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After a tsunami strikes the city of Kamaishi, Japan, a church finds their beloved piano upside down and covered in a big pile of mud and debris. Rather than throw it out, they decide to spend the enormous amounts of time and money necessary to fix it. Inspired by a true story, "Pippy the Piano and the Very Big Wave" helps children understand the meaning of redemption.
About the author
Roger W. Lowther is the founder and director of Community Arts Tokyo, assisting church planting through the arts. Roger is also the director of Faith & Art at Grace City Church Tokyo and coordinator for the MAKE Collective, a global network of missionary artists. He has been serving with Mission to the World in Japan since 2005. Roger received a Master of Music from The Juilliard School and Bachelor of Science from Columbia University. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Theological Studies at Reformed Theological Seminary (expected 2022). Roger authored "The Broken Leaf: Meditations on Art, Life, and Faith in Japan" (Wipf and Stock, 2019) and "Aroma of Beauty" (Community Arts Media, 2021). He lives in downtown Tokyo with his wife Abi and four boys. www.rogerwlowther.com
