Blessings we have received in Japan

Thanks to God and prayers of many, we've got back from Japan to NY without trouble.

This time around, Pastor Asano needed dental treatment which can be done by his friend in Japan at an affordable price, so we, as a couple, decided to return to Japan to join in Hakuba camp.

On the afternoon of the first Sunday when we attended a service at Tokyo Antioch Church, 
surprisingly, we got invited to Mr. & Mrs. T's who live in Tokyo; we have been praying for them in NY for healing and salvation.  
This time, we had a chance to pray for them in person and to tell the gospel of Jesus Christ.
They agreed to believe Him and prayed to accept Him for salvation; there was the presence of the Holy Spirit. We praise the Lord for that!

In Hakuba Camp we had wonderful blessings.

We got protected from the typhoon that was heading to Pastor Asano's hometown when he was returning there, as he was seeking God's guidance for which train to take. The train he took arrived safely at the station of his home town but the six trains after that suspended services all day.  Praise the Lord for that.

（We saw the movie in Japanese subtitles.  ）

Participated in Hakuba Camp

By God's grace we, as a couple, participated in a Christian retreat called Hakuba camp this summer.  We are so thankful to have received lots of blessings in the praise and worship, through messages and the fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ who gathered from all over the country.    

（Pastor Daniel Asano delivers a testimony in the main service）

Salvation work at the house we have visited

We have visited Mr. & Mrs. T's on the Sunday afternoon.

We have been praying for their healing and their aunt's.

Surprisingly, Their aunts was also at their house. 

We have heard that their aunt was released from hospital two days before, healed of her pneumonia! Praise the Lord!

We have never imagined that we would meet all of them we have been interceding in prayer in NY, knowing just their names.

Immediately after allowed in their house, Pastor Asano prayed for the healing of Mr. T who has been paralyzed from the neck down, laying his hand on him.  After that, Pastor told them about the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Everybody agreed to believe Him, and followed Pastor to pray to believe Jesus as their savior.

Hallelujah! !

We have recommended that they attend the services of Tokyo Antioch Church online;

we will pray they will be given follow-up according to God's will. 

Also, Mr. T. has a clear head and is desperately eager to walk again.

We will keep him in prayer.

We praise the Lord's salvation work for them!
We appreciate those who have prayed with us for them.

Temporarily returning to Japan

We have arrived at Tokyo on July 18th safely.
First off, we headed to Pastor Asano's parent's house at Shimane.7

Our journey in Christ has become a testimony to Pastor Asano's brother who is not saved yet;
he has given us a prayer request for his sons' employment.
I have felt he begins to open his heart to God, although he hasn't come to believe in Jesus yet.

We will continue to pray for salvation of his brother and our family members. 
May God work in their hearts to have faith in Christ.

Mother and her son have come back

A mother and her son who came to our church about a year ago have come to attend our service again.

She came to our church to seek healing for her son on a mental side. 

She was surprised to find that her son had been sitting still the whole time of a worship service, and left the church saying that they would come again.

Now nearly one year has passed since then.

As a matter of fact, she says she was away from church for many days,

but this spring when she returned to Japan for a short period of time,

she went to church in the neighborhood.

When she returned to the U.S. , amazingly she saw her son being normal.

Because of that, she came back to attend the service. 

Praise the Lord!

After the service, we were able to pray together since they have had several problems.

I have renewed our mission of sharing the blessing of giving thanks, exercising faith, abiding in the church,etc.

I'd like to continue to pray for that.

Visiting Boston, Massachusetts

We have visited an aunt of ours who lives in the suburb of Massachusetts to pray for her healing.
She looked well with a smiling face on all the time when we were with her.
She gladly accepted the prayer Pastor Asano prayed for her.  
We'd like to continue to pray for her with expectancy of the Lord who does only good.

(At the front of State Capital House.   Sorry I can't make this photo vertical.　m(_ _)m

Then we headed to Boston to give praise and worship to the Lord.  We did that on a hill of the central park and in front of the State Capital House.

We expect the upcoming work of the church with Jesus Christ as its head and revival work in Boston.

The Special Service in NY was blessed!

The service with Pastor Akimoto from Tokyo Antioch Church was held on April 11th.
In the seminar of the Spiritual gifts, he spoke from I Corinthians 14:1 about seeking the Spiritual gifts as well as love and, by using them, spreading blessing to a lot of people.
The message was delivered from I Thessalonians 5:18 and Romans 8:28; he told us about giving thanks and rejoicing, everything working out for our good, and seeing God's work or the fulfillment of His word in a long term or in an eternal term.

The short movies of Thanks & Praise & Revival Camp and of Rev. Merlin Carothers were used as well to bring blessing to the attendees, especially those who are from another church.

After the service, in the ministry session, each attendee had Pastor Akimoto pray for them .  I heard some receiving the prophetic word or the word of wisdom and knowledge, and they were encouraged.  (Note that prophecy needs to be discerned.)

There was the deep presence of the Lord throughout the service, and everyone was very happy at the end.

I give thanks to God who led and guided the service and praise Him for his work.
I truly appreciate those who prayed for this special service.