• Ask God to sustain the over 300,000 who lost their homes and are still living in temporary housing. The Ishinomaki house of prayer is addressing the needs of 40 families. There are many other Christian ministries doing the same. • With over 20,000 dead or missing there is still a lot of loss and grief. Loved ones, friends, classmates, neighbors. Pray that they may be comforted by the listening ear and words of Christians.…
March 11, 2011 is memorialized all over Japan. The triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident are still very fresh in people’s minds. Just last week we received a flyer for a memorial meeting in Machida to remember those who lost so much three years ago. Machida had two deaths due to the earthquake. This month will mark 3 years after the disaster. Japan Disaster Response – Early on, with the cooperation of North…
1) John was recently sitting across the table from a Cambodian pastor that was planting 8 churches and heavily involved in preventing human sex trafficking. Last month, John was in Indonesia to meet with key Asian national leaders engaged in church planting movements. It was a week of blessing with these pastors. John’s friendship with a former Japan missionary led to this connection. 2) For Elaine’s next craft outreach meeting there was a pastor’s wife…
Elaine and John will visit Iwaki city and Pastor Mori and his family then head to Ishinomaki. We will be working with Dean and Linda Bengston. Elaine will teach craft classes and John will visit many victims families. Also on Sunday John will preach at Ishinomaki House of Prayer, and we will visit the temporary housing facility where we have been helping with supplies. Pray for safe travel during this winter season, opportunities to listen,…
CPI has developed a partnership with World Harvest Mission (www.whm.org). The director of mission, Josiah Bancroft and his wife Barbara will be visiting Japan and tying up again with CPI. From 2/28 to 3/8 CPI will be building on the Gospel Renewal Seminars highlighted at last fall’s CPI National Conference. Seminars will be in four major cities, Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. Elaine will be training in three, John probably in 4 along with a…
“[Prayer] is a labor for which there is no substitute in the kingdom of God.” O. Hallesby 1. Elaine’s next card making outreach is 1/15 at the Crossroad church. 2. Ask for God’s blessing for our 1/16 Agape group meeting for Valentines. 3. John continues small group leaders training at the Nerima church. Pray for these 15 people’s growth. 4. Thank you for praying for wisdom, along with other decisions, the CPI national conference in…