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A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS. We heard from one Rengo pastor today in Wakayama prefecture. They had gathered relief supplies and shpped them to Tokyo which would be trucked to the church in Sendai what works with the homeless. Many churches are developing these connections with churches in affected areas. Thanks your compassionate generosity. Your gifts have allowed CRASH Love On Japan to establish one of their forward bases today, 4 days ahead of…
John received a call (during our blackout) from CGN a Christian broadcasting company in Korea. Besides asking about our situation on the ground and gathering information on Korean missionaries in Japan, John was asked about some prayer requests for Japan. Here is his answer. 1. Hope – Everyone in Japan is rattled, concerned and a bit frightened. As one of our friends has said “fear and the loss of hope is probably the biggest long…
Speaking of need, my dear friend and CPI adviser Bruce Young who is a third generation missionary shared. “The events of the last week in Japan have been shocking! For years we have been praying that God would work in Japan in such a way that people would be shaken out of their lethargy and think about eternal values. We have seen God begin to answer these prayers through economic hardship and family and social…
PRAYER ITEMS – Thursday 1) Continue to pray for the problems at the nuclear power plant. We are over 150 miles from the plant. All Japan is waiting for this crisis to end. It is very serious. 2) Today brought a great concern in Tokyo that even with the planned power blackouts the peak usage this morning was very near the electric companies peak output. Pray that conservations efforts will continue to work and especially…
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY 1. The greatest crisis for Japan right now is controlling those nuclear reactors. Please pray for those making decisions, those implementing operations, and for divine intervention in a potential environmental tragedy. For a country that has already gone through the human catastrophes of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a highly sensitive issue this would be too much for everyone to bear. Pray that it would be resolved…