In April, we were able to be with 13 churches for meetings in GA, TN, NC, MS, PA, OH and WV. While one of our scheduled meetings was cancelled on us at the last minute, we were able to worship with another congregation nearby and be with a 14th church. While opportunities on Easter Sunday are often limited, the Lord also allowed us to present in two churches on Easter Sunday. The church we were with that night even voted to take us on in the service! Our support is now at 58% and we continue to look forward to being back in Japan.
During April, we also celebrated our first wedding anniversary. We are excited what the Lord has in store for us as we continue to serve the Lord. As many of you know, one of the Lord’s blessings is our first child that we are expecting this September. This past month, we also found out that we will be having a baby boy. Please continue to pray for a safe pregnancy and delivery as September approaches.
We are anticipating May to be a busy month. Since we are scheduled to be in 12 different churches, please pray that we can safely get to and get support from these meetings. Also, from May 7-9, Rosie and I will be assisting with the music for the Our Generation Pastor’s Conference held at our home church (for more information, please visit ogpastors.com). During the middle of the month, I (James) will also be helping the mission board bring a media intern on board for the summer to help promote missions and our mission board. During the last month of May, we are also scheduled to be at our mission board’s annual orientation. We are excited at the opportunity to be part of a vibrant ministry at Vision Baptist Church and for the many doors the Lord has opened up.
Finally, we would like you to pray about two more matters. First, please be praying that the churches that we have presented in up to this point will be moved to take us on for monthly support since a number of the churches we have presented in have not taken us on yet. Second, please be praying about our set-up fund. Since we are around a year away from our anticipated departure, we will be preparing for arrival with these things. For setup fund details including questions about these funds and details about how to donate or how donation will be used, please visit reachingjapan.com/setup.
Yours for Japan,
The Miyashita Family
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