Shirley: Please Pray

We are so excited to see the VBS team this week! We pray the Lord will grant all of you a safe journey here.

For those partnering with us in prayer, please continue to pray for protection for the team. We just had another knifing incident at a JR train station yesterday in Hiratsuka (down in the Yokohama area). A young woman, 32, slashed six men in the station before she was apprehended by police. She said she had a difficult home life, wanted to die, hoping to take down others with her.

We are all in need of a Savior, these days more than ever. We covet your prayers. Please know they are heard by our loving Father, and are felt tangibly by ALL the saints who are doing His will.

"Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." James 4:13-16