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JAPAN
DECENBER 1975
TOKYO, JAPAN
A LOT OF
RAIN,
IS TO BE ON A
family expe
FROM
MaRK
VACATION
SENDAI
FOR
VISIT,
WE
ALL
DURING
OUR
Nevertheless, we
THREE
had
DAY STAY,
marvelous
TIME,
We SPENT MOST
OF
SENDAI, visiting
OUR
TIME
FORMER
IN
NEIGHBORS
us
PLACE
NEXT DOOR
TO
STAY
APARTMENT
IN
THEIR
BUILDING, AND
EVENING OF OUR ARRIVAL, PEG'S FORMER BiBLE STUDENTSMRS, KONO AND THREE
TOGETHER FOR
The next
REUNION,
morning. Brother
When we
Shimada, Mi^nister
The Asahigaoka
Church of
Christ building
and then
THE BUILDING,
SOLD,
This
money
was used to
complete the
TO SEE
TO SEE US,
MY
HOW
BURNED
DOWN TWO
church building
YEARS
while we were
WAS
in America,
the
WERE THji;|LLED
THAT I
class.
to
That evening we ate supper at the Shimada's house and took a tour of the newly
CHURCH BUILDING,
Christ in
Church of
introduced them
is located
MEANINGFUL OCCASION,
Asahigaoka
of the
lived in Sakuragaoka, we
Shimada's,
ThE
there in Sakuragaoka
MEANWHILE, PEG,
guests
Her husband is a
This is a
different
family
university
professor of
German Philosophy.
We had a fruitful
VISIT in that I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO Mr. KoNDO" FOR QUITE SOME TIME ABOUT THE BiBLE AND THE
Lord Jesus. This day, like the previous two, was extremely busy and wet. However, in the
THREE DAY VISIT 'WE WERE ABLE TO VISIT IN THE HOMES OF FIVE NON-ChR|ST IAN FAMILIES, VISIT
WITH OTHERS
WHO CAME
TO THESE
HOUSES TO SEE
FELLOWSHIP
SHIMADA.
day, we set
in Tokyo.
HORIZON AND
But then, as we
AND GOLDS
OF THE
FORESTED
thought of
IMPENDING
"Whereby the
was
ARE
bting
NOW, BY THE
SAME WORD
PERDITION
perisheo-jBu-'T--the
UNTO
-it-
DALE
STUDYING
THE
BIBLE WITH
BE
OF
PERSON OUGHT
YE TO BE IN ALL
Indeed, every person, because of sin, deserves nothing but to perish. God
BEING RICH IN LOVE AND
HOLY
(|
|PeTER 3:6,7,11)
MERCY, ALWAYS
be born
ALMOST
of human
though,
THE
BY
ONLY
of
the
King
rejoice,
AND Him you and I must urgently proclaim before "... the great AND terrible DAY
OF the
And we know
true God.
And
us
is
us
now we are in
Christ
His Son, who is the only true God; and He is eternal life. Dear Children, keep away from
anything that might take God's place in your hearts." (I John 5:,19-21, The Living Bible)
PRAYER REQUESTS
You can be a great help to the Missionaries in
Japan by praying for them
THEY ARE WORKING.
TO
PRAY FOR.
He
to
left
SCHEDULED
SPEEDY
REMOVE
Japan
Missionary
to Japan.
November
20.
INTESTINAL
His
PLEASE
TUMOR.
surgery was
PRAY FOR
HIS
RECOVERY.
CiTY.
PrAY
whom I
THAT HE MIGHT BE
our
not-yet
SendaT area
will
some of the
families.
one family to
NAMES OF
be won
pray
Christian friends
to THE Lord.
Perhaps
for on a
THE FAMILIES
you
Here are
could choose
regular basis.
in
The
FAMILY, THE
THE
SHIRATORI
family, the
nTbeta family,
FAMILY.
enmity
between
Town ):f^
YOU
HEAD, AND
ON
THE
YOU
SHALL
Genesis 3:'^5
"And
WILL
BLESS
the
CURSE.
FAMILIES
OF
THOSE
AnD
THE
WHO
EARTH
YOU ALL
SHALL
BE
BLESSED."
Genesis 12:5
"The Lord your God will raise up
FOR
YOU,
you
prophet LIKE
FROM
YOUR
ME
FROM
COUNTRYMEN,
AMONG
YOU
Deuteronomy 18:15
"For a CHILD will be born to us,
A son will be
government
SHOULDERS; AND
HiS
rest
NAME
on
WILL
His
BE
Peace."
Isaiah 9:6
TOKYO, WHERE
WE
ARE
NOW
LIVING
FRUIT,"
Isaiah i1t1
"Now the
birth
of
Jesus
follows, When
his
betrothed
Joseph, before
to
mother
was
as
came
He will
reign
as a king and
THE LAND,"'
"And Joseph
her
husband,
RIGHTEOUS
MAN,
AND
disgrace HER, DESIRED
being
SECRETLY,
Jeremiah 23:3
"But when
he
Behold, an angel
Ephrathah, too
HIM IN
had
considered
thJ,
David, do not
His goings
forth are
from long
be
DAYS of eternity.'"
Matthew 1:1820
Micah 5:2
Joy
Let Christmas fill
"Behold, a virgin
SHALL BRING
NOT
WANTING TO
TO PUT HER AWAY
shall be with
being
THEY
child
and
SHALL CALL
interpreted is.
God with us , ,
WkTTftew 1:23
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PHONE: (513)251-3240
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EVANGELISM IN JAPAN
with DALE and PEGGY WILKINSON
Missionaries of the Churches of Christ and Christian Churcnes
rURLOUGIl ADDRliSS - P. 0, BOX 134
RUSIISYLVANIA,OHIO 43347
PlIONi;:
(513) 468-2454
FORWARDING ADDRESS -
CINCINNATI,OHIO 45214
Beth * Mark
PHONE: (513) 251-3240
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(NIHON)
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(KAMI)
h a- tz
(ANATA)
ON
MISSION
TO
THE
WILKINSONS PLAN
TO RETURN
JAPAN IN AUGUST
TO
1975
. .BAPTIZING THEM. . .
"(Ihiisiiiins should with ;il;i-.Tily and joy sliaro (heir evanjtelisiie eitorts to
this aspect of Japanese culture. Tlic first Christian churches were ail house
mcctines. This is our herilajie. The church in Japan needs to develop skill
. .TEACHING THEM.
WILL
PER MONTH
Living Link
$600
200
Service Link
300
Children's schooling
200
Language study
100
$1400
PRESENT REGULAR
CONTRIBUTIONS
800
SPECIAL NEEDS
$3000
2500
2000
$7500
"Not that I seek the gift itself, but 1 seek for
the profit which increases to your account. ..
and my God shad supply all your needs
"Finally, brethren, pray for iis that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified." H Thessalonians 3:1