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JAPAN MINISTRY and PRAISE REPORT! |
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It was a joy to return to Japan after having a
wonderful time of ministry in Guatemala. (See
the last two Good News reports here.) We had not been back to Japan since we dedicated the new Church building in Sumoto over a year ago. |
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The last part of this mission trip, we had the
privilege of dedicating the new parsonage.
Though it was completed early this year, missionaries Jim and Darla Snipe said they would wait until we came back to Japan as they wanted us to do the blessing upon the parsonage and home. |
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However, first we held the 25th year anniversary
of the Good Samaritan Church in Kawanishi, located just outside of
Osaka, Japan. Marge and I are ‘Honorary Pastors’ of the church,
school and ministry.
We promised Aoki sensei and the church five years previously, when we did the 20th year anniversary, that we would do the 25th. These past 5 years went by so quickly. The ‘River of Time’ flows quickly and they now asked us to their 30th. We said, God willing, we would. We also spoke at their first Sunday afternoon English service led by Martha Heimsoth. |
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| There were about 50 in attendance. In Japan there are many that are trying to learn English. I said that this can be a ‘net’ to win Japanese to Christ. They can not only get a free English lesson but also hear the Gospel. | |
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Over the years, we have made some very wonderful
friends in Japan.
Jim and Darla had 10,000 of the handbills given out in the surrounding area of their church for the meetings where we experienced the blessings of the Lord. Darla Snipe interpreted for us. Marge also helped her in their new kindergarten school. They only have a few but it will grow and the effect will be whole families will be saved.
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In the photos you can see the Church building
that we dedicated last year, now they have a lovely parsonage
standing beside it.
After the Sunday morning, we gathered outside and blessed and dedicated the house with the promises of God. Each one of the congregation came by and laid their hands, praying over the building. |
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Since the writing of this report, we heard from
Jim Snipe that the final payment was made on Church and Parsonage
and it is now debt free. The land, building and parsonage cost a
total of just over one million US dollars. (110 million Japanese
Yen).
Jim and Darla believe that this is a miracle and give God all the Glory and Praise. Pray for the ministry in Japan. The Japanese are much like the Laodicean Church in: Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: Rev 3:17 (KJV) They need a National Revival. |
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Pray also for us as we try to reach as many
as we can in these last days.
God bless you and yours is our daily prayer. Tony and Marge Abram.
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