New York

    Hallelujah! Thank you very much for your prayers and offering. 

    On December 3rd, I was able to watch the Kokoro Gospel Concert held in Koenji, Tokyo, via the Internet with an online ticket. I was impressed with the concert, taking in the beautiful images of theme scenery, having become more professional in its composition and performance. In particular, the presence of the Lord was deepened in praise singing, and I was able to see the work of the Lord progressing.

 There was a bit of spiritual obstruction allowed in one Sunday service of our church. A homeless American woman with a seemingly mental illness walked in and took her seat in the front during the second half of the praise. She had been grumbling all the time.  I felt that she reacted to the English lyrics of some of the praise songs and she began speaking curses loudly. I thought that this was from an evil spirit, and I shouldn’t be afraid, so I prayed several times in Japanese saying, “Satan, go out in the name of Jesus Christ.” Then the woman yelled more and walked out of the chapel. 

    Through this incident I was reminded that there would be more spiritual collisions as the work of the Holy Spirit becomes stronger and that we need to be prepared for that.

    As soon as I started preparing for my temporary visitor’s visa to Japan, due to the spread of infection by the Omicron strain of Covid-19, Japan took measures to keep people from other countries from entering the country for the time being. Infection by Omicron is increasing rapidly in the United States as well. While praying and listening to God, I pray that we could return to Japan temporarily in His time. I would appreciate it if you could pray for that. 

<Prayer Requests>

1. For the foundation of prayer and the obedience to God
2. For works through the Internet and through praise bands 
3. For messages according to God’s will and online services
4. For those who are in God’s will to be gathered 
5. For the start time of a service to be changed from 9am to 10am or later
6. For the work of the gifts of the Holy Spirit
7. For cooperative relationships according to God’s will, specifically with the Jews in NY; and for works in the U.S., Middle and South America, and Europe
8. For our health and finance, and protection from danger, accidents and terrorism
9. For the improvement of our English skills