As the service came to a close on Sunday morning, Bro. Hill began to give the invitation. My wife and I slipped out of our seats to be available in case anyone responded. “If you would like to talk to someone about what you just heard, please get up out of your seat and Bro Miyashita and his wife will take you to my office to talk” Bro Hill said. One woman got out of her seat. As we sat down in the small office corner, I began to ask some questions.
“What are you here for?” I asked.
I wasn’t prepared for her reply. “I believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and that He died for my sins,” she said.
Ms Aiko had started coming several weeks ago. She has been a believer for some time but was not in church. Before the service on Sunday, she had been asking about what our plans were and how long we intended to work in Japan. We later found out that she has been a believer for some time. She had been looking for a place to worship and be around other believers.
We rejoice that we have been able to be in her local community. Please continue to pray for the people who have been attending but have not believed on Jesus.
While we were out and about on Monday, we came across a large church-like structure. While it even has the words “St. Valentine Church” inscribed, it is actually just a large wedding venue. Christianity is widely misunderstood here in Japan. Please pray that the Lord will grow HIS church here in Japan.
Finally, please continue to pray for the White Day event that the church is this coming Thursday night (Thursday Morning U.S. time). We will keep you posted about what happens!
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The anniversary of Japan’s tragic event was this past Monday. See the news section for more.
Praises
- Freedom to evangelize
- Believers who are already here in Japan
Prayer Requests
- White Day Event on Thursday
- Hope Baptist Church
- People to get saved
- Rosie’s Language Learning
- Ten Hundred Thousand Churches (details here)
From the News
Monday was the 8th anniversary of the March 11th Earthquake that devastated over 20,000 people in 2011. While the number of years since that time continue to grow, there are still many wounds left over. This article captures the hopeless that surrounded the incident.