Friday December 31, 2010
Thank You for the Encouragement!
Dear co-laborer in the Lord,
Thank you for caring for us through your prayers and support. We've been here in Hiroshima nearly two months now and we've already received several care packages, cards, emails and facebook messages. We are very encouraged to know that we are not here alone, but have come with your support behind us.
For the first time, we have included a Prayer Partner Calendar at the bottom. Please make sure to check this section each month.
May God bless you and your family with joy and peace in 2011.
Happy New Year!
Peter, Jenny, Juhee, and Sungjae Oh
Our First Christmas in Japan
We were so happy when the Murrays invited us over for Christmas Lunch! We'd figured out by that point that a meal at the Murrays was never just a meal but a feast with a full program after too. So not only would we not be alone on Christmas Day, we were also going to have lots of fun! :) Joining us were a few members of two other families. The grandmother and a niece from one of these families also joined us, who are both non-believers. We had a great time together!
Read more about our first Christmas in Japan here. You can see more pictures too!
Christmas Cookie Exchange
The morning began by everyone introducing themselves by writing their names on a white board in English, Hiragana (the Japanese alphabet used for Japanese words as opposed to foreign words), and Kanji (Chinese characters). We also had to tell about how we got our names. It was a great way of breaking the ice and getting to know one another better too. Then came the Christmas Cookie Exchange part!
You can read more about this event and also see pictures of the cookies, the craft and the ladies who attended here.
Our First Japanese Baptism
Six people made a public declaration of their faith in front of the community of believers on Dec. 12 at Koyo Chapel. The baptism was such a special, really heart warming, spiritually exciting event. It was very unique too. Everyone faced the front of the chapel during Pastor Haitaka's short message, the hymns, and the testimonies (oh how we wished we could understand every word!!!), but then when the time came for the actual dunking (very technical term I know =D), everyone got up and ... find out what happened next by clickinghere.
First Asaminami Church Plant Planning Meeting
What an exciting day! Today was the day of our first Asaminami Planning Meeting. There were eight of us sitting around a table: Pastor Haitaka & his wife Keiko-san, Pastor Kitano & his wife Masae-san, me & Peter, and Scott & Susan Murray. We were going to take a group picture but it didn't happen... Next time!
It was so exciting to discuss the progress and blessings of 2010, to get an update on what's going on and what's being planned, to brainstorm, discuss, and plan things together.
What did we do with the kids while we were in a meeting all day? Find out here.
More Stories...
We have so much to share with you, but don't want the newsletter to get longer than it already is. Click on the links below to read more.
"Christmas in October", an awesomely encouraging event organized by SCVJCC every year for the kids of the missionaries that they support.
Our Little Juhee and why we need you to pray for her... and us.
Bugs on Steroids. Beware! If you don't like big bugs, this one isnot for you!
Kabe Chapel's Christmas Party, a delicious meal and lots of fun for everyone.
Christmas Day - Take Two! The day we actually opened up our presents. ^^;
Prayer Partner Calendar
January Prayer Calendar
We are joyful to have the members of our home church New Vision Church and Pathway Bible Fellowship support us in prayer this month. As always, our prayer requests are in the left hand column of our newsletter. Even if your name's not here, please continue to pray for us! We covet your prayers. :)
1 Alan and Marrian Fujinami 16 Agnes Lee
2 Tim and Sojeong Stoutamore 17 Jeff and Clara Lee
3 Michael and Anne Lee 18 Yoon and Youngjoo Kim
4 Min Chin 19 Annette Wong
5 Rebecca Wang 20 Kevin G. Lee
6 Jennard and Janny Cahatol 21 Andrew Lee
7 Sara Kim 22 Deborah Song
8 Christine Lee 23 Julia Park
9 Josh Jung 24 Yeri Chang
10 Steve Lin 25 Aaron Lee
11 Amy Kim (Pathway) 26 Jenny Lee
12 Stephen and Grace Lee 27 Soo Yi
13 Sam and Amy Cho 28 Carl Ryu
14 Young and Patricia Kim 29 Daniel Brown
15 Eunhee Koo 30 Jihoon Lim
31 Jong Sung Lee
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