Our Thursday night Daichi Church English classes have grown! We had a total of about 18 students! Praise the Lord the increase! Many are non-believers. We have been praying for increase, so God has answered our prayers! Let' continue praying that they may hear and receive God's Word!
木曜日の英語のクラスが大きになります。十八人ぐらいきました！神様を賛美します！新人たちが神様をしんじれらないです。私たちはクラスが大きになりたいですね。たから、たくさんお祈りをしましたね。そして、神様は私たちのお祈りをこたりました！ここから、私たちはこの人たちが神様のことばを聞いてもらいますから、おいのりしましょうね！
Friday, April 17, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Tadaima! ただいま！
Back in Japan after a nice visit to the U.S. I just moved to Hiro in the Kure area and I am happy to be here. Praise the Lord for blessing me with a great apartment to live in! Our preparations for Jamming for Jesus/Jamming for Joy (outreach/jam band fellowship) have already begun and will be continuing every Wednesday evening this month. Also, our Daichi church English classes will be beginning next week April 16th. May the Lord be glorified! =)
ただいま！アメリカから日本に帰りました。楽しかったです。私は呉市の広町にひっこしたばっかりで、しあわせです。僕のアパートがすごいです。神様をかんしゃしますね！今からＪＦＪのじゅんびしています。今月の毎水曜日リハーサルがあります。そして、第一教会で来週の木曜日英語授業がはじまります。神様にかんしゃしますね！
ただいま！アメリカから日本に帰りました。楽しかったです。私は呉市の広町にひっこしたばっかりで、しあわせです。僕のアパートがすごいです。神様をかんしゃしますね！今からＪＦＪのじゅんびしています。今月の毎水曜日リハーサルがあります。そして、第一教会で来週の木曜日英語授業がはじまります。神様にかんしゃしますね！
Thursday, March 12, 2009
End of the fiscal year/ New Season coming
This evening we finished up our 2008-2009 fiscal year of English class.
For our beginners English class we have seen Hawn, Onyu, and Junsoo regularly. Also, until they moved recently, A-shun and her brother Chan had been attending. In addition, Natsuko and her friend Kayoko had been attending for the past couple months. Unfortunately, Kayoko has not continued, but Natsuko has been consistent and today she brought her friends Mayuho and Hikari! Praise the Lord for these little ones! It is a miracle from the Lord that Natsuko has been able to come, since it was about 6 years ago when pastor Lee first invited Natsuko's mother and her family to church! Well, here we are six years later and God is moving! We hope and pray that this the start of something for His glory. We hope to share the love of the Lord and that eventually the Lord will reveal Himself to them! Please pray with us!
For our English Bible study our core group has been Junsoo, Chan, Hawn, and Beth. But, as I mentioned before, Chan has moved. A Daichi member named Takaharu Yamamoto has come off and on to audit the course. He just likes hanging out. What a nice guy he is! We have also been blessed with students who are new to Daichi church such as Mr. Iimura and Ms. Yamada. So far they have come fairly regularly and heard the Gospel message, also they have expressed interest in returning to the class next month. Please pray that they would continue coming.
We will resume class on 4/16 after a month long break. May His will be done!
Our next Jamming for Jesus will be May 3rd. Please pray as the Spirit leads.
One final note, last Saturday we met to hand out tracts in downtown Hiroshima. The Lord seems to be moving us to become more active in the city. While it is true that 99% of tracts end up on the garbage, we know that 1% is worth every effort! So, we are praying that the Lord would lead us in our desire to reach the people by simply giving tracts and being available. Please pray that this new season of reaching out would be fruitful.
For our beginners English class we have seen Hawn, Onyu, and Junsoo regularly. Also, until they moved recently, A-shun and her brother Chan had been attending. In addition, Natsuko and her friend Kayoko had been attending for the past couple months. Unfortunately, Kayoko has not continued, but Natsuko has been consistent and today she brought her friends Mayuho and Hikari! Praise the Lord for these little ones! It is a miracle from the Lord that Natsuko has been able to come, since it was about 6 years ago when pastor Lee first invited Natsuko's mother and her family to church! Well, here we are six years later and God is moving! We hope and pray that this the start of something for His glory. We hope to share the love of the Lord and that eventually the Lord will reveal Himself to them! Please pray with us!
For our English Bible study our core group has been Junsoo, Chan, Hawn, and Beth. But, as I mentioned before, Chan has moved. A Daichi member named Takaharu Yamamoto has come off and on to audit the course. He just likes hanging out. What a nice guy he is! We have also been blessed with students who are new to Daichi church such as Mr. Iimura and Ms. Yamada. So far they have come fairly regularly and heard the Gospel message, also they have expressed interest in returning to the class next month. Please pray that they would continue coming.
We will resume class on 4/16 after a month long break. May His will be done!
Our next Jamming for Jesus will be May 3rd. Please pray as the Spirit leads.
One final note, last Saturday we met to hand out tracts in downtown Hiroshima. The Lord seems to be moving us to become more active in the city. While it is true that 99% of tracts end up on the garbage, we know that 1% is worth every effort! So, we are praying that the Lord would lead us in our desire to reach the people by simply giving tracts and being available. Please pray that this new season of reaching out would be fruitful.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Daichi church sermon
This past Sunday Pastor Lee had me give the sermon at Daichi church. He interpreted from English to Japanese in addition to some written Korean translations. (My job was pretty easy in comparison!) The message was from Luke 10:38-42, about Jesus visiting Martha and Mary.
Friday, February 6, 2009
January 2009 Newsletter
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I hope you are all doing well and getting off to a good start this new year. It has been a couple months since I have written a newsletter. After a blessed Christmas break back home I returned to Japan and it has been business as usual. I must admit, during the past few months personal struggles have been difficult at times, but as we are all aware, in the end the Lord has His purposes and growth occurs; praise the Lord!
As for the new year, the "Jamming for Jesus music ministry" has ceased due to business, a need for a new place to gather, traveling, cold weather, etc. It is possible that it may continue and that we may get together and prepare to do some musical outreaches when the weather warms up, but as for now we will just have to wait and see; as the Lord leads.
Our Thursday Kids English class and English Bible study at Daichi Church has continued and we have even seen some new faces; praise the Lord! In the children's class we had two new girls Natsuko and Kayoka. They are friends of Onyu who is Pastor Lee's daughter; they go to school together. Pastor Lee told me that it is the first time their mother Riku (and the children) have come the church after six years! Hopefully, this is the start of more visits to come.
In our English Bible study Junsoo's sister joined us last week! Also, during our study (about Mary pouring perfume on the feet of Jesus), I saw Junsoo's mother in the back with her head bowed and hands in a prayer position. This was interesting because Pastor Lee has told me she and her family are not believers, although they have been coming to the (Korean) church for the past couple years because they can fellowship with their fellow Korean people. However, Pastor Lee has said he has seen some progress toward receiving salvation from Junsoo's mother in the past, so hopefully the time is near for her and the rest of her family.
Lastly, pastor Lee has asked me to teach a sermon on Sunday 2/15. I will be teaching from Luke 10:38-42 (about sitting at the feet of Jesus). This is definitely a message to myself aswell as the body! Please pray that I would prepare well and that the Holy Spirit would use me to bless, encourage, and strengthen the body of believers.
Thanks for reading! May the Lord bless, encourage, and strengthen you!
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I hope you are all doing well and getting off to a good start this new year. It has been a couple months since I have written a newsletter. After a blessed Christmas break back home I returned to Japan and it has been business as usual. I must admit, during the past few months personal struggles have been difficult at times, but as we are all aware, in the end the Lord has His purposes and growth occurs; praise the Lord!
As for the new year, the "Jamming for Jesus music ministry" has ceased due to business, a need for a new place to gather, traveling, cold weather, etc. It is possible that it may continue and that we may get together and prepare to do some musical outreaches when the weather warms up, but as for now we will just have to wait and see; as the Lord leads.
Our Thursday Kids English class and English Bible study at Daichi Church has continued and we have even seen some new faces; praise the Lord! In the children's class we had two new girls Natsuko and Kayoka. They are friends of Onyu who is Pastor Lee's daughter; they go to school together. Pastor Lee told me that it is the first time their mother Riku (and the children) have come the church after six years! Hopefully, this is the start of more visits to come.
In our English Bible study Junsoo's sister joined us last week! Also, during our study (about Mary pouring perfume on the feet of Jesus), I saw Junsoo's mother in the back with her head bowed and hands in a prayer position. This was interesting because Pastor Lee has told me she and her family are not believers, although they have been coming to the (Korean) church for the past couple years because they can fellowship with their fellow Korean people. However, Pastor Lee has said he has seen some progress toward receiving salvation from Junsoo's mother in the past, so hopefully the time is near for her and the rest of her family.
Lastly, pastor Lee has asked me to teach a sermon on Sunday 2/15. I will be teaching from Luke 10:38-42 (about sitting at the feet of Jesus). This is definitely a message to myself aswell as the body! Please pray that I would prepare well and that the Holy Spirit would use me to bless, encourage, and strengthen the body of believers.
Thanks for reading! May the Lord bless, encourage, and strengthen you!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
First Class of the New Year!
We had our first class at Daichi church this past Thursday. The message was about how Jesus loved Zacchaeus the tax collector and because of Jesus love, Zacchaeus was a changed man. Here is a picture of our class.
Friday, January 9, 2009
The Joy of the Lord in 2009
Well, after a nice holiday break I am back in Hiroshima feeling refreshed. I am looking forward to what the Lord has in store for 2009. My prayer for the new year is that the Lord would always "Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me." (Psalm 51:12) Just as Nehemiah encouraged the people when he said, "...for the joy of the LORD is your strength..." (Neh. 8:10). Only the Lord can provide true joy, and in that joy we are strong.
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