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Japan 2009 update #1
Konnichiwa! (Hello!)
It’s only been a few days but we have already been getting involved in the ministry at J-House. Everyone is doing well as we are adjusting to the time change and ministry schedule.
We wanted to send a picture update and to continue to ask for your prayers!
After a long flight, we finally arrived to J-House! We thanked the Lord immediately for His traveling mercies. Thank you for praying for us! We were praising the Lord 
Friday night, we went to Funky Party, which is an event that is focused on Japanese students who are open to coming to church and hanging out with Christians. This is where they will be exposed to a “Funky Talk” that talks about life issues and Jesus. Also, our team did a funny skit about Angels that opened their hearts so that we would get an opportunity to share the Gospel with them later. After Funky Party, we spend hours talking with them and several team members have already shared the Gospel with a few students. Please continue to pray for this event.
Though we have been busy, we are thankful for little moments when we can cook together as a team and share and pray every night. We also were given an opportunity to sing “Beautiful Jesus” at the Sunday service. Thank you for praying for Sean as he shared for the 1st and 2nd service.
Monday morning, we did a prayer walk throughout Osaka praying and lifting up the 99% that don’t know Jesus. Please pray that our team would gain more of God’s heart for the lost.
Thank you so much for all your prayers! We are desperately in need of your prayers. We are so thankful we can partner with you for the Kingdom of God!
Upcoming Prayer Requests:
1. Homeless ministry monday night: Pray that God would use us to give hope in Jesus. We will be singing, doing a drama, a testimony and sharing the Gospel.
2. Campus ministry, friendship evangelism: We will be going to 4 campuses this week. Please pray that we will be bold in sharing the Gospel and meeting new people.
3. English lessons: We will be having them tues and thurs nights, please pray that people will sign up and come as this is a tool for us to build relationships and a time where they can read a passage that points to Jesus.
J-Team 2009
Blessed are the poor in spirit…
- the poor in spirit
This woman impacted and challenged what I defined as LOVE. I met her in Chilpancingo in the downtown marketplace area. Her 5 year old son was selling little packets of gum in order to feed their family. My heart broke as we learned that the mother was around 26 years old. The kids were both dirty and it appeared like they have not washed themselves for months.
She had become one person on the trip that I learned the most from about True LOVE…
Love is… willing to give your best for another.
Love is… sacrificing all that you have for the benefit of another.
Love is… feeling hungry so that another may feel satisfied.
Love is… acknowledging one’s helplessness in order to receive grace.
I will never forget you and will pray for your family always. Even though your dialect was different and we weren’t able to communicate at all, I firmly believe that JESUS loves you and your kids. HE will take care of you and keep you safe. Lord, may you always provide them with their Daily Bread so that they will one day believe in You.
I realized that I have so much more to grow. And most of all, I have so much to LEARN. Even though economically, her and I were vastly different; however, in the economy of God, I believe the LORD delights in her heart of True Love much more than myself. Her LOVE permeates the love of Jesus… it pictures it so beautifully.
I really do have much more learning to do about this thing called LOVE. I am so thankful to have met her and I pray for myself that I would never be the same again and that her example would move me to repentance and more Christ picturing LOVE!
