Japan: Church Grows, Amid Relief | 307 | Report 2

August 2, 2011 by admin
Filed under Prayer Bulletin

It’s been over four months since Japan was hit by an earthquake and tsunami. The billions of dollars in damage sent the country into a deeper recession as many jobs were lost, and businesses were left crippled by the disaster. But Joe Handley, President of Asian Access, a ministry that supports the local church in Japan, has been in Fukushima, and says of all the relief groups in the region, the greatest response has come from Japanese churches.

“It’s just unbelievable the amount of love Japanese churches have mobilised to reach out and help clean up at this time… Networks are forming… Churches from across denominations are saying ‘God is calling us for such a time as this…’ Previously taboo, the Japanese are now more open to talk about spiritual things, including the Bible. This is truly a new hour spiritually…”

Handley says one congregation in the devastation zone has had many opportunities to share Christ. Handley continues, “They’ve lost their own homes. They have no food. They have no clothing, but, they are having spiritual conversations with people and I have heard countless stories of people coming to Christ through that church and other
churches.”

Source: Joe Handley, MNN; Joel News International

BIBLE STUDY: Acts 2:42-47

PRAISE: God that a nation so hostile to the entry of the Gospel has been softened by the love of God.

Tags: church growth, earthquake, Japan, opportunity, recession

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January 23, 2009 by patrick
Filed under Russ Bravo, Weekly News Review

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Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint. Patrick Woodward talks to Russ Bravo, (pictured) editor of Inspire Magazine, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, church meet to discuss their role in dealing with the financial crisis, treatments for accident victims, Parkinson’s Disease and other illnesses emerge from embryo research, and a stumbling start for the connected President.