CHRIST
IS ALL
Winter (December
2014, January and February 2015)
Dear Friend in Christ,
On the first Saturday in December, I rode
the trains south to Mino Mission in Mie Prefecture near the city of Nagoya. The
next day, I preached in the 2 services in the Oogaki
Bible Church. Then on most days, I distributed Christian literature from house
to house and preached and sang hymns out in public.
The Japanese Christians in the 3 Mino
Mission churches held Christmas services in more than 20 care centers and old folks homes. I joined them for most of those services. I
preached several times in their churches. I played King Herod about 3 times in
their Christmas play about the birth of Jesus.
In all their Christmas evangelistic
outreach, we got out a Gospel message to hundreds of lost Japanese souls. I
pray for the Lord to save many of them.
On the last Sunday in January, I preached
in Bro. Jeff's church in Anjo City. Then he invited
me to preach at his new years' service on January 1st. His people and his
church members were a blessing to me.
Many Japanese are out in public during
the new years' holidays. So I did more outdoor evangelism during that time, often preaching and
singing till my voice was gone. Such a joy that was.
I did such thru January 6th and then
returned to my house in Matsuida on the 7th. I spent
5 days preparing to come to the U.S. and preached at the church in Isesaki on Sunday, January 11th.
On the 14th of January, the Lord gave me
a safe trip from Japan to Mississippi. I soon preached in Gordo, Alabama, then traveled to northern Florida to preach in a 6 AM office
service in Brother Jeffery's office, in 1 house service, and one Sunday evening
in a church. From there I drove to southern Georgia. On a cold windy day, I
preached and sang with like-minded Christian friends on the streets in downtown
Atlanta. The next day, I went with Barry to Fulton County Jail in Atlanta and
preached to 12 prisoners in Barry's regular Saturday jail service. They
listened so well. After that service, Barry and I were called on to
"comfort" a young prisoner about 20 years old who had just gotten
word that his 14 year old brother had died.
While in southern Georgia, I preached in 1
church and in 2 house services. Then I headed west and spent a few weeks
preaching in northwestern Arkansas, southern Missouri and eastern Oklahoma. My
preaching schedule there got hindered by snow, freezing rain and sleet. And
when February ended, I was in northwest Arkansas.
It was a most blessed winter, labouring in fields of harvest for our Lord in such varied
parts of this world. Thank you for helping me. I pray for our Lord to richly
bless you.
