Very few Japanese have a Christian friend. In Asia Buddhists (Hindus and Muslims) have relatively little contact with Christians; over 86% do not even know a Christian! This would probably be much higher for Japan as there are so few Christians (less than 1%).As it is crucial for evangelism to have a personal relationship, that is why we need you to consider coming to Japan “to make friends for Jesus.” (Data from Evangelical Missions Quarterly…
YEARLY PRAYER REQUESTS 2008 (Please keep this list for the entire year) 1. Ask God to bless our daughter Beth and her fiancé Dustin Melancen as they prepare to be married on June 28th and begin a new life together. 2. Ask God for his blessing on our son Tim as he plans to return to the US after living in Japan this year. Pray for his personal development, his work responsibilities, and his maturing…
Thoughts Along the Way© My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. John 10:27-28 It was a beautiful sunny day, perfect for walking to the post office. As I stepped out the front door, I thought, “It is so nice I really don’t need my coat.” A few steps from the…
The Japan 2007 CPI Conference is in just two weeks (Nov 6-9). We have been busy for it but wanted to pass on some updates. Registrations (counting over 70 children) just topped 400. CPI conference is coming along smoothly. Several cool things, a
Thoughts Along the Way© And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 I was working on my computer when a little message came up saying that updates were ready for my computer. It also said that I could continue to work during the update process. (It lied!) I thought fine as long…
The Church Should React to Needs and Change from an Inward Focus to an Outward Focus Today good will toward Christians is increasing. Research has shown that, of those who might like to have faith, 30% would choose Christianity. This was the highest ranked choice. Over 60% of weddings are Christian style weddings. According to Gallup research, 23% felt that Christianity is a good religion. The Elijah kai did some research and found that 27%…