February Prayer Letter

by Whitey | Feb 1, 2011 | Ministry News

Hi everyone,

Thank you for your continuing prayers and support this past month. I hope you’ve all been doing well and staying warm. I’ve had a good month getting back into the swing of things after the holidays. Here’s what’s been going on…

My weekly English classes are continuing to go well. We now have 10 students in the Wednesday class and 8 in the Saturday one, and over half are people from outside the church. Our monthly English Club had a smaller crowd this month, partly due to the unusually snowy weather that day, but it was a diverse and fun crowd, a couple of whom were visitors. I also had the opportunity to lead worship at our church. I’ve been asked to do this once a month from now on, which will be good challenge, and help me stretch my ability to do ministry in Japanese.

Meanwhile, I’ve been working on some planning and preparing for the year to come, including a new kids’ English class. Things also continue to move forward in the manga ministry project I am a part of. I hope to have some exciting things to announce about this in the next month or two.

Please pray with me this month for the following things:

1. Please pray that these English ministries will continue to help the Nagoya Church connect with unchurched people in our community.
2. Please pray particularly that we can find ways to promote and make the English Club grow, as it is at this event that many may hear the Gospel for the first time.
3. Also, as I mentioned, we are starting a class for kids in March, so pray that preparations and prmotions throughout February go well.
4. Please pray for me as I prepare this week and lead worship next Wednesday.
5. The manga project: please pray for that and the many details we’re working out.
6. Finally, pray that God will help me meet new Christian friends outside of church events and activities.

Thank you!

– Robin

(posted Feb. 1, 2011)

January Prayer Letter

by Whitey | Jan 4, 2011 | Ministry News

Hi everyone,

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great holiday season, and thank you for your prayers and support this past month… and year!

In December, I started taking private lessons at a new language school, which is going well so far. In addition to my usual English classes, on the 23rd I did some music and testimony at a Christmas event at Immanuel Numazu Church. It is a small church, but that day is was a full house (25+) including some visitors. On the 19th, I took part in the Nagoya Church’s Christmas event as one of the MCs. On that day there were about 141 people, 56 of whom were visitors, many of them non-Christians! Praise God that so many people got to hear about the true meaning of Christmas!

I’d appreciate your continuing prayers this month as I get back into the routine of a new year, setting new goals and taking on new challenges. Please pray specifically for me as I lead worship at our prayer meeting on January 19th. Also pray for this month’s English Club, being held on the 16th. Pray that God will lead me and use me.  Also, please keep praying for my Japanese studies, and that I can balance my studies, ministries, and personal life effectively.

Again, thanks for being on my team through your prayers and giving! I wish you all the best in 2011.

– Robin

Robin White
Global Partners, Japan
January 4, 2011