Ev: First Team meeting in Japan

Today we had our first team meeting to talk about what we needed to do at VBS on Monday. After we discussed the details of the skits, rehearsed the songs and motions, asked questions and had them answered, assigned parkguides to certain age groups and so much more, we had a time of worship. Matt led the worship time with his guitar. We started with Amazing Grace, which led to How Great is our God. As we sang, I realized that as we begin our time in ministry, God truly is the One who will pour forth His amazing grace through our lives and that people who will come into contact with during the VBS, ESL classes, and nursing home will get a glimpse of truly how great our God is! Please pray for the park guides to have patience, and to get to know the kids and their parents well, for the storytellers to make the truth of God's Word clear and for the Holy Spirit to do His convicting work, for the song leaders to share God's truth in song and have energy, for the recreation people to keep kids safe and yet have fun, for the craft people to be able to share God's love and make the craft idea clear to the kids, and for the kids and parents to have open hearts to whatever God will do this week. After we sang, I felt a great silence like there was nothing else to say. It was now all in God's Hands. Thank you for your prayers. We cannot tell you how much we need them. Pray that this Monday, the Nokendai Church will be holy ground where God will do a mighty work. Blessings, Ev