Very long day. Elaine got off fine. She is now in the Kansai area. She had a long business meeting at the school. I was able to find gas! I waited in line for about an hour waiting in a one quarter mile line. I also have enough heating oil (kenosene) to keep us going even in power outages. Supplies are becoming more common. I saw some people leaving the store with previously sold out…
THE GOODNESS OF OUR NEIGHBORS These Japanese are truly an amazing people, in their patience in difficulty, and how they band together to solve problems and care for each other. Even though I have lived among them for a quarter century, I feel that I as an American still have so much to learn from them. In my research on the church here I feel they have so much to teach us especially the church…
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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…