Description: Autobiography of a Japanese-Canadian Christian woman. Testimony of God's blessings. Christian community worship and Bible study. Hobbies of gardening and sewing. Reflections of life in a small neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Brief description: Akemi Tomoda came to Canada in 1970 from her native Japan, following her marriage to husband Ken. She did not speak English at the time. In the years since, she has studied English and art, particularly watercolour painting. She is a devout Christian and regularly journals her 'testimony' of God's blessings in her life. In 2011, she published Akemi's Journal. She lives in Mississauga, where she is busy with her favourite hobbies of gardening, sewing and Bible study.
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Akemi Tomoda's 'Akemi's Journal 2' is an inspirational journalling of deep gratitude to the Divine for everyday blessings. How often have we prayed for deliverance from our problems big and small and then when solutions appear, we forget to give thanks. In this 200-page recording of testimony over the last six years, Akemi shows how she gie