juve prayer letter #120
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Miyazaki Bible House
MICF Family Christmas OutreachThe theme for our 19th outreach was For God So Loved the World. A third of the group was first-time visitors, including one of our neighbor ladies. Another young man who came has been reading the Bible and attending MICF regularly since then. Our Gift Project this year was for ebola treatment at the ELWA Hospital in Liberia.
JUVE PRAYER PARTNER LETTER #120 SPRING 2015
“For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him;” Psalm 103:11
Al translated for 2014-Championship Team pitchers Jason Standridge and Dennis Sarfate, who shared their testimonies at churches in Miyazaki
Year-end Game Night with friends from Japan, Nepal, Indonesia, New Zealand, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, USA
High school English teachers/MICF members from Seattle shared a country presentation
Reunion Bible study with Kingsley & Adlaina Amoako
and other MICF members from the mid-1990s
DecemberJanuary
FebruaryMarch
Prison Ministry Testimony On March 3rd, Al had the opportunity to share his testimony with about forty Buddhist prison chaplains at a two-day conference in Miyazaki. He was asked to talk about what he teaches the inmates who come to his Bible class at the prison. The Buddhist priests listened attentively to how God radically changed Al’s life, and the scripture verses he used to share the Gospel.
This conference was for chaplains from around Kyushu who are part of the main sect of Buddhism in Japan. Some of the organizers heard Al’s testimony at a meeting for Miyazaki chaplains last year, and invited him to share it with their Kyushu colleagues. It’s been exciting to see God expand ministry at the prison to include sharing with prison officials and other chaplains.
Hannah FellowshipWe finished a chapter-by-chapter study of Genesis last February, and are now going through Exodus. Two more Japanese women joined the group this spring. On May 8th we are planning an afternoon out-ing together to visit a large Flower Park in Miyazaki City.
JOY ClubsThe Saturday English/Bible classes for children started a new schedule in April, which is the beginning of the new school year. Two students who couldn’t come last year due to school activities have decided to attend again. The new junior high class has 5-6 members, and there are 4 in the high school class.
~ Contact Information ~
Al & Rhonda Juve 111-7 Kihara, Kiyotake-cho Miyazaki-shi 889-1601 JAPANTel: 81-985-84-4420 [email protected] www.miyazakibiblehouse.wordpress.com
For Contributions: Capitol City Christian Church 7800 Holdrege St Lincoln, NE 68505
JUVE PRAYER PARTNER LETTER #120 SPRING 2015
“For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him;” Psalm 103:11
Al & Rhonda JuveWeekly Prayer Guide
Sunday (MICF)‣ international Bible study group for
Japanese and English speakers ‣ our daily Japanese language skills
Monday (personal)‣ keeping our hearts focused on God‣ good health and energy
Tuesday (prison ministry)‣ inmates who attend the Bible class‣ salvation of officials and Buddhist
priests who heard Al’s testimony
Wednesday (discipling) ‣ individuals we meet with during the
week for Bible study and prayer‣ Japanese Christians we encourage
by phone, email, and Skype
Thursday (outreach)‣ Cross-Culture Connections event
at the University on May 23rd‣ meeting students and neighbors
Friday (Hannah Fellowship)‣ spiritual growth through the weekly
Bible study and prayer times‣ salvation of Tomoko, Kayoko, Keiko
Saturday (JOY Clubs)‣ preschool and elementary classes‣ junior high and high school students
elementary-age Christmas party
Christmas lunch
We are sometimes surprised at who God introduces us to at Cross-‐Culture Connections events. On May 23rd we are planning another culture exchange at Miyazaki University. An MICF member from New Zealand will give a country presentation, and there will be English conversation opportunities for students. About 40 people attended last year’s event and we’re looking forward to meeting more students this year. Please pray for God to direct the connections and the conversations that take place that afternoon.
Al & Rhonda