Saturday, June 16, 2007

A Prayer Request...祈りのリクエスト

We truly appreciate all of you who look at this blog and pray for the ministry here in Japan. You are affecting Japan for eternity!!

Just wanted to make a special request for the Saturday Night English Class/Bible Time we have. Recently the number of students has dropped BUT all the students that are here are very interested in the Bible and the LORD. In the last month we have started reading through John's Gospel in English and Japanese, and then asking the students if they have any questions or thoughts from what they have read.

Last Saturday night one man said "Why have we never read this before? This is really easy to understand. " It was exciting to tell him that #1) God's unedited, uninterpreted Word has great power. And #2) Even if you hear the exact same thing over and over, there are a things called "God's timing" and "the working of the Holy Spirit".

I have probably asked you to pray for Jun-ichi before. But I ask again. He had contact with church as a child through the Boy Scouts. Also, Mami, a young lady. They are the 2 most interested students...

このブログを見て、日本と私たちのために祈っている方々に感謝しています。皆様の祈りが永遠の影響があります!!

今度、土曜日の英会話/バイブル・タイムのために「祈ってください」と頼みたいです。人数は減っていますが、残っている生徒は聖書のことやイエス様ことを興味がある人ばかりです。5月中からヨハネによる福音書を一緒に読むようになったいます。少しずつ英語と日本語で読んで、質問や意見があれば、分ち合っています。

先週の土曜日にある男性が「なぜこういう箇所を、今までに、読んでないの?これは非常にわかりやすいです。」と言われました。

そのとき、#1)「神様の裸みことばはとても力強いです。」と#2)「同じことを何回も聞いても、神様のタイミングや聖霊様の働きは関係がある。」と教えました。

是非、潤一さんのために祈ってください。小さい時、ボーイスカウトの関係で教会を通う機会がありました。また、真美さんのためにもお祈りください。この二人は一番興味を持つ方です。よろしく。

1 comment:

Jeffrey D. Shaffer said...

What a wonderful place to start, Eric! You know that John's Gospel is my personal favorite (having started my own reading there time and time again). You just can't help but be PULLED in to his writing!

Wish we could be there to share in the excitement!

God bless you and OUR class! :-)

-- Jeffrey