She assured me after I led her in the sinner's prayer that there was no turning back. I helped her find a church, Calvary Chapel Yamoto, in her own city, and she's been attending there since then.
Earlier this year, Emmy reported that in going door-to-door to share her faith, she encountered members of another church. This church had no pastor and very little understanding of the Bible. They asked Emmy to come and teach them at times.
And last month, Emmy graduated from our Online Missionary training. This month, she even signed up to host chat sessions herself! Emmy has come full circle!
As a committed follower of Christ, Emmy is in an extremely strategic position. Japan is a 10/40 window country. Though blessed with great material wealth, it is impoverished in its knowledge of God. The native Japanese people are among the least-reached people of the world, with fewer than 2% evangelical Christian. Yet Emmy is there legally, with a good job and income.
You helped us win Emmy, build her in her faith, connect her to a local Christian movement, and send her out to win others. In a nutshell, that’s what our ministry is all about!
We are so grateful to the Lord for you! We well understand that we don’t do this ministry alone. No, God’s call on our life included the need to enlist a small army to stand with us. Some send, some pray, some support financially—and all can thank God together! We are an army, because we are in a war for the hearts and minds of people like Emmy; and praise is a big part of the battle for this army. We expect we will all be able to rejoice together for whatever part we each played in God’s big story of redemption! For now, stories like Emmy’s just give us a preview of what that will be like!
Thank you again for the part you play!
Love, in Christ
Mike & Cindy
“One day closer!” (Romans 13:11)
P.S. Would you share a few current prayer requests on our response form? Cindy and I would love to pray with you for those requests.
(Acrobat [PDF] version of this letter available here.)