These past 2 Sundays have been our official "Open Sundays" for the new church. . . something that has been anticipated and prayed for by many here both in Japan and North America. God has given (through the prompting and generous support of many people) us a beautiful building, but much more than that, a church family of believers here. I am so thankful for each of the people worshipping here, and it is exciting to see how God has worked in strengthening relationships through this building process, and making us more aware of how
we need to be a
living example of what the church is . . . This past Sunday, quite a few families who have never been to church or rarely attend came to the worship service. We also had a special kids' program during the service and made advent calendars together with over 20 kids (some came back from summer kids' club and other students from English classes! :-)!! Pray with us that these kids will think about the true meaning of Christmas as we anticipate this special season, and will join us again for the Christmas Eve candlelight service, or Christmas morning. Though we can do nothing on our own, we know Who holds both our and these precious lives.
These past 2 Sundays have been our official "Open Sundays" for the new church. . . something that has been anticipated and prayed for by many here both in Japan and North America. God has given (through the prompting and generous support of many people) us a beautiful building, but much more than that, a church family of believers here. I am so thankful for each of the people worshipping here, and it is exciting to see how God has worked in strengthening relationships through this building process, and making us more aware of how we need to be a living example of what the church is . . . This past Sunday, quite a few families who have never been to church or rarely attend came to the worship service. We also had a special kids' program during the service and made advent calendars together with over 20 kids (some came back from summer kids' club and other students from English classes! :-)!! Pray with us that these kids will think about the true meaning of Christmas as we anticipate this special season, and will join us again for the Christmas Eve candlelight service, or Christmas morning. Though we can do nothing on our own, we know Who holds both our and these precious lives. 
2 comments:
Hey, Karis! That's so awesome about the response to the open Sundays. Even though we know God's working when we can't see progress, it sure is nice to be let in on that progress, eh?
Love you!
Awesome, i'm glad the days are now here that you all can enjoy the new church and that people are showing up and all is going well.
eee christmas..its so close i cant wait!
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