Monday, March 28, 2011

Youth Camp

Hi Folks,

Victoria and I went to a 2 day youth camp a few days ago and had a nice time. Here is a video you might like to see of our friends the Smith family as they sang a special there. It was a blessing to us and I hope it will be to you too...even thought it is in Japanese. ;)


Pray with us as we are still researching and looking for the best way(s) to help in the Japan quake/tsunami relief efforts. Please, please continue to pray for the Japanese and give towards this need.

Serving Jesus,
Bro. Alan

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Today's Canvassing March 19th, 2011

Greetings all. Hope all is well in your 'neck of the woods'! Things are going fine here. Our hearts still ache for the Japanese affected by the terrible events of late. (Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Power Plant problems, etc.) We are praying for them and for all of Japan. We hope you all are praying as well. Out of these terrible events and tragedy good things can come! We pray people will really think about life and death and realize that they need our Saviour! May many come to Jesus before it is too late.

We passed out tract packets again today to another section of the city. (Look at our blog page to see the progress on the map posted.) Please pray for fruit from these tracts. Also, we are seeking ways to help the earthquake/tsunami victims. Please pray with us for God's will in this. We are quite far away so that makes it difficult to help, but we are willing and seeking to help people.

Have a great week! Serve the Lord! - Bro. Alan

Saturday, March 12, 2011

March 12th, 2011 Canvassing


Howdy all! I am sure most of you, if not all of you, are aware of yesterday's earthquake/tsunami's here in Japan. It was bad. It IS bad. Horrible. Please pray. We are fine though. We live a long way away from the affected areas. We are thankful to be safe and for God's protection. It really makes you stop and think about what is really important. People on T.V. say what is most important is that they are still alive, but that is not it. What is most important is eternity. Are you ready? Houses, lands, and lives can be snatched away in a moment... but not our salvation. Amen!

Well, we got out there again today and passed out some tracts. Glory to God and shame on the devil! We've had our hearts and minds focused on the earthquake/tsunami news and I must say it is quite captivating. I am the kind of person that can easily get wrapped up in the news and stay there (as with 9/11). Now, yesterday's destruction was horrible and our hearts go out to the many folks suffering, but we can't sit around and watch the news. We must carry on. So... me and three of my boys, Malachi, Gideon, and Josiah got out there and pounded the pavement...err, ah... snow! The devil didn't want us to go. He wanted us to sit and fret and watch the horrible events unfold on T.V. But! But! What people need is the Good News, especially at a time like this! I asked the boys "if they had their ammunition?" and "if they needed to reload?" as we went. They said "it is a weapon isn't it?" and "it's sharper than any twoedged sword!" and "maybe after the earthquake and tsunami some might be more open to reading these tracts." I said, "That's right, they may be!" So, we had a good time out today. It snowed a little but no problem. Slipping on the ice was more of a problem! Ha! Josiah fell a number of times! You all have a great week and please continue to pray for Japan and the Japanese at this time. And please pray for those "little preachers" (tracts) that we passed out today. They can keep on preachin' even when we aren't around! Take care!


Saturday, March 5, 2011

Today's Canvassing


Greetings from Japan! We went out today (Saturday) to pass out church info packets. Tanya, Malachi, Gideon, Josiah, Zebulun and I went today. Victoria and Abigail were able to stay the night with the Smith girls. So they were in Nayoro. We just found this nifty free program online called Scribble Maps at scribblemaps.com. It allows us to mark on a map where we have been passing out tracts. We thought you might enjoy seeing what's going on so now you can see our recent canvassing progress on the map on our blog's main page. I hope to keep you all posted in this way in the future using scribblemaps.com. I have been doing things the "old school" way by marking a city map on the church office wall! But, since you all can't see it, I thought I'd do it this way and see how it goes. Have a great Lord's day!

(On the map, upper left corner has navigation controls, upper right corner has full screen button)