About The Author
Meet Akemi Rhea
Akemi Rhea is a Japanese American artist and writer . She is wife to Bill and mother to fifteen biological, adopted and blended children. She is also a grandmother to nineteen and counting.
Akemi and her family served as missionaries to Cambodia for six and a half years, through Mission to the World (MTW) and TransformAsia.
She and her husband worked with trafficked women, families living in the dump ( link below), assisting widows and orphans, as well as teaching art and English to Buddhist monks. Akemi is not only a world traveler and poet, she is an avid learner, a lay theologian and a storyteller. She and her husband currently reside in the beautiful state of Colorado.
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Check Out My Latest Work
A Night Before Christmas” was written just in time for the holiday season and comes with a timely message of hope.
Japanese American writer, Akemi Rhea makes her publishing debut with a gospel-centered, inter-generational Christmas story in her recounting of the incarnation of Christ.
This beautiful story resonates with a familiar tone and title and is aimed at families for reading together during the Advent season.
The rhythm and rhyme that accompany Akemi's words captivate both the reader and the listener.
This beautiful retelling of the story of Christmas needs to be both heard and seen. The beautiful illustrations by Artie Megibben, work seamlessly to pull the reader into the timeless and true story of the nativity of Jesus Christ.
This pairing of word and art is a symphony for the soul.
"A Night Before Christmas" is sure to become a family favorite.