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Praying Fervently
By jpnnana | July 28, 2005
Dear Praying Friends:
It seems we just said Happy Fourth of July and now the end of the month is in site. Two weeks of meetings in Thailand for our region cut into the middle of our month and it seems that we have been trying to recover from being gone ever since!!! We hope that you have been praying fervently for the peoples living in the cities, towns and villages from Hokkaido to Okinawa. People must be praying because Satan seems to be on the offensive. Pray even more.
Pray for Asa and Izu who run a small coffee/gift shop. Izu is practicing meditation and Asa is searching for God, asking questions of Izu, who doesn’t have any answers. Asa is reading the Bible. Both of these girls have been influenced by Buddhism and other religions but seem to be earnest in wanting to know the Truth. Last week Izu heard the gospel. Pray for an opportunity to meet and share with Asa and pray for them both to be saved.
Praise the Lord for those who have been faithful in witnessing this month. Our hearts are encouraged when we hear people share about their experiences of telling people about Christ. At the last leader’s meeting, Mrs. Mo told about sharing about Christ and his gift of salvation with the parents of children who have come to the children’s worship. Other told of being able to share with their family members. Others shared about missed opportunities and asked for prayer for boldness. Pray for them. The leaders are praying for 10 people to be saved this week. Please pray with them.
The first Jet orientation is over and over 40 Christian Jets signed up with the Jet Christian Fellowship. Pray these Christians will be faithful in their quiet time with the Lord and experience His presence every day, even when it is tough and they are alone. God has led several tentmakers here through this network and we ask you to pray for them to be faithful and bold witnesses for the Lord as they spread out to the far corners of the country. One girl will be living in a town of 800 with only one elementary school and one junior high school. There is no church or Christian witness in his town. Also, A-san whom you have been praying for arrived and has gone on to Kikai Island to begin work. Pray for her husband to be able to join her soon and that these two will be bold compassion filled witnesses for the Lord there on that tiny island.
On a personal note, we became the grandparents of two little boys in July. Our younger son and his wife adopted two boys from Ukraine. We are indeed an international family. Please pray for these two little boys who have not had a chance to hear about Jesus and his love for them. Pray that as they hear about Jesus from their parents they will understand His love for them and accept Christ’s gift of salvation. Also, pray for wisdom the parents, for the adjustment of their daughter who is adopted from Kazakhstan, for the boys to learn English and for all of them to bond quickly as a family.
Claiming His Promises for His Glory,
Tak and Lana
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