Harvest Time
Saturday, August 13th, 2005
Praying Friends:
From mid-August, the beautiful green rice fields turn pale yellow, almost white, as the full heads of grain cause the heavy heads to bend low in the sun. We watch with fascination as the machines move through the paddies harvesting the rice. Even more, we stand in awe and thanksgiving another harvest this week. The harvest of souls.
We praised God on Thursday when we received a call from E telling us that Mrs. Yo had led Mrs. Yasu to the Lord. The church and Mrs.Yo had been praying for this lady for several months. The very next day, Mrs. Yo met with Mrs. Yasu to follow up, modeling what it means to be Christ’s disciple. Pray that Mrs. Yasu will follow the Lord in baptism and become a multiplying disciple, also.
Thursday morning Tak left early to go with Mrs. Ima , her son, Ko and several folks from the group home in Togane to go to Dr. S’s clinic for Bible study. They waited and waited as people came and went. Finally around two o’clock, they began a time of Bible study together around examining tables that had been pushed together and covered with a board and a sheet. After the study, about 4 p.m., Tak was able to present the gospel to Dr. S who listened politely but did not pray to accept Christ. He left the Abundant Life presentation with him and we continued to pray for him.
Today, Mrs. Ima call to say that Dr. S had called her and said that he now wanted to follow the Lord in baptism. Praise the Lord that Dr. S has decided to follow Jesus! He has already been gathering non-Christians at his clinic to study the Bible. Pray for this doctor to be a bold witness, become a multiplying disciple and start a reproducing church. Pray for us as we disciple Mrs. Ima and her son, Ko, and pray for them as they disciple Dr. S.
Pray for Mr. Miku as we travel to Okinawa in September for a time of training and discipleship. We want to meet his family and have worship with them. Tak also hopes to have time to model the principles that he has been sharing via skype. Pray that God will work through him and his family to evangelize the lost and start many churches across Okinawa.
Pray for us as we travel to Kikai Island to mentor Al and Au. Pray we can meet the relatives of Mrs. Mo from the church in Togane who live on the island. Join her and us in praying that the Holy Spirit will open their spiritual eyes and give them a desire to know God. What a miracle that God led a young couple to this tiny island where we have a church member with relatives. Pray for fruit, a church, from Al’s and Au’s witness during their stay on the island.
Pray that we will be a blessing to those we meet as we travel to Misawa, Okinawa, Kikai Island, Fukuoka, and Hiroshima these next couple of weeks. Also, ask God to give us vision and wisdom as we train and disciple Japanese nationals, tentmakers, and our own personnel.
Claiming His Promises, for His Glory.
Lana and Tak

