Good bye 2007

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Tomorrow is the last day of 2007! Millions of Japanese will be visiting the temples to usher in the new year. The temple gong will sound 108 times, the people will throw money in the offering box, clap their hands, buy arrows and good luck charms to “protect” them in 2008. Then they will go [...]

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

There are many across Japan who are celebrating Christmas for the first time as God’s children. To them Christmas has become meaningful and not just a holiday to buy Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Christmas Cake. As we watch their eyes fill with wonder at how much God loves them; how He sent His Son to be [...]

Celebrating

Celebrating

There are many in Togane and Okinawa who are celebrating Christmas as God’s children for the first time. As they remember his wonderful gift of salvation, pray for them to also commit themselves to be lights to those who live in darkness and do not know the meaning of Christmas. Homeless men, elderly ladies, college [...]

The word spread

The word spread

Today a lady in Togane went for a walk in the park near her house where she met a young girl who is spending this year in a special school studying for college entrance exams. Mrs. Mo shared the gospel with her and she prayed to receive Christ as Savior. Pray for this young lady [...]

Step by step

Step by step

We’re moving forward step by step. Soon you will see virtual prayer walks, our photo journal, and other portions of our site that have been temporarily removed.Hope you are visiting our site and have notice that the Outreach Japan look is back, In the meantime view the video that was previously on the jgpnetwork site [...]

An intercessor’s prayer

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  Our last update posted on the 11th had a missionary family’s prayer update to their prayer partners. Here is a prayer of one of the intercessors. What a blessing to the family. Pray and write!!! It means a lot to all our personnel.  Please continue to pray and claim God’s promises for each one scattered [...]

After school school

After school school

Many Japanese children go to after school cram schools. At one we know, Kei teaches English to a large number of children during the week. Kei is a Christian and wants her students to come to know Christ. As far as we know Kei is the only Christian in her neighborhood. She has been witnessing [...]

Dear Intercessor

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Dear Intercessor, we just wanted to drop you a note and say “thank you” for praying for us. We asked you in our most recent newsletter to pray for the Otomo family on Mondays in Sept/Oct. Already we have had greater opportunities to share Christ with this family. The mom, dad, and their only son [...]

“The church comes to us.”

“The church comes to us.”

A word from Matt in Hiroshima: When most people hear that we are missionaries, they cross themselves and ask if I’m a priest. Their second question is invariably, “Where is your church?” Like most in the West, Misty and I included, the Japanese associate the Church with the building in which it meets. This is [...]

Faithful Witness

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 Mrs. Se and E are faithful witnesses. Both with friends, at work, at home and in the neighborhood. These two meet each morning to pray for the lost people that the Christians are witnessing to. They also go out each week and witness to folks, they invite them to worship.    Mrs. Se and E both shared the [...]