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| Ephesians 3:16-19, "That according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, rooted and so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God."
We've been blessed to not only play and teach basketball but also share our faith in Christ in other ways. Below Brandon is sharing his testimony at Hi-BA camp (High School Born Againers) with the help of Daisuke from Misaki Church translating. Through our contacts at Misaki Church we also got to meet Tomo who asked the night of this picture for his first Bible! Pray that Tomo would be tranformed by the Gospel. We've also been able to attend many open gyms, like this one at Chosei gym that we went to every Wednesday night. It's been a blessing to meet so many people through the connections of Mrs.Tonoike and our frinds from Misaki Church. Continue to pray that the work that has been done and and will be done in Japan be all for God's glory!
Our trip is nearing the end. Tonight we'll be playing at Budo University with their "B" team whom we've developed great friendships with. Then we're off tomorrow morning to visit JEMS missionary Kevin West in the Kanegawa prefecture. Finally, Monday morning we'll be leaving for LAX! Please continue to pray for our health and safety. Thank you for all of your support in so many ways during this trip! We thank God for His grace during this trip and providing you all as our supporters! Praise God!
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| WE’VE ARRIVED
Hello tomodachis! Monday morning our team left from LAX airport for Chiba, Japan. We were blessed to have been prayed for as we got sent off to do His work.
We were excited to land and get started with our trip.
Our first stop was our apartment/chateau.
After getting some food, we headed to the English café at Misaki church, our church for the next couple of weeks, and watched a concert from Braddigan. There we talked with 2 students, Hiro and Yoshiki, who run track for a local University. We invited them to come to church this Sunday and to more of the English café nights. Pray that these boys come and moreover come to know the Lord.
So after 11 hours on an airplane, settling in our chateau, and meeting our church, Daichi was and is still really hungry and we are all excited for what the Lord has in store for us.
And then...
Yesterday (Wednesday) morning we headed off to a Preschool. There we were able to serve the students through teaching them about animals and the sounds they make, sing songs, play outdoor games, read books, and fellowship with them during their lunch time. In the end the principal said he was very happy with our efforts and looked like we were very organized. Please pray that more Christians would be able to volunteer there so that eventually they may come to know the Gospel. Also pray for the friendships with those we played basketball with at Chosei gymnasium against other adults. Pray also that these friendships can lead to them opening their hearts to the Lord.
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