Prayer Partner Letter March 2011

Dear praying friends,
Greetings from a freezing Japan! We thank the Lord for his undeserved mercy in bringing us back here and for giving us a good home assignment. The official purpose of HA, according to OMF, is 'support development' both prayer and financial, and we thank God for all the wonderful supporters we have met and that our support has increased from 63% in 2009 to 81% in 2010. Time was too short though to improve our South African English. Speaking like 'I scheme I'll graze some lekker pronutro and boerewors' will have to wait for next time!
Yesterday was our first Sunday service and it was a joy to see two believers baptised, a mainland Chinese student and Joel and Seiko's 9-year-old daughter. The church was full and all the believers were glad to see us. It is such a privilege to minister here and please pray with us for God to pour out his Spirit in Sendai that the Word will spread and his Kingdom will grow. The church is still discussing property purchase issues and we hope that as their faith increases it wont be long before we can buy our own land and buildings.
We have got our car through its roadworthy certificate and found a flat to rent behind the church. Please pray that if it is God's will the contract will go through so we can live really close and use it as a Sunday School room. Tadamitsu, recently returned from theological studies in NZ, is now working in Sendai and is a useful layman in the church.
Our children are each on different continents: Amy in Scotland, Andrew in the Arabian Sea, Esther doing street ministry from Fish Hoek, South Africa and Christine at Hebron School in India. Please pray for their spiritual and physical well-being and that they don't lose touch with each other.
On Friday, Rod will be speaking at a high school chapel service to 2000 boys.
Pray that we will be faithful and obedient to the Lord.
God's richest blessings,
from Rod and Glenda
PS A whole month til our next letter, ag, shame!