Dear friends, prayer partners and supporters,
Last Sunday we attended the missions fair at Calvary Chapel Mission Viejo, and got a chance to talk with a lot of people who came, by, and have five people to follow up with who were interested in our ministry. Praise God for that!
Right now we’re in Crowley, Texas, staying with some good friends that we haven’t seen in a few years. So far we have had a wonderful time reconnecting with old friends, and sharing with people here about the needs in Japan. On Wednesday we flew into Dallas, and then immediately drove four hours up to Oklahoma to visit with old friends. We’re praising God for safe travels, especially since we discovered that my drivers license expired last month, and I was therefore not allowed to drive the rental car. Instead Tomo has had to do all the driving, which is a little outside her comfort zone as she grew up in Tokyo taking public transportation, and just got her license a few years ago after moving to the US. In Oklahoma we were able to share with two families, and also pass on 4 support packets which these families agreed to give to interested friends and their churches.
On Friday Tomo drove us back down to Texas to stay with our friends who live in Crowley. We’ve gotten to share with them quite a bit about the things that God is calling us to in Japan, and they helped arrange for us to speak at their Sunday school this morning, and also meet with their pastor tomorrow afternoon. So far on the trip God has blessed us with one new financial partner, and nine new prayer partners. Titus has also held up pretty well
Tuesday morning we’ll be flying out to Chicago to spend the night with some good friends of Tomo’s parents before finally flying home on Wednesday. Thank you all for your prayers so far and please keep the following in prayer as we finish up the trip:
- Pray that we’ll be able to follow up with the people we met at the Missions Fair and get an opportunity to share with them individually.
- Pray that God will put a burden on the hearts of those who receive our information packets to help support the work that He is doing in Tohoku.
- Pray for the people that we have shared with that are still considering whether or not they will partner with us financially, that God will give them wisdom, and faith in His provision in their lives.
- Pray for our meeting with the Pastor of Hallmark Baptist church tomorrow at 2PM, that we would have a good time of fellowship and that if they are able, God would lead them to support us.
- We have a few other friends in the Texas area that we’re trying to get in touch with if they have time. Pray that we’ll be able to.
- Pray that we will have a good time of fellowship and sharing with our friends in Chicago, and that God will give them wisdom to know how and if they should partner with us.
- Pray for safe travels the rest of the way.
- Pray that God will provide 50% of our monthly support by the end of May so that we can stay on track for a departure within the next year to serve with SEND in Japan.
Thank you for all your prayers, we’re excited to be out here on the road seeking God’s will and giving people the opportunity to share with us in reaching the people of Tohoku with the hope and love of Christ during their time of need.