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Series Code: JFAN
Program Code: JFAN000162S
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00:21 - Hello and welcome to "Jesus For Asia Now." 00:24 I'm Natalie Wood, and my husband Jon and I 00:26 are not in the studio. 00:28 We are actually in Japan. 00:30 We are in Hiroshima, Japan, in the Peace Park. 00:33 So welcome to the show, 00:35 and I have my love here with me. 00:37 Hi, Jon. - Hi, darling. 00:38 - Okay, so we have been in Japan for a few days. 00:42 - Yep. 00:43 - And what have we been doing here? 00:44 - We have been prayer walking. - Okay. 00:46 - And putting our feet on the ground to see, 00:51 what is the situation here, see how to move forward 00:54 and how to do something, how to find breakthrough. 00:58 And we are prayer walking 01:00 because we don't have the knowledge or the insight 01:03 of how to do this, but we figure that God does. 01:06 - Okay, so we do have other people with us here. 01:09 - Yes. - We have a video 01:11 of some of them talking about the spiritual needs 01:13 that we've seen and that they knew about already. 01:16 - Okay. - So let's watch that now. 01:17 - Sounds good. 01:19 (gentle instrumental music) (birds chirping) 01:26 - So before World War II, 01:29 the belief was that the Emperor was God. 01:33 And the reason why is because his lineage 01:36 was traced back to the sun goddess. 01:38 But when the war ended, they realized that he wasn't God, 01:42 and it really shook their foundation as a culture. 01:46 (gentle instrumental music continues) 01:50 Right after the war, Douglas MacArthur came in, 01:55 and he was kind of the one governing Japan 01:57 during that time period. 01:59 And one thing he said was, 02:02 "Send 1,000 missionaries to Japan. 02:05 Let's, you know, show them who God is." 02:08 He said, "Japan is like a spiritual vacuum. 02:11 If you don't fill that vacuum with Christ, 02:14 it'll be filled with communism," was his concern. 02:17 And what we saw is it filled with secularism. 02:21 (soft instrumental music) 02:28 - We are here in Japan because of me. 02:32 Because I really wanted to come to Japan and pray. 02:38 I've had a heart for Japan for about a decade now. 02:42 And two, three years ago, I began to pray 02:45 that if God wanted Jesus for Asia to be in Japan, 02:50 that He would open a door for us to come. 02:53 - One of the biggest reasons I wanted to come to Japan 02:55 is I know that the Japanese people 02:56 are one of the world's least reached people groups. 02:59 (soft music continues) (temple-goers chattering) 03:10 - I would say that the biggest spiritual need 03:15 that Japan has is number one, for the Holy Spirit. 03:19 We need the Holy Spirit to be poured out on this country 03:22 for the church, the Adventist Church here, 03:24 so that they can see the magnitude of the work here. 03:31 There's so many people that have never heard about Jesus, 03:34 or if they have, it was in a movie 03:36 or it was in some, you know, intangible thing. 03:40 They don't have a full, true experience 03:43 and knowledge about who Jesus is. 03:45 - It's been hard to find a way 03:49 for Japanese people to see why they should believe in Jesus, 03:54 what is the point, and so part of the reason that I wanted 03:57 to come here and join the team in Japan 04:00 was to pray for God to show, what is the best way? 04:05 What is gonna touch people's hearts? 04:06 Because He's the only one who has the answers. 04:10 We don't know anything. 04:12 (bright gentle music) 04:21 - Well, thinking about that, you know, 04:23 how there's suddenly this void, you know, 04:26 and then there's no... 04:29 They don't know. 04:30 - The atomic bomb being dropped in this place 04:32 wasn't just the end of a war. - Right. 04:34 - It was basically waking up to the fact that, 04:38 oh, the God that we serve is not real. 04:41 It's not what we thought it was. 04:43 - It's not a god. - And so you lose your god. 04:45 You lose what you believe in, lose your faith. 04:48 And so I can only imagine what that would have felt like 04:52 to lose everything that you believe in, 04:54 and what do you have left? - Right. 04:56 - So we've seen over the decades since then, 04:59 a replacement with, you know, just a focus on materialism 05:04 and just live a good life and, you know, try to get ahead 05:08 and, you know, not a lot of meaning in life. 05:11 - Being here in Japan, it's just, I don't know. 05:14 It's hard because we haven't gotten 05:16 to talk to a lot of the people. 05:18 We've talked to a few, but they're very reserved. 05:21 - Mm. - And we don't speak Japanese. 05:23 And so as we've interacted with people in Tokyo 05:27 and then here in Hiroshima, it's like, there's this need. 05:31 And like they said, the Holy Spirit is needed here. 05:35 The Spirit of God needs to be poured out here, 05:37 and so that's why we came to Japan. 05:40 You know, we met the pastor 05:42 that's the pastor of the church here yesterday, 05:44 and we told him, "We came to Japan to pray." 05:47 - Uh-huh. - To pray for the church 05:48 in Japan, to pray for the people of Japan to know God. 05:51 And he was surprised, you know? 05:53 And I mean, that's why we came here. 05:58 Maybe we haven't seen some miraculous answer 06:00 to prayer today, but we have seen God moving. 06:05 We have sensed His Spirit, and we know 06:08 that He's working here. - Uh-huh. 06:10 Can you imagine living in a country where less than 1%, 06:13 like they say, about 1/2 of 1% is actually Christian. 06:17 - Mm-hmm. 06:18 - Living in a country like that, you know, 06:21 who do your kids marry, you know? 06:22 - Right. 06:23 - Where do you find fellowship? 06:24 - Yeah. - We don't know what to do, 06:26 but we know God knows what to do. 06:28 - Right. - So we came here to pray. 06:29 - Right. - Unfortunately, 06:30 we're only here for two days. - Right. 06:32 - And so we don't get a lot of, 06:34 I mean, we just get a little taste. 06:36 Didn't really get a lot of time to settle in 06:38 and really get into prayer like we have 06:41 in some other locations, 06:42 so this is just a little taste of it. 06:44 And I don't know, what do you think? 06:46 You think we should come back? - Yes. 06:48 I think people should come here and pray. 06:50 - Yeah, and- 06:51 - We did a prayer walk here yesterday. 06:53 - Good. 06:55 - But that's for later in the show. 06:56 - Okay. 06:57 - We have a young lady that we talked to, 06:59 and she's speaking in Japanese. 07:01 - Uh-huh. 07:02 - But she's talking also about the spiritual needs of Japan. 07:05 - [Jon] Okay. 07:06 (bright instrumental music) 07:18 (Mayu speaking in Japanese) 07:22 - [Interpreter] Many people in Japan 07:23 believe in a religion called Shinto. 07:26 Shinto teaches that there are 8 million gods, 07:29 and most Japanese believe in them. 07:32 Those 8 million gods include water, mountains, and the sky. 07:36 They believe in a God for every part of nature. 07:40 Most Japanese people have heard of the name of Jesus Christ. 07:43 Although they may have heard the name of Jesus, 07:45 only a few really know who Jesus is. 07:49 Everyone thinks, "Oh, the man on the cross," 07:51 or, "The man born on Christmas." 07:53 But I believe there are only a few people 07:56 who have a solid understanding about Jesus. 07:59 (bright instrumental music continues) 08:02 I think there are five reasons why Christianity 08:04 and Jesus Christ have not spread easily in Japan. 08:08 (Mayu speaking in Japanese) 08:10 - [Interpreter] First, I believe it is because polytheism 08:12 is deeply rooted here. 08:14 Rather than believing in one God. 08:16 Japanese people believe that many Gods exist here and there. 08:20 Since this is a deeply rooted belief, 08:22 it is difficult to accept the idea 08:24 of believing in only one God like Christianity. 08:28 (soft instrumental music) 08:33 Second, the influence of parents is a big factor. 08:36 If the parents are Shintoists or Buddhists, 08:39 it is very unlikely that the child will become a Christian 08:42 or learn about Jesus Christ. 08:43 Also, it is common to have a Buddhist altar 08:46 in Japanese homes, so if children are exposed to such things 08:50 from an early age, they are more likely 08:52 to accept the teachings of Shintoism or Buddhism 08:55 rather than Christianity. 08:57 (Mayu speaking in Japanese) 08:59 - [Interpreter] The third reason is that Japan 09:01 has never experienced colonization. 09:03 In other colonized countries, 09:05 people are exposed to various cultures 09:07 through domination by other countries, 09:09 and this allows them to think in different ways. 09:11 But Japan was never colonized. 09:13 And being an island nation, 09:15 there was little contact with other cultures. 09:17 So I believe that Japan maintained its own religious views 09:21 and Christianity did not spread. 09:23 (bright instrumental music) 09:28 (Mayu speaking in Japanese) 09:31 - [Interpreter] The fourth reason is a lack of knowledge. 09:34 There are very few opportunities to come into contact 09:36 with Christians compared to other countries. 09:38 When I was in public school, 09:40 I told my friends that I am a Christian. 09:42 And they would ask me, "What is a Christian?" 09:45 My friends often asked basic questions like that. 09:49 (soft instrumental music) 09:52 The fifth reason is they simply may not be interested. 09:56 I think it can be said either way. 09:58 Lack of interest due to lack of knowledge, 10:00 or lack of knowledge due to lack of interest. 10:03 Most Japanese are not interested in other religions or ideas 10:06 because they have not had much opportunity 10:08 to be involved with other cultures or other countries 10:11 and because they have maintained 10:13 their own unique way of thinking. 10:15 I think that is why Christianity has not spread in Japan. 10:20 (Mayu speaking in Japanese) 10:22 (melancholy instrumental music) 10:28 (Mayu speaking in Japanese) 10:31 - [Interpreter] There are many lonely people in Japan, 10:33 and there is a high suicide rate, 10:35 especially among young people. 10:37 I think that all Japanese people have some kind of darkness 10:40 or sadness in their hearts. 10:42 They don't show this to the people around them 10:44 because there are not many people 10:45 who have friends close enough 10:47 to really confide in about such things. 10:50 I think that the fundamental thing 10:51 is to build relationships. 10:53 If you suddenly say, "Hello, do you know Jesus Christ?" 10:56 Japanese people would be like, "Who's this guy?" 11:00 (melancholy music) 11:05 Of course, it is an important mission 11:07 to evangelize and share the Gospel. 11:09 But if we can first deepen our relationship 11:11 with those around us and then lead them to God, 11:14 people will be more open to listen to what we have to share. 11:18 (Mayu speaking in Japanese) 11:23 - [Interpreter] We are living in the last days, 11:25 and I think we all believe that the Gospel 11:27 should be preached to the whole world 11:29 before the Second Coming of Jesus. 11:33 (Mayu speaking in Japanese) 11:34 - [Interpreter] Japanese people have a closed mindset, 11:36 but on the other hand, many people love foreigners. 11:40 So even though it is difficult for Japanese people 11:42 to be friendly with each other, 11:44 I think many Japanese people are quite open 11:46 to talking with foreigners. 11:48 Maybe Japanese people are more open to listening 11:50 to a foreign evangelist than a Japanese evangelist. 11:53 I would be happy if you could come to Japan 11:55 and help us spread the Gospel to the Japanese people. 12:00 (Mayu speaking in Japanese) 12:07 (warm instrumental music) 12:13 - Wow, there's so much there. - Yeah. 12:15 - So many different reasons that she has seen 12:17 growing up in Japan that are like, 12:21 reasons the Gospel hasn't spread here. 12:23 - Yeah, but I love the fact that they're inviting us. 12:26 She's not the only one that's inviting us, 12:27 "Please come help spread the Gospel in Japan." 12:30 - Yeah. 12:31 - It's a wide open mission field. 12:32 - Yeah. - So many opportunities. 12:34 So little influence towards Christianity here in Japan. 12:38 - Yeah. - It just needs a lot more. 12:40 And the sense I get is that 12:41 when you get to know people a little bit, 12:43 they're very friendly, very warm. 12:45 And my sense is that just with a little bit of time 12:49 and a whole lot of Holy Spirit love, 12:52 it can make a big difference. 12:53 - Yeah, yeah. I believe that too. 12:56 - Hm. 12:57 - There are a couple young men that came to FaithCamp 12:59 in America, in Idaho with their family, 13:02 and they are half Japanese as well. 13:04 And so they have had a burden for Japan. 13:07 So this is the next video that we're gonna watch. 13:09 This is Lance and Logan. 13:12 (warm guitar music) 13:20 - So I've always had an interest, 13:22 a deep interest in mission work. 13:25 And for me, Japan is a really special place in this world 13:31 because I have family here. 13:33 I'm half Japanese. 13:35 And I've realized that the need here is very great 13:41 for more missionaries and more workers to come here. 13:44 (warm guitar music continues) 13:46 - Probably when I was about 10, I had a love for missions, 13:53 getting like, little mission story books and reading those. 13:56 Like, I loved doing that. 13:58 And you know, as I, you know, grew up, 14:04 I started to realize that, you know, 14:07 the need that is here in Japan, a place that, 14:11 you know, has no knowledge of who God is. 14:15 You know, that really propelled me 14:18 to want to come to Japan and stay here. 14:21 Before I came, you know, 14:22 you have this idea of what Japan is, 14:24 but when I actually came here, 14:27 you know, I knew there was depression. 14:29 I knew there was like, high suicide rates and all that, 14:32 but just seeing it here made a huge impact on me. 14:35 Like, you know, this is, I actually like, realized like, 14:39 "Oh, this is the reality of how it is," you know? 14:43 (soft instrumental music) 14:45 - Now my brother and I, we're in Hokkaido 14:50 doing friendship evangelism. 14:52 So just the other day, you know, 14:53 we were in our little town in Hokkaido, 14:57 and we were working out in our little garden, 15:01 putting the compost out. 15:02 And as we were working out there, one of the neighbors, 15:05 he's kind of a little grouchy guy, you know, older man. 15:08 And he came out and he's like, "What are you doing there?" 15:12 You know, "What's going on? What are you burying?" 15:14 And we're like, "Well, we're burying compost, you know?" 15:18 And he's like, "What? That's interesting, okay." 15:21 (laughs) 'Cause he doesn't do that, evidently. 15:24 And so we started talking with him a little bit, 15:26 and then all of a sudden he asked, 15:28 "Are you Christian, by chance?" 15:31 And we were kind of like, "Whoa, where did that come from?" 15:33 You know, we were shocked. 15:36 But it just goes to show you 15:37 that people are asking questions. 15:40 They're interested, they're curious. 15:42 And maybe we have an opportunity to show God's love. 15:46 (gentle instrumental music) 15:50 - So in Hokkaido, the neighbor we've been interacting with, 15:55 and she comes over fairly often. 15:58 She checks on us, "Hey, how's it going? Are you okay?" 16:00 And you know, sometimes she brings us food, 16:04 but the other day she came to us 16:06 and she's like, "Hey, can you help me, can you help me?" 16:09 You know, and we were like, "Oh, well, what is it?" 16:11 And then, so we just followed her. 16:15 And then in her house there was like, 16:18 water spilling all over the kitchen floor. 16:21 And we were like, "Okay, we'll help you. 16:25 We'll clean it up," you know. And so we started helping her. 16:28 And after we finished, she was like, 16:30 "Well, thank you so much for helping me." 16:32 And you know, it made a connection. 16:35 And that's like, that's what we're here for 16:36 in friendship evangelism is making connections with people. 16:40 And maybe it's something really small, 16:42 like helping them at their house, 16:44 but once they recognize that we're there for them, 16:47 then it does, I think it does something powerful, you know? 16:51 And that, you know, we're not just there to convert them, 16:54 but we're there to show them what God's love is practically. 16:59 (gentle instrumental music) 17:02 - I believe that God called me here to Japan 17:06 to help the people, to connect with people here. 17:10 - I'm just here to serve, you know? 17:11 And as God opens the door, 17:13 I want to follow in His path that He leads. 17:17 (gentle instrumental music) 17:24 - So it's really neat that they came here 17:26 and they feel such a burden, 17:29 and they're just doing friendship evangelism. 17:31 They're just living among the people 17:33 and seeing where they can connect. 17:35 - Yeah. - And that's neat 17:36 because their burden is great, 17:39 and yet they don't wanna be in your face 17:41 kind of pushing people, but they wanna be inviting people, 17:45 you know, and when they see that openness, 17:48 then they make an invitation or something. 17:50 So that's just really neat to see two young men 17:52 that have such a desire for the people of Japan. 17:56 - Mm-hmm. - And you know, 17:57 we were in Tokyo, actually, when we met up with them, 18:01 and they live in Hokkaido, which is way north. 18:04 But it was neat to be together for a few days, 18:07 praying for and reaching out toward the people of Japan. 18:12 - Right, yeah. 18:13 The neat thing about seeing Lance and Logan, you know, 18:14 'cause they flew two hours south from Hokkaido 18:18 to Tokyo to visit us, and they spent good money to do that. 18:21 And after talking to them, I asked them, it's like, 18:25 "How many missionaries are there here from North America?" 18:28 And they said it's maybe two. 18:31 - Hm, just a few. - And it's like, 18:32 that's just amazing to me 18:33 because Japan's not a hardship call. 18:37 - It's very nice here. - It's very nice. 18:39 It's very comfortable. It's a safe place. 18:41 And I used to think it would be super expensive, 18:44 but comparing prices to America, 18:46 it's cheaper living here than it is living in America. 18:50 - Yeah, there are expensive ways to get around 18:53 and things like that, but you can find cheaper ways. 18:55 - But cost of food, rent. 18:58 When I was here in '89, it's like, it was super expensive, 19:01 but I don't think Japan's gotten cheaper. 19:03 I think America's inflation has gotten so high 19:05 that it's made Japan look cheaper. 19:08 And so it's a beautiful place to come and live. 19:10 The challenge, I think, for being a missionary here 19:13 is to kind of sink down into the norm, 19:19 which is, I don't know, just materialistic. 19:24 Not a strong fire for God. 19:26 - Yeah. - And maybe... 19:28 And again, we've only been here for a short time, 19:31 so we really haven't got a sense of what's happening here, 19:34 but I know there's huge, huge needs for the Holy Spirit 19:39 and for love and for a sense of purpose to come back. 19:43 Everybody that I see and that you see is like, 19:45 "Please come help us spread the Gospel in Japan." 19:48 - Yes, yes. There's so much need, so much spiritual need. 19:52 - Yeah. - And I wanted to mention also 19:54 that the church here, there is a school, 19:58 and they were sharing with us in Tokyo last weekend. 20:01 And then also the pastor shared with us that their school 20:05 is declining because there are so few children in Japan. 20:08 - Yeah. 20:09 - And so the number of children 20:11 that can even come to the school is less. 20:14 And so we just really need to pray for our education system 20:17 here as well. - That's right. 20:18 You know, God has His people here. 20:20 - Yes, and He has big plans for this place. 20:23 - That's right. - He has big plans for Tokyo. 20:25 - Yes. - For Hiroshima, for Hokkaido, 20:28 for all the cities in Japan, for all the places in Japan 20:31 because He loves these people. - That's right. Absolutely. 20:33 - And that's one thing that He's given us, 20:35 a gift that He's given us on this trip. 20:38 Is even though we haven't gotten connected 20:40 and gotten to talk a lot with a lot of Japanese people, 20:44 we've gotten some key connections that have just shown us, 20:47 the heart of the people is beautiful. 20:50 - It is, it is. - It's very beautiful. 20:52 - Yeah. 20:53 - And speaking of needing more workers, we have, 20:56 our next video is talking about the need for workers. 20:59 - [Jon] Okay. 21:00 (soft instrumental music) 21:06 - We've learned about the rate 21:09 of depression here in the country. 21:13 And you can see it in the eyes of the people 21:15 who get on the train at 11 o'clock at night, 21:17 still in their business suits. 21:19 They're exhausted. 21:20 I'm sure the pressure on them is very great. 21:23 And you can see it in the eyes of the young people 21:25 who are trying their very best to try all sorts of stuff 21:29 to fill the hole inside, and they can't. 21:31 And the depression here is very real, 21:34 and suicide here is very real. 21:36 There were a couple of times when we were on the train 21:40 where we saw notices up on the screen 21:42 that said a certain track of the train system was closed 21:46 because of a person on the tracks. 21:49 And that is code for, somebody jumped out 21:52 in front of the train to end their lives. 21:56 (soft instrumental music) 21:59 - I would encourage people to take the time 22:01 and really pray for the people of Japan. 22:03 They're wonderful, gentle people that just need Jesus. 22:08 Add Jesus to the equation, 22:10 and we've met some Japanese people who love the Lord 22:13 and they are just so happy and vivacious. 22:16 Just such a contrast to the ordinary people 22:19 we see walking down the street. 22:20 And to try prayer walking. 22:23 It's not some crazy mystical thing. 22:25 It's just, you're walking down the street. 22:27 You're praying for the people that you're seeing. 22:30 You're asking the Holy Spirit to work in their lives 22:32 and to bring them to Him and to bring them peace. 22:36 As you see little children, 22:37 to pray that they can grow up to know Jesus. 22:40 - We don't have time to lose. 22:44 We don't have time to keep playing and keep searching 22:50 for what we can get out of life for our advancement, 22:53 for our betterment when people are killing themselves 22:55 every day out of depression. 22:57 And we know that Jesus can be that light in the darkness 23:00 and totally change their lives 23:01 if we can just get the Gospel to them. 23:04 And so I pray that there will be more workers 23:08 that will rise up and say, "Yes, I will go 23:11 to take the Gospel so more people 23:14 won't have to die without Jesus." 23:17 (tender instrumental music) 23:21 - There's about 130 million people in Japan, 23:25 and there's only about less than 1% Christian population. 23:33 And a lot of those people are Catholic. 23:35 The Adventists takes up maybe about 1% of that 1%, 23:40 about maybe 10, 15,000 people. 23:44 How many missionaries could come here? Thousands. 23:47 We need thousands of missionaries to come to Japan. 23:53 And my brother and I, we're just two people. (chuckles) 23:57 We need an army of workers that can work in this city 24:03 in Tokyo and Osaka, all over this archipelago. 24:09 Please come to Japan. Please come to Asia. 24:13 The 10/40 Window needs you. 24:17 (soft instrumental music) 24:27 - Well, you know, growing up, my father would come to Japan 24:30 on business and he would come back and talk about it. 24:34 And then my brother came to Japan as a student missionary, 24:36 and my sister-in-law is Japanese. 24:38 And so it's like, all my life there's been this connection 24:41 to Japan, and we've had one stop over here before, 24:46 but really not spent any time here at all. 24:49 - Yes. - And it's just, 24:50 for me, it's been surreal. 24:52 It actually chokes me up because it's like, I don't know, 24:55 God has given this interest, this love for the people, 24:59 this concern for them. - Yes. 25:02 - That I don't know where it came from, you know? 25:04 So it must have come from Him. - Absolutely. 25:07 - And being here and seeing what happened here 25:10 in this place, you know, being in Tokyo and seeing people, 25:14 I mean, going through the throngs and throngs of people 25:17 that we saw there, and it just like... 25:20 And the stairs and the quiet on the train and just, 25:24 it just makes you long for them to know the joy. 25:27 To know the peace that comes from Jesus. 25:30 I mean, here there's statues to pray for peace. 25:33 There's a Prayer Fountain. 25:36 There's different things 25:37 where they know that there's a need for peace. 25:40 They know that there's a need for prayer. 25:42 - [Jon] Yeah. 25:43 - But maybe they haven't had a picture of the One 25:45 that can answer those prayers. - That's right. 25:47 - [Natalie] You know, there's a whole series 25:48 of peace gates at the front, and it's like, 25:51 the One that brings peace, they don't know. 25:53 - Right. 25:55 - Even coming off the plane in Hiroshima, it was like, 25:57 I took a picture where it said that on the airport, 26:01 and it just was like... 26:03 And I almost cried right there because it's just like, 26:07 these places we've heard about 26:08 that our country affected so strongly, 26:13 and I mean, people can talk about what's right and wrong, 26:17 but the truth is, it happened. - Yeah. 26:20 - And it's like, to be here in this place 26:22 and to know that in a moment life can change. 26:25 - Yeah, and to see the people that were affected by it, 26:28 you know, generationally. - Yeah. 26:31 And to think about all the depression, 26:33 like Sharon was talking about. 26:35 The trains we were riding on, 26:37 it just broke my heart because it was like... 26:41 - You'd see notices of- - Yeah. 26:43 Person on the tracks or personal injury accident. 26:46 And it's like, "Oh Lord, it's too late for them." 26:49 - Yeah. 26:51 And that's why I think that there's such an open heart 26:54 here in Japan for, you know, 26:56 maybe they're not interested in religion 26:58 or a system of religion, a system of belief, 27:01 but maybe they're interested in a person like Jesus Christ. 27:05 You know, they still believe in the spirits, 27:09 but we serve a Father who is a Spirit. 27:12 So maybe they'd be interested in meeting Him. 27:15 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 27:18 - But there's a lot of baggage in the way. 27:20 - Yeah. 27:21 - I think the only way we can get through that 27:22 is by a lot of prayer. - Right, right. 27:25 The Holy Spirit needs to come here. 27:27 - Absolutely. 27:28 - And the angels need to be sent here in droves. 27:31 - Absolutely, absolutely. And I think they're willing. 27:33 - Yeah, they are. 27:35 - Totally willing. 27:37 - If you're interested in helping to fund work to Japan 27:41 and other unreached people groups, we have a special fund 27:44 called the Unreached People Group Fund. 27:46 You can contact us for more information at Jesus for Asia 27:50 PO Box 1221, Collegedale, Tennessee, 37315. 27:56 Call us at 423-413-7321 28:00 or visit our website at Jesus4asia.org. 28:03 May God richly bless you. 28:05 Until we see you next time on "Jesus For Asia Now." 28:09 (uplifting music) |
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