Yesterday, our team went to Christ Revival Church. We had a wonderful time there. We started with lunch which was very Oishii (delicious). Afterwards, we had our first Sunday service upstairs. The way the Japanese people worship is just awesome and totally unexpected. The team ended up singing one of our songs to the church and after that Tim gave his testimony which was powerful.
Once the service was done, we went back downstairs where the kids had a contest. The kids had to recite Isaiah 43:19 in English. Everybody enjoyed the contest. I especially love seeing Japanese people speaking English no matter how broken it is. I think it's adorable to see that they try. One of the kids, Satoshi, won the contest and I got to speak with him for a bit afterwards. It is quite clear he will grow up to be helpful pastor for the Japanese people.
After that, we had another service where we sang some more songs, improvised our "Signs" skit, and then Robert and Sabin gave their testimonies. Overall, we had a wonderful day.
Today, we will be going to University to an English class to help the students with their English as well finding ways to communicate the good news found in Jesus. Later in the afternoon, we will be having an Evangelistic service. We could use lots of your prayers:
1) Pray for the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us when speaking with the University students.
2) Pray that the service later today goes well and that Jesus would be known by the Japanese people.
3) Continued prayer for unity and love in our team. Before we can love the world, we have to love one another.
From Japan with love,
Andy
Lord, I pray that you will hear the sincerity of each team member's heart. They ask for unity in the team. I pray their request will be met in an abundant way. I also pray that you will cause them to be effective in sharing the gospel with the people of Japan. I pray they will begin to see the fruit of others labors. That they will reap a harvest they did not plant and that they will diligently water seeds that have been planted in the hearts of men so that You can provide the increase. In Jesus name, protect them and keep their focus on You and Your labor of love for them. Thank You Father for being compassionate and merciful to us all. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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