May Newsletter

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Summer is near! I hope you are all doing well! I will just jump right in...

Our Thursday night English class has continued as usual. The Lord has put it on my heart to take a few minutes during each class, especially with the children, to talk about Jesus and how accessible He is through prayer at anytime. The kids have responded well, and appear to be relatively equipped for receiving the Lord...After our discussions, its game time as usual! The adults have also been responsive and I trust that through the passages we have studied they are also relatively equipped when the Lord should call upon their hearts to receive Him. Therefore, we continue to pray for Natsuko, Ms. Yamada, Mr. Iimura, Sowon, Junsoo and the Youn family.

Also with Pastor Lee and some of the Daichi members, on June 20th we will be meeting with Korean exchange students in Tokuyama. Please pray that the Lord would provide and prepare all the things to make this a great trip. Many of the students are not Christian, so of course we want this to be a fruitful time! His will be done!!!

Monday nights have been steady at Hiroshima International University. Praise the Lord the Jehovah's Witness who was attending and appeared to be a "wolf" trying to influence the students has not been attending!!! At the class we have seen Kaori, Junko, Satoshi, Makoto, and Su-youn on a regular basis. Su-youn is already a believer and the Lord has used her to share insights with the other students during our once per month Bible study. Our last once per month Bible study was a good one indeed, especially since we were able to go in depth about the trinity or our monotheistic God. We didn't expect to go there, but the Lord lead every step. Praise the Lord these students have heard the gospel!!!...Of course, we pray that they may they receive salvation.

Jamming for Jesus took an interesting turn when our piano player and bass player couple dropped out this past month. The Lord lead them into a different direction. But, as the Lord "taketh away" the Lord also "giveth" and we have been blessed with John from Daichi church who has agreed to sing and do outreaches with us. We will have rehaearsal tomorrow (Tuesday). Praise the Lord! May He lead us in the partculars this summer.

Also, my friend Yuh Nagai will be coming down in August to play a few concerts with me and a few others from the local churches here in Hiroshima. We will be paying instrumental music at these events, in addition to playing at Daichi church on Sunday with Bible reading. Pastor Lee has asked me to give the message that morning especially since Yuh will be there and it might be good for him to hear what the Lord puts on my heart. Please pray that May Yuh be saved and that the Lord will use this time to reach others!

Lastly, July 21-28th I will be visiting the Records in Cambodia. They are a missionary family I met at Mitaki Green Chapel. Please pray that the Lord would lead every step of this trip and that it would be a blessing for all of us!

Praise the Lord for my M.A. studies which continue to go well, and for the refreshed attitude toward studying Japanese!

Thanks for reading! May the Lord be glorified in our lives!

In Jesus,
Tyler

Hiroshima International University

On Monday we had an excellent class at the Hiroshima International University. Brother Tim and I were able to share the gospel with four non-believers...We used a text call "Book of Hope" which is designed for Japanese students. The Lord allowed us to go in depth and present the gospel with full force...We actually went about twenty minutes over...Lord willing, it was a fruitful time.

Golden Week Ｇ．Ｗ．

We had an excellent Golden Week. My friend Yuh Nagai came to visit from Kanagawa area. He joined us on guitar for our three events. 

Ｇ．Ｗ．はすばらしかった！ながいゆうさんかながわから来ました。三回のＪＦＪのＥＶＥＮＴＳといしょうにギターをひった。

We played by Ota river where people heard the Bible being read in public. We played at a cafe called Jervis where we built relationships with others. Finally, at Daichi church where we played for Korean students who were on a retreat and encouraged them telling them that God has a plan and has given gifts to each of us. 

私たちは大田川で音楽の時にせいしょうを読みましたので人たちが聞きました。ＪＥＲＶＩＳのカフェで音楽をひっていましたから人たち会いました。だいち教会で留学生から音楽をひったのあとで、神様のプランとギフトのメーセジを言ってあげました。

The Lord was working during this time and particularly allowed for Yuh to hear his Word, listen to my testimony, and see the fellowship of believers. I pray that Yuh can one day be saved.

ながいさんは神のことばを聞いて、私のストリーも聞いて、神様の愛からクリスチャンのほうが見ました。私はながいさんをくりすちゃんになりたいことがほしいからを祈りします。

At this point, we are preparing our Jamming for Jesus group for summer events. Please pray for our group to have opportunities and be used by the Lord to reach the Lost. 

今からＪＦＪの夏ＥＶＥＮＴＳがじゅんびします。これから、お祈りしてください。

March-April Newsletter

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I hope you are well. It has been a couple months since my last newsletter. During that time I enjoyed a visit back home in Monterey and a pleasant move to Kure city which is just outside Hiroshima city (about an hour by train). Neverthless, business has continued as usual.Our Jamming for Jesus group has scheduled three events during our up and coming string of national holidays called "Golden Week". First we will have an outreach by the Otagawa river, then we will play at Jervis cafe, and finally we will play at Daichi church for the college retreat students. Definitely looking forward to these spirit led, fun filled opportunities!

Our Daichi church English Bible study classes have grown, Praise the Lord! We continue to pray for increase what a pleasure it is to see the lord answer our prayers!For our first class back after our break, we had 2 new helpers, Kyung su and Mari, along with 16 others including students and parents of students! It was real encouragement! The following week there weren't as many, but still the class is bigger than before and that is a good thing!

My move to Hiro has allowed to me to team up my brother Tim who teaches at the nearby university. He has started an "English Salon" on Monday evenings and fortunately I will have plenty of time to join him. We pray that it will be a time for opportunities to reach students as the spirit leads. So far, there are two other teachers who attend. One is a lady who is not a believer and the other is a man who is a Jehovah's Witness. May the Spirit lead regarding these two for sure! Our first time together was revealing, in that I was able to share that my main purpose in life is to follow Christ. Tim and I are definitely praying for the about the Jehovah's witness situation since he has already asked if he can bring a J.W. missionary with him to join our discussion. Time politely denied his request, since we sure don't want to facilitate a time where he can influence students.

Thanks for reading! Please pray as the Spirit leads!

In Jesus,
Tyler 8

Thursday's first class！ 木曜日のさいしょのクラス！

On Thursday nights there are two classes. Here is our first class. It is a children's class. From left to right/back to front we have Junsoo, Hawn, Eric, Austin, Natsuko, and Onyu. Praise the Lord for the little ones!

木曜日の授業が二つです。これはさいしょのクラスです。ひだりうしろからジュンスくん、ファンくん、エリクくん、なつこちゃん、おんゆちゃん。このこどもたちからかみさまを賛美をします！

Praise the Lord,the class is getting bigger! クラスが大きになって、神様を賛美をします！

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！

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！