Items for Prayer for Japan and our ministry.
ANSWERED PRAYER 1. Our new career missionary Ian Smith has arrived. Along with some orientation, we have located him an apartment, and he begins full-time language study today. Continue to pray for his smooth adaptation to Japan. 2. Mas Kobayashi also arrived and is busy working with Rengo churches. Pray for more short-term workers like him. 3. The CPI endorsed Soma Seminar (9/4-5) was very well attended and very stimulating. 4. We have been blessed…
We are so grateful to you for your financial support to permit us to serve in Japan. Our days are busy sharing Christ, nurturing followers of Christ, developing transformational leaders, equipping others to establish new churches which will be transforming in their communities. We were held back in the US in 2012 to get our support up to 100%. Last year we did pretty well. We were shocked with the first 3 months of this…
What do you do in your backyard? Well our backyard is only 8 feet deep but we turned it into an outside terrace and use it for outdoor barbecues. In June we had 10 men from the Crossroad church for a bratwurst fellowship. Then later in the month we had the Rengo National Evangelism Team for steaks while they brainstormed new goals for the Rengo’s future. And on July 6th we had an outreach barbecue…
ANSWERED PRAYER 1. John had a great time visiting the Nagoya CPI church planting network on 7/9. One church brought their new logo, vision, and values statement. The group will continue meeting regularly. 2. Thank you for your prayers for our trip to the US to visit supporters, friends, family, and do some personal business. We had a great time visiting both Elk Grove Baptist Church and Temple Baptist Church in Rockford, IL. You can…
“Please pray for me. At this missionary training seminar I am attending, I was just asked to speak on leadership development. I am on in just a few hours. Pray as I prepare a new presentation.” I called Elaine to pray. With short notice there was just no time to ask anyone else. She picked up the phone and said she was having her Bible study. Of course, I forgot it was Thursday. Elaine said…
1. We appreciate your prayers for the people we are spiritually mentoring. This month we begin mentoring and coaching another couple. 2. July 6th we are planning an outreach barbecue party with Elaine’s Bible study and the Agape Kai. We expect about 13 people for this event. 3. July 9th John will be meeting with the Nagoya CPI church planting network on. 4. On July 17th we leave for the US to visit supporters, friends,…
1. John’s ministry at the Nerima Church went very well with the Small Group Power Up meeting on the 8th and class on Evangelism and Missions started last month with 7 people. 2. Thank you all for your well-wishes as we celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary last month. 3. CPI had another regional Church Planting Next Steps seminar in Kansai last month with 39 in attendance. Already in 2014, CPI has trained at least 230…
Here is a video on Japan which has a great passion for the people of Japan to understand the blessings of the gospel. You hear over and over the value of the Japanese as a people. Also for the compassion for the social ills Japan is speaking. This really resonates with my own heart. Thank you friends at YWAM. Why Japan from Oliver Banyard on Vimeo.
Yes, John went to Budapest Hungary. Last month John was part of a group of 60 key leaders from 15 regional church planting networks throughout the world. At the Global Church Planting Network Global Consultation Takeshi Takazawa, director of the Japan Church Growth Institute, and John were glad to join two leaders from Taiwan, two from Mongolia, and one from South Korea. Thank you for your prayers as together we formed the North East Asia…