I just want to say thank y'all so very much for your prayers and encouragement. This past week since I wrote that last blog Father has been blowing me away with encouragement from His word, my teammates here, and all of my wonderful friends and family back home. Thank you all again.
Wednesday nights we do accountability. One of the girls in my group said that the lead guy and I were doing a great job of holding the group together and that even though we didn't have many contacts to meet with we still got to come home and just be with the team. My mom reminded me that there are no problems because we are doing our jobs in being faithful to lead this group. God has been at work here the whole time, Satan just didn't want me to see it that way.
The high school interns, or GTs, got here this week and it has been such a great boost to our team. We are a complete team now. So far the transition has been a good one. The are all so excited to be here and serve the Lord. And they are an amazing group of kids. I look forward to getting to know them better as we are here for six more weeks.
Every Friday my ministry team gets to go to Chofu Baptist Church to help with their English club. It has really been fun to meet the ladies and just have conversations with them. We really enjoyed this church. Last Sunday it was a 90% chance of rain so instead of doing church in the park our whole team split up and went to churches all over the city. We went to Chofu. The service was just like any Baptist church back home, just in Japanese. It was so cool even though I didn't really understand what was going on. The service was two hours long, then we did an hour of small groups. That was really cool because the leader of the group my friend and I went to teaches the English class we go to so he explained it all to us. It sounded like a great sermon. We then discussed how the church should function. After small group we all ate lunch together and hung out. It was so cool. This church really loves each other. They really are one big family. The service started at 10:15. We rolled out of there at 3 and most people were still there fellowshipping or attending meetings. I just love that church. The pastor actually went to Southwestern in Ft. Worth so he and his wife speak wonderful English. They are really fun. Please pray for Chofu Baptist Church. Please pray that God would set it on fire for His glory and that it's members would share His love and grace with those around them. Pray for growth for the church and for the Japanese church as a whole.
Thursday during 5 minute English I got to share the whole gospel with a woman. She said her favorite book was based on Christianity and was about how the choices we make always have a greater meaning behind them. Then she asked me if I was a religious person. I said no. I got to share with her that being a Christian is about having a relationship with the One True God of Bible. I said that is is not a list of rules but that reading His Word brings me life and joy and peace. I shared with her that to God sin is sin and Jesus died to forgive us all. I told her Christians aren't perfect but we are forgiven and have Jesus in us to help us live closer to the way God wants us too. She took a Gospel of John and a Hope tract that I pray she will send in for the DVD that explains it all in Japanese. I didn't get in any contact information for her so pray she reads the word and God places Christians in her path. I am trusting in God's promise that His Word never returns void and always accomplishes His purposes.
Today at the park my friend Cara and I got to talk to two women we want to practice their English. They were so sweet. Pray that we will have time to meet up with them and that God would soften K-san and M-san's hearts.
Thank y'all for praying! God is moving and it is awesome. I have a feeling these last 6 weeks will not only fly by, but will change Japan forever.
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