Last Sunday at church we were prayed over by the deacons and officially appointed as cooperating missionaries at Morioka Bible Baptist Church, starting our two year term where I’ll be serving as an intern, helping with various church ministries in Morioka as well as other churches throughout the prefecture, particularly those on the coast. Please pray for God’s guidance and direction during this time, that we will faithful to build up the church in Morioka, and that God will fully prepare and equip us for future ministry in church planting in the coastal areas after our time in Morioka is fulfilled.
Tomorrow I’ll be going down to Ofunato Bible Baptist Church, our sister church on the coast which is currently without a pastor. Once a month Pastor Kondo and I attend their monthly prayer meeting. The church was badly damaged in the Tsunami, it’s members scattered, and shortly after their interim Pastor resigned. They currently have only three church members. However there is one new believer who is going through a baptism class in preparation for joining the church, and the 3.11 Network has a base in that town and has been active in reaching out to survivors living in temporary housing since the Tsunami occurred. As a result the love of Christ has been demonstrated and proclaimed on a regular basis for the past four years. Pastor Kondo will also meet with a lady who has expressed an interest in hearing about the gospel when we go visit tomorrow.
We’ve been very busy lately preparing to move into a new home in the beginning of June, as well as getting things ready for our trip back to the US towards the end of June. Please pray that we get everything packed and moved over without too much trouble, and that we can get everything done before we leave. Pray for us as a family that we can avoid getting too stressed out with so much happening all at once, and that we’ll be able to get some good rest while on home service. We’re going to take a few days vacation in Korea as we have a layover there on the way back, which we are looking forward too.