Hi from Japan!

Arigato! Thank you for all your prayers. Just wanted to send a quick update with some pictures and also some important prayer requests for this weekend.

Friendship evangelism:
We have been meeting lots of students and have been trying to share our testimonies and the Gospel. Please pray for greater boldness and urgency!

This weekend, many will be coming to the Friday Funky Party and Saturday America Night, please pray for wisdom and discern to know what to say and when to say it. We really need God's guidance and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.

Ayaka is the one in between Sammie and Yun. With one flyer left and with a few seconds remaining, a few team members decided to talk to her and give her the last flyer before leaving campus. She ended up coming to Funky Club the following week and she is very open to Christianity and wants to know more about Jesus. This is just one testimony and many of our team members experienced very similar miracles from God to show us that every single soul counts.

We concluded our last English Lesson. Our team members and the students grew so close over the weeks. Through these lessons, many were able to share about the Gospel. We are so thankful to God as we were able to see how God could use anything to reveal His love.

This is Keitaro. Through the campus evangelism and english lesson, God pursued after him. Many team members were able to share their testimony with him. And on tuesday during the English Lesson, as they were going over the passage on having your name written in the book of Life, Keitaro said, "I want my name in the Book of Life." So, we were able to share the Gospel and asked him if he would like to accept Jesus into his heart. And all credit to God, Keitaro said YES!! Afterward, we talked to him and we were in tears as he was sharing how he is now a Christian. Please continue to pray for him that he would continue to grow through J-House.

We have about a week left here in Japan, please continue to pray for physical strength and a great urgency to share about Jesus. We really want them to hear the Gospel. (Kangaku campus)

Prayer requests:
1. Funky Party on Friday. This is our last one! Please pray for our drama that depicts God's fatherly love. We want spiritual power so that the drama will open their hearts. Furthermore, after funky party, we will be spending time trying to share the Gospel to the many students we met. We need lots of wisdom and love!

2. America Night on saturday. This is our event that we created to invite those who might be interested in American culture. We want to use this as a tool to share our testimonies and dramas and most importantly, Jesus! Again, please pray that many students will remember to come so that we can share about Jesus.

3. Sunday service: Please pray for Kelli and Yumi as they will be sharing their testimony and for Sean as he will be giving 2 different messages. Afterward, we will have a farewell party to say our last words to all the Japanese students we met. It will be a good time to share about how we really want all our friends to know Jesus.

Thank you again! We are very desperate for your prayers especially this weekend. We just want to be faithful and depend on God for everything! :)

J-Team 2009