Dear Friends,
UPDATE: We have experienced our 2nd earthquake here in Japan today at 5am. (http://tinyurl.com/kvfh82) It lasted more than 30 seconds, and it felt like a giant hand was shaking our entire house. Thankfully nothing was damaged and none of us were injured. We've had much ministry activity the last month, and have been able to rest a little bit recently since all Japanese schools including Christ Bible Seminary and Isaiah's preschool are on vacation now. There is much to do for the Fall semester however, so we are grateful for your prayers, dear friends.
PRAYER/PRAISE:
1. Our friend Rick Kim (Senior Pastor of First Harvest Chapel) came to Japan to serve by teaching a modular course on family ministry at CBS and preaching at ANF. The seminary students enjoyed their time with Rick, and most of the students claimed that family ministry is one of the most important areas of ministry in Japan. Most Japanese churches are not only small (10-20 ppl average attendance) in size, but the majority of those that attend are women with children. There was much discussion even after the course on topics ranging from in-house divorce, pre-marital sex, adultery, abuse/violence in marriages, wayward children, and much more. We're truly grateful for Rick (and First Harvest) to partner with us in this way by sacrificing much energy, heart, and money to serve as a short-term missionary here.
2. Please continue to pray for the inroads that the Lord has been providing for Juliet to meet with mothers from Isaiah's yochien.
3. Please pray the Lord will use our children so that we can build relationships with many Japanese. It has been interesting seeing Isaiah around his Japanese friends, speaking to them in Japanese! It also has been interesting seeing Isaiah speak Japanese English. For example, the other day he told us that 'Retsgo' means 'Let's go' in Japanese! Please pray for Isaiah that even as a 4 year old, the Lord may use him to bring those around him to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
4. Please pray for our Japanese driver's license test. Not only do the Japanese drive on the 'other side' (like the British) of the road, but they have some of the highest driving standards in the world. We passed the written test, which is fairly easy but the driving test is extremely difficult. Most foreigners fail the first time, and taking a practice test costs around $90. Our international licenses are only valid for one year and cannot be renewed unless we leave the country for 90 days, so this is a very important test for us. Please pray that God would allow us to pass quickly.
POST OF THE WEEK:
Check out our most recent blog post, "Summer Matsuri (festival)" at:
www.kimfamilyjapan.com (login: visitor, password: prayfornagoya)
Your partners in Gospel Minstry,
Joe, Juliet, Isaiah, and Evan
UPDATE: We have experienced our 2nd earthquake here in Japan today at 5am. (http://tinyurl.com/kvfh82) It lasted more than 30 seconds, and it felt like a giant hand was shaking our entire house. Thankfully nothing was damaged and none of us were injured. We've had much ministry activity the last month, and have been able to rest a little bit recently since all Japanese schools including Christ Bible Seminary and Isaiah's preschool are on vacation now. There is much to do for the Fall semester however, so we are grateful for your prayers, dear friends.
PRAYER/PRAISE:
1. Our friend Rick Kim (Senior Pastor of First Harvest Chapel) came to Japan to serve by teaching a modular course on family ministry at CBS and preaching at ANF. The seminary students enjoyed their time with Rick, and most of the students claimed that family ministry is one of the most important areas of ministry in Japan. Most Japanese churches are not only small (10-20 ppl average attendance) in size, but the majority of those that attend are women with children. There was much discussion even after the course on topics ranging from in-house divorce, pre-marital sex, adultery, abuse/violence in marriages, wayward children, and much more. We're truly grateful for Rick (and First Harvest) to partner with us in this way by sacrificing much energy, heart, and money to serve as a short-term missionary here.
2. Please continue to pray for the inroads that the Lord has been providing for Juliet to meet with mothers from Isaiah's yochien.
3. Please pray the Lord will use our children so that we can build relationships with many Japanese. It has been interesting seeing Isaiah around his Japanese friends, speaking to them in Japanese! It also has been interesting seeing Isaiah speak Japanese English. For example, the other day he told us that 'Retsgo' means 'Let's go' in Japanese! Please pray for Isaiah that even as a 4 year old, the Lord may use him to bring those around him to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
4. Please pray for our Japanese driver's license test. Not only do the Japanese drive on the 'other side' (like the British) of the road, but they have some of the highest driving standards in the world. We passed the written test, which is fairly easy but the driving test is extremely difficult. Most foreigners fail the first time, and taking a practice test costs around $90. Our international licenses are only valid for one year and cannot be renewed unless we leave the country for 90 days, so this is a very important test for us. Please pray that God would allow us to pass quickly.
POST OF THE WEEK:
Check out our most recent blog post, "Summer Matsuri (festival)" at:
www.kimfamilyjapan.com (login: visitor, password: prayfornagoya)
Your partners in Gospel Minstry,
Joe, Juliet, Isaiah, and Evan