Weekly Update (10/23/2018)

We have had quite the eventful week! On Saturday, we drove to south Georgia to be with the church. Since we could not be there for a regular service because the Lord has blessed us with many meetings, the church graciously allowed us to be with them for a fish fry they held so we could share our burden for Japan.

As we were leaving, the pastor noticed that we had a flat tire! We praise the Lord that we have been able to carry a full size spare tire with us. We were able to get to our meetings on Sunday without any issues and get the tire repaired at no cost yesterday. Yesterday, we also began to sort through belongings as we prepare for our departure in 70 days.

We were also with two churches on Sunday, and the church we were with on Sunday night voted to take us on for support! We are going to be at a missions conference tonight before heading up to North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.

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Spring flowers bring May showers, but what happens when they bloom in the fall? See the news section for more info.

Praises

  • Safety traveling to meetings
  • Tire issue quickly resolved
  • One new church voted to start supporting

Prayer Requests

  • Needed support to get back to Japan
  • Packing as we prepare to leave
  • Paperwork to go through smoothly for Rosie and Silas
  • Ten Hundred Thousand Churches (details here)
  • Our Generation Summit in Ohio

From the News

Each year, the sakura (cherry blossoms) bloom throughout Japan in the springtime. However, people have recently started seeing these flowers to bloom in the fall! Why is this happening? Click here to find out.