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By jpnnana | July 3, 2004
Dear Prayer Partners:
VBS!!!! Many of you are in the midst of VBS. Some have finished and others are looking forward to it! Wherever you are in the process, we invite you to take the children on the VBS Virtual Prayer walk on our website. Just click this link VBS Virtual Prayer Walk, or click Virtual Prayer Walk on the menu, then click the VBS picture. There are fourteen scenes for you to visit and pray for. Some of you have asked for DVD’s and they are in the mail. We hope that you will know Japan better and how to pray more concretely for needs after your VBS study of Japan.
Many thanks to those of you who have written and told us you were praying for us during your VBS. And thanks also to those of you who have asked about partnering with us to reach the Japanese. We look forward to working together to reach the Japanese for Christ.
We all like surprises and on Monday we had one when we received a call with E telling us that Mr. Yo, whom you have been praying for, had decided to be baptized. So we had another baptism at the beach on Wednesday. Thirteen adults and 7 children made for a lively group. Mr. Yo’s two sons were able to be there and his son, Ko, who is 8 years old quoted Luke 9:23 as a scripture present to encourage his dad. Both father and sons are memorizing the verse. Tears filled the Christians eyes as they listened. It was a blessing to see the Christians share Scriptures to encourage him in his walk with the Lord. This has become a custom, to give verses of Scripture as a “present” to the person being baptized to encourage them in their walk with Christ. Check on the website for pictures of the baptism!!!
It is good to be home after ten days out of the country. We returned to find some of our Christians in crisis situations. Some are enduring trials. Two men have quit their jobs because of the conditions where they work. Another is wondering what to do. Several moms are dealing with child rearing issues, children being bullied at school, etc. Pray that the new Christians will thirst for God and grow in their walk with Christ. Pray especially for Mr. O and Mr. Sa. Ask God to give them all wisdom and understanding Pray that their faith will be strong, that they will walk worthy of the Lord, being steadfast and patient in trials, living to bring glory to Christ.
Claiming His Promises for His Glory,
Tak and Lana
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