I had been a bit discouraged lately. I felt like because I cannot see fruit as a direct result of me being here in Japan, there wasn't a point in me being here. However, God's Word has reminded me again of my job! John 15:4 - "Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me." I've been so focused on the fruit, that I forgot to really seek Him out to remain in Him. I had forgotten something as simple as that, and I praise God for putting me back on track. Hopefully I don't stray again too soon! :P
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Prayer Answered!! + A Little Sharing Time
Hey!!! So H-san had been out of the country for her spring break but now she is back!!! She and I had kept in contact through email a little bit, but I found out earlier that her phone wasn't in service so besides the pc email exchanges, I didn't have any other way to contact her when she returned to Japan. So I knew her return date was approaching and hoped that she would just contact me since my phone information hadn't changed. Anyways, to make the long story short, I kept missing calls from some unsaved number and it turns out it was her!!!!! It is so encouraging!! because...
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Easter Party Update
So the low down on how the Easter Party went... Thank you all very much for your prayers :)
Well, so I had broken sleep because I was so nervous, and I was nervous throughout the whole morning because there was still much to do to get things in order. Around noon I calmed down after I remembered that hey, this was supposed to be fun! Got some fresh flowers, bags and bags of marshmallows (so expensive here!), and more eggs, hard-cooked some eggs after studying the proper way of cooking them (yes there is a proper way!), had some pasta salad ready from the night before (my first ever and it was a hit hooray!!), gobbled up some of Amanda's amazing chocolate chip oatmeal cookies (seriously, I wish you could try them!), and arranged the room a bit...
The weather was supposed to be sunny and great (it had been COLD and GLOOMY - where IS spring??) but sadly it started raining. I was almost discouraged thinking that people would cancel...went to the Hachiko statue to meet with most of the friends to show them the way to our apartment and guess what? A lot of people came and nobody canceled and several more were already at our apartment! :)
I didn't share the Gospel as much as I wanted to, but there were a few Christians and I heard that there was a lot of sharing going on! Amazing!! I think some relationships were strengthened; one of my friends Sa-san asked me for a hug!!! A new friend that I met made a point to tell me that she would like to study the Bible with me! That has never happened to me here before. I think God was working, and I ask you to continue to pray for the people who attended our party, that they would remember the party and it would lead to a continual curiosity and openness to knowing more about Jesus. Please pray that relationships would be strengthened, that the people that I invited would become even more of my friends...
Thank you!! Enjoy the pictures!
Easter flowers: Red for the blood Jesus spilled for us, White for the forgiveness of our sins, and Yellow for Heaven!!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Easter Party Prayer Request
Hello!! On Saturday night, April 3, starting at 7 pm (Saturday 3am Cali time) my roommate and I are throwing an Easter Party for our friends here! We are expecting at least 30 people! It's so exciting but also a little nerve-wracking thinking about the preparation aspect. Please pray for this time, that people will understand the meaning of Easter, that relationships/friendships will be strengthened, and that it will go smoothly and be fun for everyone involved! Thank you!!! :) I will update later with pictures after the event!! :)
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