We praise the Lord we were able to pick up our Visas this past Friday! I especially want to thank Mike Burgett and Russ Stanford for their help with the paperwork! Mike and Russ are the veteran missionaries that I will be working with in Japan while in language school. Bro. Mike wrote a letter of guarantee for us and other letters that were essential for us to be able to get our Visas. Because of their help I was able to get the Visas quickly. Which is a big deal because we are leaving in 58 days!!!
Deputation Rundown 6/3 – 6/9
Wednesday – Meeting in Cairo, GA – Voted to support us
Sunday AM – Meeting in Eatonton, Ga – Possible support
Sunday PM – Meeting in Troy, OH – Possible support
Setup Fund Update
1. Rent for 6 months: $12,000 $5050 total Donated – $6,950 remaining. Apartments in Japan require 6 months to be paid up front.
2. Four Airplane Tickets: $6,000 – $1,500 a person – Purchased!
3. Used Vehicle: $8,000
4. Furniture: $5,000 – Such as couches, table, chairs, dressers, beds, etc.
5. Travel Documentation: $2,000 – Completed
6. Hotel Cost: $1400 – This works out to be about $100 a
An article I recently read speaks of the guilt felt by Japanese families who have had abortions. Their buddhist background teaches them they have committed a terrible sin. In order to help with the guilt, they will regularly visit a memorial to their aborted babies. On occasion, they bring toys and notes in an attempt to appease their conscience. On the notes they write “Forgive us and be safe.” “Others fear retaliation for causing premature death and hope to make peace with their dead child who may haunt or curse them in the future. These unhappy ones are translated ‘hungry ghosts’ with an illusion to karma or punishment.”
Both Buddhism and Christianity teach us to value life and that murder is sin. The Difference is while Buddhism holds the guilt of sin over the individual for the rest of one’s life, Christ offers to pay for your sin. To the hurting mother, Jesus offers forgiveness. He loves them. He knows the sin they have committed, but he paid for all of our sins by dying on the cross.
I ask that you would pray for us as we take the message of our savior to Japan that the guilty would be made free in Christ!
Deputation Rundown 5/13-5/19
Wednesday – Church in North GA
Sunday AM – Presented in Landrum, SC
Sunday PM – Meeting in Granite Falls, NC – Voted to take us on for Support!
Setup Fund Update
1. Rent for 6 months: $12,000 $3900 total Donated – $8,100 remaining. Apartments in Japan require 6 months to be paid up front.
2. Four Airplane Tickets: $6,000 – $1,500 a person – Purchased!
3. Used Vehicle: $8,000
4. Furniture: $5,000 – Such as couches, table, chairs, dressers, beds, etc.
5. Travel Documentation: $2,000 – Donated
6. Hotel Cost: $1400 – This works out to be about $100 a
