Prayer Blog

Author:	admin	Created:	11/5/2008 8:52 PM
We as a team here in Japan are praying for a band of prayer warriors that will commit themselves to praying for our various ministries. Thank you for praying!

Carr's May 16 Update

By admin on 5/17/2012 5:11 PM

Hi, everyone,

Its always great to experience beautiful spring weather in May, isn't it? Trust you all are full of praise these days to our Creator for the beauty He has given us to enjoy.

PRAISE the Lord for all the kids that participated in two of our recent Sunday services. They did the song and worship time, as well as preaching and communion. PRAY that these young people will remain committed to the Lord throug ... Read More »

From Sue

By admin on 5/15/2012 1:41 AM

Dear Prayer Partners,
I was able to give my testimony at the English w/Bible Class at the beauty salon
yesterday. Please continue to pray that God will work in hearts.
I've heard from Andreas, but he still didn't come to church. Please pray that he
will come back.
I've invited the new pastor's daughter over to my place this Thursday along with
her mother. She's VERY shy. Please pray that she will come and that I can
be an encouragement to her spiritually. Her name is Shiho.
Please pray especially for Ryoji, a young believer in one of our ABWE churches.
He's on the verge of giving up his faith because he hasn't seen change in his
life. Please pray for Joel (works with us here in Kumamoto) as he meets with
Ryoji on Saturday that God will give wisdom and power and bring Ryoji closer
to Himself.
Please continue to pray that G ... Read More »

From Sue

By admin on 5/8/2012 6:43 PM

Dear Prayer Partners,
This is one of those weeks when we just need to continue praying.
I haven't heard from Mariko, but do continue to pray that she'll return
to her husband and also be saved.
Andreas didn't come to church on Sunday. I'm concerned about him.
Please pray that he'll come this Sunday.
I'll be having English at Gingira Coffee Shop on Saturday. Please pray
that God will give fruitful contacts (that some will come to church).
Please pray that the ladies in the Bible study at Obiyama church will
follow through on commitments they've made to witness, etc. We all
(me included) need to grow through this study.
The beauty salon English w/ Bible study may be coming to a close.
We're almost finished with the English text. Please pray that God will
work in hearts. I plan to give each of the ladies an English/Jap ... Read More »

From Sue

By admin on 5/1/2012 5:07 AM

Dear Prayer Partners,

Thank you soooo much for your prayers!

This week I heard from Mariko by phone and she wanted prayer

re: her depression. She contacted me a few days later saying she

was much better! Do continue to pray that she will return to her

husband and be saved.

I also got a phone call from Mr. Takahashi, my beautician's older

brother. He had questions about the difference between Bibles

used in different churches, etc. Please pray too for his salvation.

He asks me questions on and off about things like that.

We had a good English time at Gingira coffee shop on Saturday.

There were 4 people there.

This Friday I will have English at the Mellow Green tearoom. Please

pray for fruitful ... Read More »

Carr's April 25 Update

By admin on 4/25/2012 5:49 AM

Hi, everyone,

The weeks keep whizzing by and here it is almost the end of April already!! We've been enjoying some beautiful days and got to see many beautiful cherry blossoms before they all disappeared.

From Sue

By admin on 4/24/2012 4:03 AM

Dear Praying Friends,
Well, God's certainly working! Mrs. Mori taught the Bible study
last night and did a WONDERFUL job!!! Praise the Lord!
Today I had a really really good time of fellowship with Yoko Sato. Please
pray that she and her husband will draw closer to God and come to church.
They've been out of church for some time.
Please continue to pray for Mariko to return to her husband and to be
saved.
Again the ladies at the Beauty Salon English w/Bible time seemed to be
moved by the story of Jesus being anointed by a woman with fragrant oil
and saying exactly how He would die.... Thanks for praying! Do pray for
the salvation of Miss Takahashi, Mrs. Hirashima, and Mrs. Nagano, the
ladies in that group.
Please pray that God will give new contacts through the Gingira Coffee Shop
English time this Saturday. ... Read More »

From Sue

By admin on 4/18/2012 5:51 AM

Dear Prayer Partners,
Thanks soooo much for praying!
God is truly working! I got a call from Mariko tonight!!! She's still not with
her husband, but it's looking a bit more promising. She's contacting him
by e-mail and he's writing back. Please pray that they will get back together
and that we can meet again (AND that she'll be saved)!
I had a good turnout for the children's English class. Please continue to
pray that God will bless the Bible time.
Please pray that Mrs. Mori can teach on Monday (she wasn't able to teach
this last Monday) if it's God's will.
Please pray for God to use the Bible time at the beauty salon English w/ Bible time
on Monday. Continue to pray that God will work in all through the Bible study.
Also, please pray that God will open the door for me to see Kyohei Tominaga, a young
man that just c ... Read More »

From Sue

By admin on 4/10/2012 4:56 AM

Dear Prayer Partners,
This last week I got a call from Mariko that she's leaving Kumamoto
(and her husband) and going to live in the country. : ( Unless God
works otherwise, I won't be able to see her from now on. She did
call me today but she is living quite a distance from here. Pray that
if it's His will, God will bring her back to Kumamoto.
At the Mellow Green tearoom we had a good turnout for English. Yoko
Sato (Christian) was there and we were able to spend some time together
afterwards.
We had our meeting on Saturday and watched the Narnia DVD and then
on Sunday we discussed its relationship to Easter. Motoharu (a man in
his 30's or 40's) came to both meetings and participated well on Sunday
during the discussion. Please pray that he will come again and God will
give him spiritual interest.
This we ... Read More »

Carr's April 4 Update

By admin on 4/4/2012 7:55 AM

Hi, everyone,

PRAISE the Lord for His unchanging faithfulness. People will sure let you down, but He never fails! Because of some unique & disappointing circumstances this past week in regards to our local pro basketball team, Tom has had unusual access to the inner workings of the organization and opportunity for some talk with the coach and assistant coach that he's not had before. At the end of the talk, the coach asked if our family could have the whole team over for dinner some time (not at the same time, but in small groups)! Tom replied, "We'd already been planning on that!" We had already laid the groundwork to ha ... Read More »

From Sue

By admin on 4/3/2012 5:42 AM

Dear Praying Friends,
I had a really good time with my English girls at the party on Friday. They
stayed awhile to play afterwards and then some came over the next day too.
Mariko is in the hospital for awhile (related to her depression). Please pray that
God will keep this door open and I'll be able to contact her after she gets out.
We had a good picnic with the Gingira English group at the picnic on Sunday.
We were able to invite them to a "movie night" this Saturday where we'll be
showing "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and then discuss it more
on Easter Sunday. Please pray that we'll have a good turnout for this and
that God will work in hearts.
I have English at the Mellow Green tearoom this Friday. Please pray that
God will work and give opportunities for a Gospel witness there.
Please pray for the Ladies ... Read More »