Romans 15:20-21

For those who don't know those verses off hand (I wouldn't either), here they are:

"It has always been my ambition to preach the Gospel where Christ was not know, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation. Rather as it is written: Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand."

Something about Japan that ya'll should know is that there are Christians here, yet as the old Japanese proverb says, "The nail that sticks up gets hammered down." It's so not the culture over here to be bold about your faith. On the other hand, though there are Christians in this nation, there aren't many (1 out of every 200 people). So, I do believe Paul's desire to preach the Gospel to the unreached does apply.

So, we did distribution today on the south side of Higashikoganei and we distributed 600 Gospel of John's!!! That's awesome. Please pray that these Gospel of John's will impact those who received it today! I believe we are really doing what Paul desired in reaching those who have not heard, so when they hear, they will respond in faith!

Afterward, Dustin and I met a contact at Hosei University. His name is Y-san. Please pray for Y-san. We presented the whole Gospel to him, and he says he is not interested in "religion" but would like to be our friend. Please pray that God would change his heart toward being interested at all!

Afterward, Sonya, Katrina, and myself met with S-san, and praise the Lord the pass off to Sonya went so well! Sonya and S-san hit if off! Thank you for your prayers in that! S-san wants to believe so bad and is so close, yet she believes what is prohibiting her from believing is "herself". Please pray that she would make a personal decision to accept the Gospel and become a Christian! I covet your prayers for this sweet lady! She needs your prayers! We need your prayers. We are meeting with her this coming Sunday at 8pm, so that will be 6am your time back home! PLEASE PRAY!

I along with one my GoTokyo guys, Josh are meeting with H-san at 3 in Nishikokubunji. Please pray for this meeting as he is interested in the Gospel. Pray for his salvation and an open heart for Sunday when we meet. Also, please pray against the language barrier the Satan will try to use to discourage us. He understands little english, but after trying different words, he eventually understands, so please pray for that to go smoothly, and that we wouldn't distort the presentation of the Gospel through that difficulty. Please also pray for the pass off to one of the journeymen here named Andrew. I hope for him be there at this meeting!

Please continue to pray for my Japanese Christian friend T-san and his job situation and for boldness in this spiritually dark nation!

We have another full day tomorrow, so please pray for strength and endurance!

Take care!