Juhee's 1st (PROPER) Haircut

Right before we left, I really wanted Juhee to at least get her bangs cut so they didn't look so amateur-ish (and crooked!). A friend recommended this kids' hairdressers to us close to us so my mom took her there on our last full day for one last 'date' with grandma while Peter and I packed at home. Juhee was supposed to get a $5 bangs-only haircut but my mom asked for the full $17 cut- and I'm so glad she did! She looks so much cuter without the messy thin long bit of baby hair. Her hair looks so much healthier, fuller, and shinier. She had so much fun too! :)

Wonder how much her first haircut in Japan will cost and if she'll enjoy the experience as much?

Welcome, welcome, welcome!!!

It was awesome to see so many happy smiling faces when we arrived at Hiroshima Airport on the evening of Thursday, November 4th, 2010. All four Murrays were there, Pastor Haitaka, Pastor Kitano & his wife + daughter and Ogawa-san & his wife were there too. Juhee was a bit groggy as it was the middle of the night for her, but she was happy to see Uncle Scott, Auntie Susan, and Sydney & Taylor and she was soon having fun with Rise-chan (Pastor Kitano's daughter). When we arrived at the Murrays, there were three more ladies waiting to welcome us with another bouquet of flowers!

That Sunday (7th) at Pastor Kitano's Kabe Chapel they had welcome signs for us on the door, a special lunch, and both of us were asked to make speeches. The eldest member of Kabe Chapel also made a speech welcoming us as well as another member who mentioned that she thinks that Peter looks like Jackie Chan! :)

Pastor Kitano (standing next to Peter in pic) had to translate for us. He's been translating at church events/outreaches/sermons for
the Murrays for the past 3 years and now he'll be translating for us too!

The lunch was a delicious mixed rice dish but it had finely chopped pieces of the Japanese pink ginger thing in it which neither Peter nor I are very fond of (yet!) but we ate it all. :)




One week after we arrived, the pastors, their families, and Ogawa-san & his wife (deacons in charge of us) held a welcoming dinner for us and we all had so much fun! It was a great time of laughter and fellowship in both English and Japanese. I sat next to Keiko-san, Pastor Haitaka's wife and she is just so gentle and sweet! The ladies took turns holding Sungjae so we could eat and Juhee had a great time playing with Pastor Kitano's kids.

That following Sunday (14th) we were welcomed at Pastor Haitaka's Koyo Chapel with another special lunch including special songs performed by different groups, a Japanese pinata(?)-type ball from which a WELCOME sign came out of when opened (pic), and more speeches. Like at Kabe Chapel, many people from Koyo Chapel also came up to us during the party, introduced themselves, told us how they'd been praying for us and that they are excited that we're finally here.

3 welcome parties in 10 days! We definitely feel very very welcomed and are extremely humbled at the amount of time and effort so many people here have put into making sure we feel welcomed. :)

Excitement's in the Air! :)

I just wanted to share this email from our team leaders, Scott & Susan Murray. We've been so blessed by them, the 2 local Japanese pastors, and a couple of the elders from the two churches who have been working so so diligently on our behalf. We are being so spoiled by them!

As the time for our departure approaches and we continue to say more and more "see you later"s, I've been tending to focus on what/those we'll be leaving behind and the immediate work ahead before we can go as well as all of the anxieties of moving to a foreign country where one doesn't understand the language / culture, etc. This email really lifted my spirits and made me excited again about arriving in Hiroshima and our new life house, car, friends, and brothers and sisters in Christ waiting for us there.

Sharing this with you, my dear friends, with excitement,
Jenny

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Hi Peter & Jenny,

I just wanted to send you a quick update on the day. Mainly, I wanted to share the excitement that I am seeing from the church people. Today, Mr. & Mrs. Ogawa came to the house and cleaned for about 3 ½ hours. Masae-san (Pastor Kitano’s wife) also came to help for a little while. Each week people pray for you at prayer meeting—there is a real air of excitement here. Of course, we are also excited to have you join us—we look forward to working together and continuing to cultivate a friendship. I know that when you are getting ready to leave you have all kinds of emotions popping out, so I wanted to share what I am observing to encourage you that even though you will be far from family and friends—a new church family along with us are excited that you are coming.

Ogawa-san (Mr.) is a cleaning machine. Mrs. Ogawa brought some dishes that she didn’t use so that you would have something to get started. The electricity, water and gas are all in working order. They deliver most of the stuff on Monday. It’s coming together—praise God.

We are praying for you!

With much love,
Scott & Susan

Saying Goodbye

My heart is heavy today. As much as I'd like to blame the gloomy weather, I don't think that's what's making me feel this way...

I attended my own farewell dinner last night with some of my close girl friends. I almost didn't go 'cause I got cold feet and I didn't want it to happen - yet. For a moment, I thought that maybe if I didn't go, it wouldn't happen - yet. I was so sad all afternoon yesterday and I had a great time last night but now I'm sad that it's an event of the past and not of the future.

People have been saying their goodbyes to us for a few weeks now and have been asking me how I feel. So far, my answer has been a combination or all of: "excited, stressed, busy, looking forward to finally going and settling down, hasn't quite hit me yet that we're leaving". I think last night's goodbye was the one that finally made our departure real for me.

Last night's dinner was one I'll definitely treasure in my heart for a long time. I had so much fun with wonderful awesome godly women. :) We discussed everything from germs to shopping to the adventures of raising kids, caught up on each other's lives and enjoyed delicious food at Gochi. I'd also prepared 3 questions for us to think about: 1. If God called you to be a missionary, what country would you want Him to send you to? 2. What would be your greatest fear in being a missionary? 3. What do you think would be the coolest thing about being a missionary?

The only one I had to answer was #2. :) One of the things I mentioned was bullying - ijime - as it's more common in Japan and it's not something that's considered a big deal at school that requires punishment like in the US. As our kids will be different (NOT Japanese, not have a Japanese first or last name, not speak Japanese well initially, speak English and Korean at home, eat American and Korean food at home as well, go to church on Sundays, etc), this is one of things I worry about for our kids. Peter and I might become temporarily upset or hurt if someone shows discrimination towards us, but for our kids, I think my heart will break if I see them being hurt in this way. I pray against this every day and pray for wisdom in knowing how to deal with any culturally awkward situations that may arise, that the teachers and children at the preschool that Juhee will be attending soon after our arrival have genuinely curious minds + kind hearts and not look down on her for being different.

A few of the other girls mentioned as their answer for #2 that their greatest fear would be the loss of community - friends and family back home. For me, it's never been a big issue because I'd become conditioned to it as we moved so often growing up. HOWEVER, this time it's different because I've never had such close godly girl friends before that I shared so much, so honestly with. I think I'll be missing not just the hanging out time, but also the times when we met to play together and pray together, keeping each other accountable, to talk and laugh together (in English!!!), and spur each other on in leading Christ-like lives. It won't be quite the same, but thank God for email and Skype! ;)

Right before we left, my arms were filled with presents - things to keep Juhee occupied during the time she is without her toys and things for her to do on the 16 hour trip from San Jose to Hiroshima too. There was also a very impressive, amazingly cute and well done scrapbook that the girls had made for me. The time, love, and effort that had gone into it was so evident. They'd all made at least one page each with a personal note on their page too. I don't have the heart / strength to read it right now as I'm close to tears already but I will soon - maybe after we arrive in Hiroshima! I know I'm going to cry reading it so I'll have to make sure Juhee's not around too so she's not constantly asking me, "What's wrong umma? What's wrong?" Our sweet, caring little Juhee. :)

Have a few more goodbye events to attend before we go in about 10 days...

Saying goodbye is hard.

9월 소식지

Thursday October 7, 2010

11월 3일 출발

안녕하세요!

달라스에서 뜻깊은 한달을 보내고 이제 산호제 지역으로 돌아와 미국에서 마지막 한달을 바쁘게 보내고있습니다. 일본 히로시마로 향하는 편도 비행기표도 샀고 11월 3일 떠나게 됩니다. 일본으로 향하는 준비 과정을 함께 지켜봐주시고 기도해주심에 감사를 드립니다.

축복합니다! Peter Oh 목사 가정 드림

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마지막 달

10월 - 일본으로 떠나기 전에 준비해야할 것이 너무 많아 산호제에 있으면서 보낼 짐 싸고, 서류 작업 끝내고, 3년짜리 종교 비자 받고, 국제면허 받고, 차 팔고, 작별 인사등을 하며 바쁜 한달을 보내고 있습니다.

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금전적 파트너십

많은 분들께서 Pioneers 선교단체, 뉴비전교회, 그리고 그 외 여러 교회들을 통해 저희의 일본선교에 금전적으로 동참해주셨습니다. 하나님의 일을 하기 위해 저희에게 아낌 없이 맡기신 선물임을 다짐하며 감사드립니다. 모든 것을 부족함 없이 채워주신 하나님께 감사를 드리며 저희를 헌신적으로 도와주신 분들께 저희가 일본에서 주님의 기쁜 소식을 전하며 사용하게 될 사역비, 생활비, 교육비등 내역에 대해서 조금 더 자세하게 말씀드리고자 합니다.

정착 및 이동 경비
* 4식구를 위한 편도 비행기표
* 거처를 위한 보증금과 "Key Money" ("Key Money"는 집주인에게 주는 돌려 받지 않는 보증금)
* 가구와 가전제품 (요, 냉장고, 전자렌지, 까스렌지, 식탁, 의자, 책상, 장, 등)
* 중고차 (세금과 정기검진 포함)
* 일어 어학
* 배로 짐 부치는 비용

정기적 후원
* 임대료 및 전기세, 물세 등
* 국제 건강 보험
* 사역비 (주희 사진에서와 같은 공예용품, 미국 Thanksgiving 전도 이벤트를 위한 작은 칠면조(약 $60) 등)
* 생활비 (기저귀, 음식, 옷, 난로를 위한 등유 등)
* 주희 학교를 위한 학비
* 여행경비 및 통신비용 (일본의 수많은 도로 통행료, 핸드폰, 인터넷 등)
* 차 (휘발유, 샤켄(아래 설명) 등)

뉴비전교회 지정헌금을 통해 후원해 주시는 성도님들께서는 메모란에 저희 이름을 꼭 기입해주시기 바랍니다. '일본선교'라고만 쓰시면 안됩니다.

한번의 후원 또는 정기적인 후원, 후원해 주신 모든 분들께 깊은 감사를 드립니다. 꾸벅~ ^^

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파트너십 업데이트

이제 저희가 소망하던 365명의 기도후원자 중 359분께서 기도후원자가 되어주시기로 작정하셨습니다. 하나님께서 또 후원자들도 더 보내주셔서 이제 저희가 필요한 정기적인 후원금의89%가 모아졌습니다! 할렐루야! (사진: 달라스 소그룹 모임 중 하나에서의 퀴즈 시간.)

이 여정을 함께 가기를 원하시는 많은 분들을 보내주신 하나님께 감사를 드립니다. 이제 단 6분/커플의 기도후원자를 찾고 있습니다. 그리고 만약 15가정이 매달 평균 $50을 작정하면 저희가 필요한 후원금의 100%에 도달할 수 있습니다.

저희와 동참하실 기회를 두고 기도로 주님의 뜻을 구하심에 감사를 드립니다. 기도 또는 정기적인 후원으로 동참하고 싶으신 분은peterandjennyoh@gmail.com으로 이메일 부탁드립니다.

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함께 떡을 떼기 위한 빵굽기

달라스에 있는 동안 제가 한 미국인 목사님 사모님께 빵 굽는 방법을 배웠습니다. 미국에서 흔히 먹는 롤, 개피롤 (cinnamon rolls), 딸기 파이, 그리고 미국 인디안들이 먹는 navajo flatbread를 함께 만들었습니다. 일본에 많은 사람들과 함께 집에서 맛있게 방금 구워낸 따끈따끈한 빵으로 떡을 떼며 교제를 나누기를 소망합니다. (사진: B 목사님 사모님의 지도하에 실습하며 옆에서 주희가 자기 차례를 기다리고 있음.)

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인사하는 시간

저희 친구들인 Paul & Eva 부부가 10월 24일 주일 5-8시 사이에 저희가 일본으로 가기 전에 시간을 함께 보내고 싶어하는 친구들과 함께 시간을 보낼 수 있도록 Sunnyvale에 있는 집을 열었습니다. 3시간내내 있으셔도 좋고 잠깐 들리셔도 좋습니다. 함께 나눌 간식이나 음료수도 가져오시면 좋고요. 주소를 원하시는 분들은 여기에 클릭하시면 자동적으로 저희에게 주소를 청구하는 이메일이 작성됩니다. 10월 24일 주일 뉴비전교회 영어부 두번의 예배 시간때 인사를 하게 되고 10월 31일 주일 뉴비전교회 4번의 예배에서 인사를 드리고 11월 3일에 일본으로 떠납니다.

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September Newsletter

Thursday September 30, 2010

Departing November 3rd

Dear co-laborer in the Lord,

We are back in the Bay Area after a fun & fruitful month in Dallas and are now entering our final month in the US. We have purchased our one way tickets to HIROSHIMA, Japan, and will be departing on November 3rd. Thank you for journeying with us, and we pray you are blessed and encouraged through our partnership in sharing of the Risen Son in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Blessings! Peter, Jenny, Juhee, and Sungjae Oh

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Final Month

OCTOBER - We had initially thought of possibly visiting Seattle and/or Southern California during this last month, but have realized taking care of all the details of moving to another country is much more demanding than we had anticipated. So we're staying in the San Jose area during this final month to pack our belongings that need to be shipped, address remaining paperwork, obtain our 3 year Religious Visas and International Drivers Licenses, sell our minivan, pack our luggage, and say our farewells.

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Partnering financially

Many of you have financially supported our ministry with Pioneers to Japan. Thank you for giving so generously and sacrificially as your financial gifts are an offering to God given into our stewardship. We'd like to share with you some of the expenses that will be covered. We thank God for blessing us with your financial offerings which will be used to cover moving, living and ministry expenses as we share the good news with those in Japan.

Departure and Moving Expenses
* One-way International airline tickets for a family of four
* Deposit and "Key Money" for apartment/house ("Key Money" is like a big deposit we give the landlord, but we don't get back)
* Furniture and appliances (futons [beds], refrigerator, oven, stove, tables, chairs, etc.)
* Used car (including taxes and fees)
* Language school
* Shipping our belongings (mostly kids' clothes and toys which are both very expensive in Japan)

Monthly Support
* Rent and utilities
* Health insurance
* Ministry expenses (arts and craft supplies like the one in the photo of Juhee, also for a Thanksgiving outreach event we anticipate buying a small turkey which will cost about $60)
* Living expenses (diapers, wipes, food, clothes, kerosene for heater, etc)
* Juhee's education/tuition for preschool
* Travel and communication costs (cell phone, Skype account so we can stay connected with those in the USA)
* Vehicle (gas, tolls and shaken-explained below)

If you have pledged to support us from when we depart, we kindly ask that you click here for an automated email to Pioneers' Finance Team requesting that your EFT be activated. Please allow a couple of weeks for it to process.

Thank you again for partnering with us financially.

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Partnership Update

We have been extremely blessed to have 359 (our hope is to have 365) prayer partners commit to praying for us regularly. God has also brought alongside us many financial partners through whom 89% of our needed Monthly Financial Support has been pledged! Praise God! :)

We thank God for bringing you into our lives, and partnering with us in sharing the Good News of the Risen Son in the land of the Rising Sun. We wouldn't be able to fulfill God's calling without you! We are still seeking 6 prayer partners, and if 15 families were to pledge an average of $50 per month, we would achieve 100% of our needed Monthly Financial Support. Thank you for prayerfully considering partnering with us. (Picture: Trivia time during one of our small group gatherings in Dallas.)

If you would like to partner with us in prayer or finances, please email us at peterandjennyoh@gmail.com.

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Baking Bread for Breaking

During our time in Dallas, Jenny learned how to make fresh bread from scratch. We were very blessed to have a pastor's wife from Dallas Chinese Bible Church share with Jenny how to bake fresh rolls, cinnamon rolls, strawberry pie, and navajo flatbread so that we can take this knowledge to Japan. We hope to break bread with many in Japan, and now we'll have fresh homemade bread with which to do it. (Picture: Pastor B's wife teaching Jenny with Juhee eagerly waiting to "help".)

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Sayonara

Our good friends Paul & Eva have kindly opened up their home to us and our friends in the Bay Area who would like to come spend some time with us before we go. Their house in Sunnyvale will be open on Sunday, October 24th from 5-8pm. We kindly ask that you bring a dish/dessert/snack/drink to share. For their address, click here to send us an automated email and we will send it to you. We look forward to seeing you there! :)

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8월 업데이트

Tuesday September 7, 2010

때가 다가오고 있습니다

안녕하세요!

이제 두달 밖에 남지 않았습니다. 10월말에 일본 히로시마로 떠날 예정입니다. 인생의 한 자막을 내리고 새로운 한 자막을 여는데 함께해 주셔서 감사합니다.

축복합니다! Peter Oh목사 가정 드림

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마지막 2달

9월 – 달라스에서 하나님의 은혜로 많은 분들과 연결. 16일 산호제로 돌아옴. 히로시마에서 Murray선교사님의 도움으로 Certificate of Eligibility를 받은후 샌프란시스코 일본영사관에서 3년짜리 종교비자 받기. 짐싸서 배로 보내기.

10월 – 협력교회들 방문하고 가능하면 Seattle이나 남가주 방문하기. 남은 서류 작업 끝내고, 짐 마저 싸고, 차 팔고, 작별인사 후 10월 말에 일본으로 출발.

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달라스에서의 시간

저희 지금 달라스에 있습니다! 일본으로 가기 전에 동생 원경이와 처남 Jon과 함께 더 많은 시간을 보낼 수 있도록 허락해 주신 하나님께 감사를 드립니다. 동생 집에서 머물면서 대접도 받고 (사진: 바베큐 음식점에서 조카 성제를 안고 있는 Jon 이모부) 뉴비전교회 집사님을 통해 차도 제공해 주셨습니다. :) Dallas Chinese Bible Church 에서 많은 분들과 다시 연결하고 Skillman Bible Church 그리고Global Harvest Church에서 또 새로운 만남들을 허락해 주셨습니다. 남은 2주간 주님께서 허락하실 만남들을 기대하고 있습니다.

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파트너십 업데이트

이제 저희가 소망하던 365명의 기도후원자 중 320분께서 기도후원자가 되어주시기로 작정하셨습니다. 하나님께서 또 후원자들도 더 보내주셔서 이제 저희가 필요한 정기적인 후원금의89%(저번달 78%)가 모아졌습니다! 산호제에 있는 South Bay Agape Christian Church와 달라스에 있는Dallas Chinese Bible Church, 두 중국인 교회가 저희를 협력선교사로 임명하면서 지난 한달간 저희 후원금이 많이 상승했습니다. 이제 미국에서는 7개 교회, 한국에서는 5개 교회, 그리고 5개국에 퍼져있는 많은 개인 후원자들이 저희와 함께 일본선교에 동참하고 있습니다. 할렐루야!

이 여정을 함께 가기를 원하시는 많은 분들을 보내주신 하나님께 감사를 드립니다. 아직 23분/커플의 기도후원자를 찾고 있습니다. 그리고 만약 15가정이 매달 평균 $50을 작정하면 저희가 필요한 후원금의 100%에 도달할 수 있습니다.

저희와 동참하실 기회를 두고 기도로 주님의 뜻을 구하심에 감사를 드립니다. 기도 또는 정기적인 후원으로 동참하고 싶으신 분은peterandjennyoh@gmail.com으로 이메일 부탁드립니다.

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우리 가족 이모저모

주희는 달라스에 있는 동안 이모와 같이 쿠키도 만들고 (사진) 같이 춤추고 노래하며 신났습니다. 원경이랑 처남이랑 조카 둘이랑 뜻깊은 시간을 많이 보내고 있습니다. 주희가 계속 물어봅니다: "What are you doing?" ("뭐하세요?"), "Where are you going?" ("어디 가세요?") 그리고 이모와 이모부와 늘 함께 있고 싶어해합니다. ^^

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August Update Newsletter

Tuesday August 31, 2010

The Time is Drawing Near

Dear co-laborer in the Lord,

We have two months remaining until our anticipated time of departure in October to Hiroshima, Japan. Thank you for journeying with us as we prepare to close this chapter of our lives, and enter a new one.

Blessings! Peter, Jenny, Juhee, and Sungjae Oh

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Final 2 Months

SEPTEMBER - Connect with new friends in Dallas and reconnect with old ones. Return to San Jose from Dallas on Sept. 16th, obtain Certificate of Eligibility with the help of the Murrays in Hiroshima and obtain 3-year Religious Visas from the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco. We'll also need to do a lot of packing before we ship our belongings to Japan.

OCTOBER - Visit some of our supporting churches, possibly visit Seattle and/or Southern California, finalize remaining paperwork, pack our luggage, sell minivan, say final farewells and depart for Japan (Final Date TBD).

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Dallas Times

We're in Dallas! We thank God for allowing us to spend more time with Jade & Jon (Jenny's younger sister & brother-in-law) before we depart for Japan. Thanks to their hospitality, we once again have a great place to stay and they've been feeding us delicious meals like there's no tomorrow (picture: Jon holding Sungjae at Spring Creek BBQ). :) God has also provided a car for us to use through one of our church members for which we are very grateful. We're having a great time reconnecting with old friends at Dallas Chinese Bible Church and making new friends at Skillman Bible Church and Global Harvest Church . We look forward to the remaining two weeks we have here and the divine appointments God has in store for us!

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Partnership Update

We have been extremely blessed to have 342 (our hope is to have 365) prayer partners commit to praying for us regularly. God has also brought alongside us many financial partners through whom 89% (last month 78%!) of our needed Monthly Financial Support has been pledged! The big jump is largely thanks to two Chinese churches partnering with us, South Bay Agape Christian Church in San Jose, and Dallas Chinese Bible Church in Dallas. We now have 7 churches partnering with us in the US and 5 in Korea as well as many individual supporters living in 5 different countries. Praise God! :)

We thank God for bringing you into our lives, and partnering with us in sharing the Good News of the Risen Son in the land of the Rising Sun. We wouldn't be able to fulfill God's calling without you! We are still seeking 23 prayer partners, and if 15 families were to pledge an average of $50 per month, we would achieve 100% of our needed Monthly Financial Support. Thank you for prayerfully considering partnering with us.

If you would like to partner with us in prayer or finances, please email us at peterandjennyoh@gmail.com.

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Family Fun

Juhee's having fun baking cookies (picture) and singing & dancing with Auntie Jade, aka "eemo", during our stay in Dallas. Both Uncle Jon ("eemo-boo") and Auntie Jade have been spending lots of quality time with their neice and nephew. Juhee's constantly asking them "What are you doing?", "Where are you going?" and wants to be with them all the time. :)

6 & 7월 업데이트

감사합니다!!!

안녕하세요!

많은 분들의 기도와 후원 안에서 저희의 출발 예정일인 10월이 다급하게 다가오고 있습니다. 계속적인 기도와 후원 감사드립니다.

"그런즉 저희가 믿지 아니하는 이를 어찌 부르리요 듣지도 못한 이를 어찌 믿으리요 전파하는 자가 없이 어찌 들으리요 보내심을 받지 아니하였으면 어찌 전파하리요" (롬 10:14-15)

일본에 있는 사람들이 듣고, 믿고, 또 주님의 이름을 불러 구원을 얻을 수 있도록 저희를 보내주셔서 감사합니다.

축복합니다! Peter Oh 목사 가정 드림

추신: '이미지 보이기'에 클릭하시면 저희 4 가족의 최근 사진등 여러 사진들을 보실 수 있으십니다.

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남은 3개월

10월에 일본 히로시마로 떠나게 됩니다. 미국에서 남은 3개월 동안의 시간은 저희에게 너무나도 소중한 시간입니다. 적어도 3년간은 미국으로 오지 않을 것 같기 때문이죠. 남은 기간 동안 일본의 영적 갈급함을 여러 소그룹들과 교회들과 나누고 남은 기도파트너와 후원자를 찾고, 가족과 친구들과 뜻깊은 시간들을 많이 보내고 싶습니다. 어린 주희와 백일도 안된 성제와 함께 차와 비행기로 여행을 많이 다녀야합니다. 안전한 여행, 재미있는 여행이 될 수 있도록 기도해주세요.

8월 - 산호제 지역에 있는 교회들과 소그룹들에서 나누기. 17일 달라스로 출발, 한달간 달라스에서 가족, 친구, 파트너들과 만나기.

9월 - 16일 산호제로 돌아옴. 히로시마에서 Certificate of Eligibility를 받은후 샌프란시스코 일본영사관에서 3년짜리 종교비자 받기. 시애틀 방문? 짐싸서 배로 보내기.

10월 - 남은 서류 작업 끝내고, 짐 마저 싸고, 차 팔고, 작별인사 후 10월 말에 일본으로 출발.

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파트너십 업데이트

이제 저희가 바라는 365명의 기도후원자 중 330분께서 기도후원자가 되어주시기로 작정하셨습니다. 하나님께서 또 후원자들도 더 보내주셔서 이제 저희가 필요한 정기적인 후원금의 78%가 모아졌습니다!

이 여정을 함께 가기를 원하시는 많은 분들을 보내주신 하나님께 감사를 드립니다. 아직 35분/커플의 기도후원자를 찾고 있습니다. 그리고 만약 31가정이 매달 평균 $50을 작정하면 저희가 필요한 후원금의 100%에 도달할 수 있습니다.

저희와 동참하실 기회를 두고 기도로 주님의 뜻을 구하심에 감사를 드립니다. 기도 또는 정기적인 후원으로 동참하고 싶으신 분은 peterandjennyoh@gmail.com으로 이메일 부탁드립니다.

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새로운 파트너들

하나님께서 지난 2달간 더 많은 파트너들을 허락하셨습니다. 저와 친구인 Berryessa Valley Church의 담임목사님 사모를 통해 BVC에서 주일설교를 할 기회가 주어지고 또 친구이자 스승인 Kevin Chen을 통해 Indonesian Evanglical Church 의 영어부 주일설교와 Contra Costa Gospel Church 영어부의 청년부와 함께 일본선교에 대해 수요일 저녁 모임을 통해 나누었습니다. 미국인 교회, 인도네시아인 교회, 중국인 교회. 청소년서 부터 나이 드신분까지. 다양한 사람들과 함께 나눌 수 있어서 너무 좋았습니다.

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기도 파트너의 섬김

기도 파트너의 역할은 무엇입니까? 저희의 기도 파트너들은 일본에서 하나님의 나라를 확장시키는데 중요한 역할을 맡게됩니다. 저희가 선교지에서 부름 받은 대로 일을 감당해 낼 수 있도록 일본을 사로 잡고 있는 악한 영적 세력들을 대항해 기도해 주세요. 저희와 저희가 만날 사람들을 위해서 중보기도를 해주세요. 저희의 소망은 365분/커플이 일년에 하루씩 맡아 저희와 저희가 만날 사람들이 일년내내 기도에 쌓일 수 있도록 하는것입니다. 곧 소식지 마다 교회별로 기도후원자 달력이 생길 것입니다. 성함을 찾아보시고 정해진 날에 저희를 위해 꼭 기도해 주세요! 그리고 그 날 외에 다른날들에도 많은 기도 부탁드립니다. :)

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우리 가족 이모저모

대 학방학을 맞이해 집에 돌아온 옛 청소년부 학생들 둘 덕에 저희 부부가 올해 첫 데이트를 즐겼습니다. 조용하고 평화로운 (그리고 왠지 더 맛있는?) 식사를 즐기고 방해를 받지 않고 깊은 대화를 나눌 수 있었습니다. 3시간 동안의 휴가 너무 고마웠습니다.

주희가 기저귀를 떼었습니다. (사진: 주희가 변기에 처음으로 변본날. 아주 자랑스러워했습니다. 너무 가까이 보지 마세요. ^^)

주희는 누군가가 자기한테 몇시냐고 물어보는 것을 좋아합니다. 대답은 영어로 항상 45 내지는 46이라고 합니다. 왜 그렇게 대답하는지는 저희도 모릅니다. ^^;

주희가 이제 알파벳의 H, I, J, M, O, P, 그리고 T자를 쓸 수 있습니다. 그 중에서 제일 좋아하는 글자는 H. 꼬시면 성도 쓸 수 있습니다. 성이 두 자여서 정말 다행이죠?

성제는 자기 침대 위에 있는 인형들을 보며 기쁘게 대화를 나눕니다. 옹알옹알 하며 웃고 놀다가 잠이 들때도 있습니다.

June & July Update

Friday July 30, 2010

Thank you!!!

Dear co-laborer in the Lord,

Our Departure Date (October!) is quickly drawing near, and it was made possible only by your partnership. Thank you for your continued prayer and support.

"And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent?" (Rom. 10:14-15)

Thank you for sending us so that those in Japan can have the opportunity to hear, believe, call on the name of the Lord and be saved.

Blessings! Peter, Jenny, Juhee, and Sungjae Oh

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Final Months

We have three months remaining in the US before we depart for Hiroshima, Japan in October. Our time here will be very precious as we don't anticipate returning for at least three years. During our remaining time here, we hope to continue sharing of the spiritual need in Japan with fellowships and churches, raise the remaining needed prayer and financial partners, and spend quality time with family and friends. Please pray for safe and fun travels as we will be spending many hours in the car and in planes with a toddler and an infant.

AUGUST - Share at various churches and fellowships in the Bay Area and possibly Southern California. Leave for Dallas on Aug. 17th to reconnect with family, friends and partners there.

SEPTEMBER - Return from Dallas on Sept. 16th, obtain Certificate of Eligibility from Hiroshima and 3 year Religious Visa from San Francisco, possibly visit Seattle, and pack & ship our belongings.

OCTOBER - Finalize remaining paperwork, pack, sell minivan, say final farewells and depart for Japan (Final Date TBD).

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Partnership Update

We have been extremely blessed to have 330 (our hope is to have 365) prayer partners commit to praying for us regularly. God has also brought alongside us many financial partners through whom 78% of our needed Monthly Financial Support has been pledged!

We thank God for bringing you into our lives, and partnering with us in sharing the Good News of the Risen Son in the land of the Rising Sun. We wouldn't be able to fulfill God's calling without you! We are still seeking 35 prayer partners, and if 31 families were to pledge an average of $50 per month, we would achieve 100% of our needed Monthly Financial Support. Thank you for prayerfully considering partnering with us.

If you would like to partner with us in prayer or finances, please email us at peterandjennyoh@gmail.com.

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New Partners

God blessed us with more partnerships at Berryessa Valley Church, and through our friend Kevin Chen, we were invited to share at the English Ministry of the Indonesian Evanglical Church and Contra Costa Gospel Church's young peoples group. It was great to be able to share with such a diverse group of people. Thank you for welcoming us, and for being such great hosts.

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Serving as a Prayer Partner

What does a Prayer Partner do? Our Prayer Partners will play an integral part in helping establish the Kingdom of God in Japan. We ask that you pray against spiritual strongholds in Japan so that we can be faithful to what we were called to accomplish in the mission field. The focus of the Prayer Partner is to intercede on our behalf and of those with whom we meet. Our hope is that we will have 365 dedicated Prayer Partners committed to praying for us and the friends we make in Japan each and everyday of the year so that we're covered in prayer every single day. We'll soon start having a prayer calendar section in every newsletter with a list of names (by church). Look out for your name and please pray for us on your assigned day. If you have a specific date you would like to pray for us, please let us know. And please pray for us on other days too. We're counting on it! :)

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Family Fun

Peter and Jenny were able to enjoy their first date this year thanks to a couple of our old youth kids who came back from college for summer break. We were able to enjoy a quiet and peaceful meal, and share intimate uninterrupted conversation with one another. We were very thankful for the 3-hour holiday.

Juhee is now completely potty-trained. Yay!!! (Picture: Juhee's 1st poo in the toilet. She was very proud. =D Please don't look too closely.)

Juhee loves being asked what time it is. If you ask her, she'll tell you that it's "Four-tee-five." Recently, she's also started to say that it's "Four-tee-six." We have no clue where she got this from.

Juhee can now write the letters H, I, J, M, O, P, and T. Her favorite letter is H. With some coaxing, she can even write her last name. Thank goodness it's only two letters.

Sungjae enjoys having conversations with his little buddies on the mobile above his crib. He often coos and smiles at them before falling asleep.