My friend Yu-san prayed to receive Christ today!!!!!! YAYYY!!! It was an amazing time!!! Sooo exciting!!! I have been sending weekly prayer updates, and I had included her twice in it, so if you receive the updates you will know more about the background.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Humility - from Japan's Prayer Advocates
We have a couple who do a wonderful job as prayer advocates for this area. They sent this email about humility that I wanted to pass along. This topic, as simple and basic and important as it is, is forgotten all the time, most especially by me. I am glad for this reminder because it puts things into perspective. Here ya go:
Humility
Scripture portrays God as blessing those who acknowledge their insufficiency. We should remember when we have done all that we should do, we are still “unworthy servants” in comparison to God’s holiness (Luke 17:10). Those who confess their need of Christ receive the blessing that Jesus promises to the holy.
Since we cannot by our best efforts meet the standards of God’s holiness, we need to approach God humbly, confessing our need of His mercy and grace, rather than trying to barter for His blessing. For sinners like us, humility is the path to God’s blessing. This humility is not something we manufacture but something we gain as we confess to God that nothing in us deserves His goodness. Biblical humility says, “Father, I appeal to you in Jesus’ name. For His sake and because of His righteousness in my place, please hear my prayer.”
Father, on this day of prayer, we are reminded that on our knees we are taller than the trees and that no person stands taller than when they are on their face before You. We come to You in utter humility because You are great and we are small.
Scripture portrays God as blessing those who acknowledge their insufficiency. We should remember when we have done all that we should do, we are still “unworthy servants” in comparison to God’s holiness (Luke 17:10). Those who confess their need of Christ receive the blessing that Jesus promises to the holy.
Since we cannot by our best efforts meet the standards of God’s holiness, we need to approach God humbly, confessing our need of His mercy and grace, rather than trying to barter for His blessing. For sinners like us, humility is the path to God’s blessing. This humility is not something we manufacture but something we gain as we confess to God that nothing in us deserves His goodness. Biblical humility says, “Father, I appeal to you in Jesus’ name. For His sake and because of His righteousness in my place, please hear my prayer.”
Father, on this day of prayer, we are reminded that on our knees we are taller than the trees and that no person stands taller than when they are on their face before You. We come to You in utter humility because You are great and we are small.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
More Video Links
Courtesy of Amanda!!! She is a hard worker, uploading all these videos!! They take a lot of energy and time!!!!
Two more Fuji videos:
Then some videos from the college interns' last night here:
Crazy interns:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q46KIv47aS4
Attempted Skipping:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsB7enVAZls
Leapfrog 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IojTtBVIYXY
Leapfrog 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ppoe0G24V4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Attempted Skipping:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Leapfrog 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Leapfrog 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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