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… and this is my Wednesday class.
(posted Thurs. Nov. 11 ‘10)
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My new Saturday AM English class; enjoying some tea time after our first lesson together (Sat. Nov. 6 ‘10)
November Prayer Letter
Hi everyone,
This past weekend our church held a youth rally featuring games, times of worship, testimonies and messages. Several teens from our church and some others in the area attended. The coolest part was that this event was dreamed up, planned and put on completely by our teens themselves. It is truly great to see them developing a passion for sharing God’s love, and taking the lead in putting it into action! Praise the Lord.
This coming Saturday, November 6th, my first new English class of the term begins here at the Nagoya Church. Currently about half the people signed up are from our church, while the other half are new people. Please pray for this new ministry as it gets under way.
Later in the month, on Nov. 28, we’ll be hosting our first English Club event as well. This is a monthly, all-ages event that is designed to give people a chance to learn and practice English in a fun environment. It will also include a short Biblical message. Like the weekly classes, the main purpose is to reach out to the un-churched; so please pray that plenty of people will come and invite their friends too.
Other things you can be praying for: Safe travel and productive meetings with other members of our mission in Tokyo and Yokohama (Nov. 15-16). Also, I’m leading worship with my friend Kubota at our church’s prayer meeting on the 17th. Pray that God will lead us and use us to draw people into His presence.
Thanks as always for your prayers and support!
– robin
(posted Mon. Nov. 1 ‘10)
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Testing direct-from-camera-phone video uploading. Shot from Shinkansen — bullet train.
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A Japanese woman once explained why a Japanese would be reluctant to… accommodate a friendship with an expatriate. “If he asks you how long you intend to live in Japan and you say, ‘Ten years,’ you think that’s a really long time. But to him, a new friendship is not worth taking on if he knows you will move away in a decade.
(Michael Zielenziger, Shutting Out the Sun)
This quote really stood out to me recently. If true (and I think is is for many Japanese) it is one major reason long-term missionaries are needed in Japan. And it is a big part of why I am planning to stay here long-term, perhaps the rest of my life. Of course, the fact that I love it here and feel at home definitely helps, too.