New Year, New Newsletter
Hi everyone,
Happy New Year! I’ve just done up my latest newsletter. Please follow the link to view/download/pray:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hsi4tu7pngsse6m/029.pdf?dl=0
Thank you, and God bless!
– Robin
December Prayer Letter — A Quick Update
Hi everyone,
As the title implies, this’ll be a short/quick update. A full newsletter is coming soon, though, so be on the lookout for that. In the meantime, I’d really appreciate your prayers this month, especially this week and next, as I enter a busy time of studies and ministry. Please pray for…
- English Cafe this Friday, 12/4
- My Japanese exam on 12/6
- Preaching & worship leading at prayer meeting 12/16
- Special Christmas events and outreach
As always, thank you for your prayers and support! I hope you have a happy holiday season and a very merry Christmas!
Robin
Prayer Letter — November 2015
Hi everyone,
October was another full month for me. I led worship twice, went to Tokyo to attend a Christian arts festival, and starting doing manga translation work again. I also visited the Immanuel Church in Hamamatsu to help them put on a kids outreach event. All this in addition to my regular English classes and Japanese studies. Like I said, it was a full month, but actually I don’t feel too busy, and still have time to rest. Thank God with me for His strength and protection! And please pray with me for the following…
- English Cafe — 11/6
- English Club outreach — 11/8
- Prayer meeting worship leading — 11/11
- Traveling to Tokyo for a meeting — 11/17
- Preparing for December’s Japanese exam.
- Inspire Union’s 10th anniversary event — 11/14
A note on that last point: this is another ministry I’ve been involved in this year that I think I’ve mentioned but never really explained. Inspire Union is a ministry for returnees — Japanese who have lived abroad and recently returned to Japan. Many Japanese people have trouble adjusting to life back in Japan if they’ve been abroad for a while. And for those who become Christians overseas, it’s an even bigger struggle, as they return to non-Christian families and don’t have their own churches to come home too. Inspire Union’s main focus is on helping these kinds of Christians get connected with local churches and each another. We usually have an event once a month, where we gather for worship and fellowship. I’ve been helping out with planning these events and leading worship. Please pray for this important ministry!
As always, I really appreciate your prayers and support! Thanks for being on the team!
– Robin
October 2015 Prayer Letter
Hi everyone,
I hope you’ve had a great month. The highlight of September for me was a trip to Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan, where I took part in the annual holiness meetings with the IGM churches in that area. I had the opportunity to preach in the youth and young adults session. Preaching in Japanese is always a challenge, and I definitely sensed my own limitations, but I also felt God’s presence and strength, and was able to communicate clearly to a very open and responsive group. Thank you for praying!
Meanwhile, I recently got the results from the Japanese Proficiency Test I took back in the summer… and it’s a pass! Actually I did really well, so thanks for your prayers for that too.
This month, in addition to my regular ministries here in Nagoya, I’m planning a trip to Hamamatsu, where I’ll be leading games and giving a message for a kids outreach event... This time I’ll be working in English, but would still appreciate your prayers!
October Prayer Points:
- 10/02 – English Cafe.
- 10/10 – Leading worship at a returnees gathering.
- 10/14 – Leading worship at our prayer meeting.
- 10/18 – Kids event in Hamamatsu.
- Continuing Japanese studies — next test in December!
- Regular English classes and Bible studies.
I couldn’t do all this without you! Thank you for being a part of what God is doing in Japan!
– Robin
Prayer Letter, September 2015
Hi everyone,
I’ll keep it short this month since I just sent out my summer newsletter last week.
I just wanted to send you some dates and events to be praying for. I’d especially appreciate your prayer for my trip to Hokkaido, where I’ll be giving a message in Japanese to the youth and young adults.
- 9/4 – English Cafe
- 9/9 – Leading worship at prayer meeting
- 9/20-21 – Immanuel church Chukyo area retreat
- 9/22-23 – Hokkaido area retreat
Thank you so much for your prayers, support and encouragement!
If you haven’t already, please check out my summer newsletter at https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12247320/028-summer2015.pdf
Blessings,
– Robin