Late September Tim had the opportunity to visit a Nikkei mission meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The topic was how to reach the Nikkei people. The interesting thing is that this was a meeting of different denominations of Nikkei believers. Hearing their stories of salvation has been helpful in our research to understand their culture. Tim preached in a cross cultural setting using a Portuguese interpreter.
Please pray for the Nikkei people.
We have been searching for a christian contact for the Nishimura family to meet with in Japan. We found him through another Japanese believer living in the U.S. We just received an e-mail from him that he was planning to have dinner with them this weekend. It is interesting to see God work across international boundries.
Please pray for this family.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Opportunities
Tim will be in Sao Paulo, Brazil for a few days attending a meeting of Nikkei christians about how to reach the Nikkei people living in South America and Japan. Please pray that this will be a insightful meeting about the Nikkei culture and that there will be a lot of information about how to reach Nikkei people. (Nikkei: people of Japanese ancestry living outside of Japan.)
We are aware of a couple of people looking for student exchange programs in the United States.
1) Marcello is a teenage boy that goes to Colegio America high school. He would like to attend school in the U.S. his 11th grade year next year (Mar - Dec 09) to improve his english. He speaks good English now but it would help him to be in an all english environment.
2) Joyce is soon to finish her 2nd of five years of her college business degree program. She would like to find a situation to work over her summer break (mid Dec - March 30). Her business degree program requires students to work out of the country for one of her summer breaks. She could do this either this summer or next. (The summer in Peru is the American winter.)
Please pray for continued cultural understanding. It strikes me more everyday that we really have to understand culture to be able to communicate at a deep personal human level to share the news of God's love. Currently I am preaching every other week in a new church. It is very humbling to try to prepare to preach anytime I think. But it is a more difficult process at this point in my language acquisition to be prepared to share the Gospel in the Spanish language in a Peruvian culture. Please pray that I will be able to prepare sufficiently so that I can properly be used of God to share the truth of His love and desire that all people would come to know Him personally in my second language of (Peruvian) Spanish.
We truly need and appreciate all of your prayers for our family and the Nikkei.
God's Blessing and Peace,
Tim and Joy Mitchell
Caleb, Jacob & Luke
Lima, Peru
Gray
Athens, GA
We are aware of a couple of people looking for student exchange programs in the United States.
1) Marcello is a teenage boy that goes to Colegio America high school. He would like to attend school in the U.S. his 11th grade year next year (Mar - Dec 09) to improve his english. He speaks good English now but it would help him to be in an all english environment.
2) Joyce is soon to finish her 2nd of five years of her college business degree program. She would like to find a situation to work over her summer break (mid Dec - March 30). Her business degree program requires students to work out of the country for one of her summer breaks. She could do this either this summer or next. (The summer in Peru is the American winter.)
Please pray for continued cultural understanding. It strikes me more everyday that we really have to understand culture to be able to communicate at a deep personal human level to share the news of God's love. Currently I am preaching every other week in a new church. It is very humbling to try to prepare to preach anytime I think. But it is a more difficult process at this point in my language acquisition to be prepared to share the Gospel in the Spanish language in a Peruvian culture. Please pray that I will be able to prepare sufficiently so that I can properly be used of God to share the truth of His love and desire that all people would come to know Him personally in my second language of (Peruvian) Spanish.
We truly need and appreciate all of your prayers for our family and the Nikkei.
God's Blessing and Peace,
Tim and Joy Mitchell
Caleb, Jacob & Luke
Lima, Peru
Gray
Athens, GA
Monday, September 15, 2008
Nikkei ESL begins, YEA!
The ESL classes have expanded from Japanese and Peruvian students to three classes of Nikkei students. In early August, Guiilermo called and said we have a meeting with a Professional Nikkei business association. We met with them and started classes the next week. Joy teaches one beginning class and Tim teaches two advanced classes. These classes include college students and young professionals. We are excited about building these relationships and sharing the stories from the Bible in our classes.
Tim has been meeting with Jesus Loo for prayer, cultural studying and language learning. Jesus had 5 employees that within a short period of time all accepted Christ. There were two other believers at his restuarant so Jesus felt lead to start a church at his restaurant. Tim is helping with the teaching and preaches every other Sunday.
Caleb, Jacob and Luke are adjusting well. This is their second school year in Lima. It is nice to start a year and know a lot of the people. It is a lot warmer this winter. Gray has started college this fall at the University of Georgia.
Please pray that our language and cultural learning will continue!!!!! Please pray for our new Nikkei students, 13 people. Please pray for the Chifa church in Mira Flores. Please pray for our health and spiritual growth.
Tim has been meeting with Jesus Loo for prayer, cultural studying and language learning. Jesus had 5 employees that within a short period of time all accepted Christ. There were two other believers at his restuarant so Jesus felt lead to start a church at his restaurant. Tim is helping with the teaching and preaches every other Sunday.
Caleb, Jacob and Luke are adjusting well. This is their second school year in Lima. It is nice to start a year and know a lot of the people. It is a lot warmer this winter. Gray has started college this fall at the University of Georgia.
Please pray that our language and cultural learning will continue!!!!! Please pray for our new Nikkei students, 13 people. Please pray for the Chifa church in Mira Flores. Please pray for our health and spiritual growth.
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