New York

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

    A pastor of one of the churches at TLEA in Japan contacted me that a woman who had just accepted Jesus would be traveling to New Jersey, USA. About two weeks after she arrived in U.S., she emailed to us, and we invited her to our church.  She came to attend the second Sunday service at our apartment, the pastor’s in New Jersey. She said it was the first time for her to participate in a worship service. She told us that when she returned to Japan, she would go to the TLEA church in Japan. We are thankful to God for that. We pray for her future journey.

    Thanks to the online streaming, I watched the Kokoro Gospel Concert held in Tokyo on May 5th, live in New York from 6am. The composition was wonderful and I was very blessed. In this concert two singers from other churches joined in, and I see the original praise songs given to TLEA spreading in this way and touching many more people. I experienced the power of praise again.

    On May 12, the news reported that the total death toll from Covid-19 had reached 1 million in the United States, and more than 250,000 children who had lost their parents or foster parents became “Corona orphans”. Also, many parts of the United States have lost their homes in catastrophic disasters (especially hurricanes and wildfires) due to extreme weather events. Please continue to pray so that we can listen and obey the Lord for the evangelistic work in the United States, as more and more people are facing great difficulties.

    To return to Japan this summer, I’ve got the visa documents finally ready and made an appointment for visa application at the Japanese Consulate. We are preparing in prayer for our stay in Japan including the Hakuba camp, expecting a lot from the Lord.

 <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