"Oh, magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together.
I sought the Lord and He answered me and delivered me
from all my fears." Ps. 34:3,4
We thank you once again for your precious prayers. The Lord has answered!
You prayed for our trips to Biola, Corban, Azusa, Masters and the two
Asian American events. We were able to share in three classes at Biola and
around 7 classes and seminars at Corban and talked with dozens of students
at each of these locations. We are now in contact with many of these folks
who are very interested in missions. We need you to keep praying for them
and us as we guide those who are pursuing missions to get their applications
started.
The second big answered prayer is that there is a young lady applying for
a two year short term ministry with Christar in Japan and she would work and
live at our former church plant, the Lighthouse Ube Christ Church. Please
pray that she can get her application finished soon, and get to Japan by the
end of January. Pray for her support raising also.
The third answered prayer is that apparently Pastor Uchida's mother is
believing in the Lord now! Please keep praying for his father, who is not yet
believing and is suffering from terminal cancer. In fact he may only have a
couple of months left. Pray also for the Uchida's to have strength, hope and
encouragement as they labor for the Lord and desire to see more fruit.
A fourth answered prayer is that our son, Nick and his wife have finally been
able to close the deal on a house in Goleta. Its a fixer-upper so please also
pray for us old hired hands that get to help :)
The fifth answered prayer truly is a miracle of the Lord and due to your prayers.
We reported that our support account has been in the red for over two years.
As of November 1st due to some very special donations, our support
account is in the black!! Thank you, thank you for your prayers and gifts.
We are still in need of about 15 more regular monthly financial partners in
order to stay in the black on our support account. Thank you for praying.
Other ministry news and updates
Christar has many teams around the world, working in remote and least
reached Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim people groups and they are crying out
for more workers for the harvest. We have about 45 new Christar members
that are still trying to raise support and finish their preparations to go to the fields.
Would you please pray that each one of them gets out to their target area?
Christar is also organizing short term trips to 12 different countries in 2012 and
some of these are in partnership with colleges we have been recruiting at. There
could be anywhere from 50 to 100 people combined in all these trips. Please
pray for godly, humble and teachable students to sign up for these trips.
We heard a big praise from our India field that recently there were 52 Hindus
that accepted the Lord and are in need of discipling! That is the kind of
problem we wish we had in all of our fields. Again, please pray for more workers.
As of now, we have one more recruiting trip planned for this year and that is to Biola
again from Nov. 14th to 16th. AC and Teresa Acosta, Christar missionaries from
the Philippines will be accompanying us there. Please pray for much fruit from
this visit. Pray also that we can stay healthy and energized. Chuck has been
on the road for 38 of the last 65 days.
Other Japan updates
Several non-Christians have been attending outreach events like craft classes
at the Lighthouse church. They are having a cooking class on Chinese cooking
on Nov. 18th which will be taught by a short term missionary from Christar's
Hong Kong field. She is a Chinese citizen, ministering in Japan for about a month.
Please pray for spiritual fruit from this class and her time in Japan.
The workshop training for choir directors was well attended and very well received.
Please pray that a director or two will rise up from one of the choirs in or near Ube.
Chuck is hoping to lead at least one group of students to Japan next year and
possibly a second trip somewhere so please pray for wisdom and God's
provision and enabling.
Summary of Prayer requests
1) For many to apply and go out as missionaries with Christar and others
2) For the 45 who are already accepted and raising support to soon be at 100%
and headed for the field.
3) For many to be raised up for short term trips in 2012
4) For the young lady applying for a two year short term trip to Japan
5) For Pastor and Mrs. Uchida to be strengthened and encouraged and for the
salvation of his father.
6) For God's hand of protection, provision and guidance to be upon us and our
children and grandchildren.
7) For 15 more financial supporters to join our team and help us to get more
workers out to the most needy areas of the world.
8) Please pray for those 52 new Hindu believers and that all of our fields
would be fruitful.
9) Please pray for the short term worker in Japan now with Christar and for
Chuck to be able to lead a team there in 2012.
10) Please keep praying for the salvation of English students and choir
members in Ube and for a new choir director to rise up.
Thank you for your precious partnership with us and taking the gospel to
the 3.5 billion who do not have a witness among them.
With love and prayers,
Chuck and Jan
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