WONDERFUL JAPAN MINISTRY AND VISIT REPORT
VOL. 53 No. 2

It may be a very long journey from Eastern North America to Asia, but our most recent ministry to Japan was very precious.

Not only did we see our Japanese family of saints but the ministry was victorious.  Both Marge and I found that God gave us a strong anointing in the preaching of the Word, counseling, testifying and also Marge’s singing.

The Japanese all over Japan love Marge’s anointed singing.  Since she cannot sing in Japanese, songs are translated and the words are put on Powerpoint for the people to understand what she is singing.  In the photo below right, you can see the words in the background.

Over the years we have helped a number of churches. ‘THE GOOD SAMARITAN CHURCH’ in the Osaka, Japan area, we helped with crusades in their beginnings, then dedicated their church, then the parsonage, later their school. (now from kindergarten to the twelfth grade)

Now they are beginning a 5 story Senior’s Home. It is being built right beside the church. They want us to come and dedicate it as well. They said they would even have one unit for us if ever we needed or wanted one.

They had made us honorary pastors of the church many years ago. I have never called myself an apostle. However, God has given me the privilege of doing apostolic work, from the ministry of preaching, leading souls to Christ, praying for the sick, to water baptism, wedding, funeral, ordination of Deacons, Evangelists, Pastors and setting Elders forth, etc.

This ministry is still the fastest growing Japanese church in Eastern Japan along with a number of outreaches and also church plants. Praise the Lord!

Then of course we had a wonderful time of ministry and fellowship with our dear friends Jim and Darla Snipe who have been missionaries in Japan for more than 25 years.  We have had the privilege of doing their ground breaking for their church, dedication of ‘The Good Samaritan Chapel’ and later the dedication of their Parsonage.

God is using them in Sumoto, Awaji Island. Their church building is like a city upon a hill as a testimony to the whole area. They have a good outreach through the children in the kindergarten.

The Japanese want their children to learn to speak English.  Since their school is bi-lingual, the Snipes are using the school not only to win children to the Lord but through the children to reach the parents with the Gospel and win them also to Jesus.

So many testimonies over the years we can not share them all but here is one special one Marge shares. “I was ministering with a senior group with Martha, a young missionary for 12 years, now 29 years old, who interpreted and whom we had encouraged to come to Japan.

I told how my grandfather and family had left from Ukraine to pioneer in Canada. 

He had never seen a Bible and was given one which he read every day. His family all came to know the Lord. He faithfully lived for the Lord. When he was 87 and hard of hearing, Grandma heard him talking to someone in the room.

She asked if he was talking to himself. He answered, “Don’t you see the angel in the doorway beside you?  He is telling me I am going to go to be with the Lord. I hear the most beautiful singing in heaven.”

He knelt down to pray in the spirit and went to be with the Lord. At this point, an elderly man on my right said, “I have been a Buddhist all my life and have never heard anything like this before! What must I do?”