alissa Higaki. Attending on site from the North America translation committee were Rev. Marlon Okazaki, Rev. Takahiko Hayashi, Rev. Michael Yuge, Mr. Steven Fujimoto, and Ms. Hanna Ryono. Also, Rev. Hiroko Okazaki from the North America Diocese and Rev. Setsuo Kakitani from the Hawaii Diocese attended the conference via Zoom. From the Overseas Department, Translation Section Chief Masanao Nakayama, Mr. Yoshinori Okahashi, Mr. Masato Kato, and Mr. Akihiro Yasuda joined the conference via Zoom, and Ms. Maki Ninomiya took part in the conference on site.
Shinjitsu no michi consists of articles by our predecessors, who after Oyasama’s withdrawal from physical life walked wholeheartedly on the path relying upon the teachings and the Divine Model that had been revealed to them. The participants worked together in the sincere hope that the book would serve as a helpful guide for all Yoboku aspiring to grow spiritually.
