Dear Praying friends,
Thank you for your prayers and support this past year and we wish you a really happy Christmas with Family and friends and a blessed 2012. We are writing to all our supporters personally but it will take a little time. We hold all of you in very high regard because the work couldn't progress without your partnership.
On Saturday we had 40 people attend a Christmas party at a temporary housing venue and we had many opportunities to share the gospel. About half the church members turned out to help and we are so grateful for this level of involvement.
This Sunday (a few hours after you receive this) we are having another one at a different venue and are catering for 80 people. A church in Tokyo is helping us which is great too. Then on 23rd we are going carolling to several of these venues. We find many of the tsunami victims are friendly, eager to relate their experiences, grateful for our work but as soon as we talk about the Lord they say they are devout Buddhists. Pray on for revival. A neighbour, Mr Takahashi has started coming to church - please pray for his conversion.
We are so grateful to have all our children coming this Christmas. We never dreamed this would happen. Esther is in the air and touches down tomorrow. Christine flies from Delhi on Tuesday and Amy and husband Sam arrive on Christmas Day. So there will be 7 of us! Amy is a junior doctor in Glasgow but is finding the hospital understaffed and badly organised, for example she has to look after 90 elderly patients who she has never met before, which can't be good for doctors or patients. Christine has to go to UK from 7-20 Jan for university interviews. She is hoping to study Occupational Therapy.
It was -2C last night so it looks like we are in for a cold winter!
God bless you all
Thank you for your prayers and support this past year and we wish you a really happy Christmas with Family and friends and a blessed 2012. We are writing to all our supporters personally but it will take a little time. We hold all of you in very high regard because the work couldn't progress without your partnership.
On Saturday we had 40 people attend a Christmas party at a temporary housing venue and we had many opportunities to share the gospel. About half the church members turned out to help and we are so grateful for this level of involvement.
This Sunday (a few hours after you receive this) we are having another one at a different venue and are catering for 80 people. A church in Tokyo is helping us which is great too. Then on 23rd we are going carolling to several of these venues. We find many of the tsunami victims are friendly, eager to relate their experiences, grateful for our work but as soon as we talk about the Lord they say they are devout Buddhists. Pray on for revival. A neighbour, Mr Takahashi has started coming to church - please pray for his conversion.
We are so grateful to have all our children coming this Christmas. We never dreamed this would happen. Esther is in the air and touches down tomorrow. Christine flies from Delhi on Tuesday and Amy and husband Sam arrive on Christmas Day. So there will be 7 of us! Amy is a junior doctor in Glasgow but is finding the hospital understaffed and badly organised, for example she has to look after 90 elderly patients who she has never met before, which can't be good for doctors or patients. Christine has to go to UK from 7-20 Jan for university interviews. She is hoping to study Occupational Therapy.
It was -2C last night so it looks like we are in for a cold winter!
God bless you all
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