We hope you had a merry Christmas, and that your new year is off to a good start. After a busy end of the year, we were able to have some much-needed rest over the holidays, and looking forward with expectation for what God has in store in 2022.
The good news is that our Drawbridge Creations funding campaign finished the year on a high note, with some very generous donations bringing our total to almost 94% — a HUGE jump from the 61% we reported in December! Praise God for providing, and thank you to all who have prayed and given! We’re confident this fund will be fully raised soon.
Please pray for us as we set plans and goals for this year, and take the next steps in growing our digital manga ministry. Pray, too, for wisdom and direction for how to approach in-person ministries and travel this year, as Covid continues to make the coming months unclear.
We hope and pray for 2022 to bring you many blessings, even in these challenging days. Thank you again for your partnership with us for Jesus in Japan!
Thank you for your continuing prayers! Here’s a brief update on how you can pray for our ministry this month…
1. Robin is scheduled to preach at Immanuel Kanazawa Church this coming Sunday, December 5. Please pray for God’s anointing on this ministry!
2. Due to some generous donations to our project fund over the past month, we are now at around 61%, with only about $13,300 US left to be raised! Please pray for God to provide the rest! If you’d like to give, please see the info below.
3. The end of the year is fast approaching, and we’ve got lots going on. Please pray for God’s guidance for our life and ministry in 2022.
Thank you again for your faithful partnership! We hope you have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
If you would like to make an end-of-year gift to Drawbridge Creations…
American supporters can give online HERE. // Or, make checks payable and mail to Global Partners, 13300 Olio Road Suite 400, Fishers, IN 46037. Note that it is for Fund # WM06-1575 (The GP Manga Project).
Canadian supporters can give online HERE. In the “To” section, choose “Drawbridge Creations — evangelism publications.” Or, make cheques payable and mail to The Wesleyan Church of Canada, PO Box 4458, Sussex, NB, E4E 5L6. Note that it is for Fund # GMF09 — WM06-1575 (Drawbridge Creations). Donations can also be made by e-transfer to office@wesleyan.ca.
We hope your October was a good one. We had a good morning of outreach ministry at our church in Komatsu on October 17, where I preached and Yoko played piano. In a first, I had a Chinese interpreter for my Japanese message, for the sake of some Chinese guests. Please pray for God to keep working in their lives and drawing them to himself. Please pray, too, as we prepare for special Christmas ministry on December 5 at Immanuel Kanazawa Church.
Meanwhile, our online manga series Waypoints continues. There are currently three stories on the website, along with extra content. November’s story goes live this Friday, and December’s is almost ready to go too. In addition, there are five new manga in the production with four different artists (including me). It’s great to see our body of content growing. We hope it will prove to be a useful tool for Christians to share their faith and non-Christians to discover the faith. Please continue to pray for this first Drawbridge Creations manga ministry project!
Please check out the links below if you’ve missed any of our recent updates. There’s also Drawbridge giving info for those who would like to make an end-of-year gift (Please note the updated info for Canadians — it should be easier to give online now.)
Thank you for being a part of our ministry through your prayers and giving!
End-of-year giving info for supporting Drawbridge Creations
US donors can give online HERE. // Or make checks payable and mail to Global Partners, 13300 Olio Road Suite 400, Fishers, IN 46037. Note that it is for Fund # WM06-1575 (The GP Manga Project).
Canadian donors can give online HERE. In the “To” section, choose “Drawbridge Creations – evangelism publications.” // Or make cheques payable and mail to The Wesleyan Church of Canada, PO Box 4458, Sussex, NB, E4E 5L6. Note that it is for Fund # GMF09 — WM06-1575 (Drawbridge Creations). Donations can also be made by e-transfer to office@wesleyan.ca.
First of all, thankfully we could launch Waypoints on August 13th as scheduled. That means that finally Drawbridge Creations officially launched our online manga outreach ministry! We have received a lot of celebrations and good response for this first project! Praise the Lord!!!
We really appreciate that you have been part of this milestone through prayers and giving!!! Please continue to pray that God gives us wisdom and needs for moving this ministry forward!
We uploaded the second comic at Waypoints early this month. An English version is also available. If you have not visited the English site, please take a look and share!
Thank you for your prayers for Japan during the Olympics and Paralympics! Those events finished well under COVID. Instead of various ministry plans related to the events, which were canceled, prayers from all over the world poured to Japan through collaboration by many prayer networks of different nations and denominations during this season.
Grace and peace,
Yoko (& Robin)
If you would like to invest in Drawbridge Creations, please give as outlined below:
American supporters can give online HERE. // Or, make checks payable and mail to Global Partners, 13300 Olio Road Suite 400, Fishers, IN 46037. Note that it is for Fund # WM06-1575 (The GP Manga Project).
Canadian supporters can give onlineHERE. Select “Drawbridge Creations.” Or, make cheques payable and mail to The Wesleyan Church of Canada, PO Box 4458, Sussex, NB, E4E 5L6. Note that it is for Fund # GMF09 — WM06-1575 (The GP Manga Project). Donations can also be made by e-transfer to office@wesleyan.ca.
If you have any questions, please let us know! Thank you!
