Monday February 28, 2011
Thank you for your Prayers!
Dear co-laborer in the Lord,
We have so many things to share with you, but are only able to highlight just a few things. We hope you are blessed and encouraged through these e-newsletters. Not everything we do may seem ministry related, but it is through the various activities of life that we are able to build relationships with people with whom we are able to share the love of Christ. And it is through your prayers that we are able to meet the people with whom God has prepared for us to share our lives and His love.
Please be sure to check the Prayer Partner Calendar at the bottom of this newsletter.
Blessings,
Peter, Jenny, Juhee and Sungjae Oh
Peter, Jenny, Juhee and Sungjae Oh
Asaminami Church Plant
Praise the Lord! God has led the building search committee to find a property for the Asaminami Church Plant that meets nearly every criteria on the wish list for the new church plant location. The property sits in a prime location near major roads, major stops for the Astrum line (city monorail) and buses, a large parking lot (which is a rarity in Hiroshima) within walking distance, and is even right next to two schools, a pre-school and an elementary school.
Being right next to two schools has two major benefits. One benefit is that we were able to receive a significant discount on the property because no one wanted to buy a property that would have a lot of noise from the schools. The second and greater benefit is that being right next to two schools makes this property a prime location for outreach events. The students, parents, teachers and administrators of the schools will all be aware of every event we have, including our Sunday Services. It'll be very easy to advertise our events to the community. The church leaders of the Japanese congregations at Koyo and Kable Chapels signed the official contract, and we hope to start the building project from April with demolishing the building which currently sits on the property. We will then start the construction the new church building, and we hope to move in sometime early next year.
Click on the picture to see a larger version, or view larger pictures as you read about the Asaminami Church plant building here.
God Loves You... personally
I (Peter) was asked to preach at Koyo Chapel on Feb. 13th since Pastor Haitaka needed time to recover from his surgery earlier that week. I agreed and started praying for the sermon. We had learned that most Japanese people have a difficult time understanding that God loves every individual personally, and that they viewed God as being distant and aloof. God had impressed upon my heart to speak to the congregation about these topics. God led me to share from 1 John 4:7-12 explaining that God loves each and every one of us personally, and the result of acknowleding God's love in our lives should be for us to love one another. This is one way those outside of the Christian community can witness God's personal love. The sermon fit quite well for that Sunday since it was Valentine's Day the very next day. I suppose the message was God's Valentine's Day gift to us.
You can read more about the sermon here.
Juhee's New School
February 15th was our first official day at Juhee's new school, and I (Jenny) was excited but also very nervous! How much would I be able to understand? Would I be able to understand at least the important stuff that I need to know? Have I prepared all of the documents to be handed in correctly? Will Juhee be OK? Will she have fun? What will the day be like? What will the other moms / children be wearing???
We got there about 5 minutes early and I was glad we did 'cause there was already a little line of moms & kids waiting to register themselves for the day. There's so much to share about this day! Please click here to read more about my experiences at Juhee's new school.
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.
Flea Market - Read about our experience and see pictures of our first church flea market.
Quick Sungjae Post - Just a few things we want to remember about Sungjae's baby phase.
Laundry - Doing laundry in Japan is so different than in the States, we just had to blog about it.
Samuel um... Playgroup - Not only is Juhee and Sungjae having fun and learning some new things at playgroup, but Jenny is learning a few things of her own.
Sumire Cafe - Japanese Cooking Class - A fun and delicious outreach event at Koyo Chapel.
"That's so funny, Uncle Scott!" - This is what Juhee said during a message Scott, our Team Leader, was sharing during "Chidren's Time" at Kabe Chapel. His message that day was on the death of missionary Jim Elliot.
A Date with Sushi - We had sushi for the first time since coming to Japan as it was a special occasion.
Prayer Partner Calendar
March Prayer Calendar
We are joyful to have the members of Global Harvest Church and the Youth Group of Dallas Chinese Bible Church as well as other friends 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 there, please continue to pray for us! We covet your prayers. :) (Pic: Juhee inside a house made out of milk/juice cartons and duct tape at one of the playgroups Jenny takes her to.)
March
1 Julie and Andrew Kim 17 Eddie and Sharon Pak
2 Chan Kyu Lim 18 Steve and Susie Lee
3 Giovanni DeSoto 19 Alene Su
4 Jasmine Kim 20 Bryan Yu
5 Jeeyun Lim 21 Christine Lin
6 Jeff Kwant 22 Clement Setiawan
7 Joanne Hong 23 David and Jennifer Tang
8 Joanne Lee 24 Emily Lin
9 Jung Lee 25 Jesse Chang
10 Kathy Hong 26 Jessica Jan
11 Mike Im 27 Matthew Wong
12 Robert Childers 28 Philip Chang
13 Steve Kang 29 Sammy Siu
14 Zie Chang 30 Ramon West Jr.
15 Deb and John Lee 31 Bobby and Claire Ryu
16 Dominique Tran
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