Sorocaba, Brazil... More English Students.... The Need for Long Term Partners ....

If pictures could talk that could tell us so many stories.  This past month I had the privilege to travel to Brazil and meet with many Nikkei church leaders.  

One thing I learned form talking to these leaders is that many of them are in Brazil and were raised in Christian homes because their parents were asked to renounce Christianity in Japan or leave their home. Many of these Christians leaders parents left Japan and moved to Brazil. About 1% of the Brazilian Nikkei are reached for Christ.  This is a small number but much larger than most Nikkei populations.

We need churches to partner with us in this ministry.

Some of the obvious ways would be sports ministry such as Baseball, English VBS.  We need to create bridges of relationships into this people group.  One of our key ministries has been through English classes that have English Bible studies.  We have built many relationships and shared the Gospel by teaching English.  I think Business Seminars, Evangelism and Teaching Events, and Counselling ministries might round out our top five needs.

We will be traveling to Paraguay this month to meet with potential ministry partners and research the ministry opportunities in this country.

In May we will be traveling to Bolivia to coordinate a Evangelism and Discipleship Training Event with the Evangelical Churches of Riberalta.

Please pray for these needs...  and please pray about a long term commitment to the Nikkei..  We need partner churches to help us...

We will be in Georgia in June for 7 months to prepare for our move to Japan...      If you are interested in discussing or learning more about the Nikkei ministry please let me know..

Blessings and Peace,
Tim and Joy

FEB 2016 Nikkei in Brazil... more students in Lima... The Need for mission teams

Feb 2015

In February we added many new English/Bible Students.  Many of these students came through the Baseball clinic or the other Japanese or Nikkei friends we have.   (I think it is much easier to have a closer relationship to Nikkei people when one of their friends introduces you.  Japanese are not to open to new people)

Brazil:  We met many Nikkei Brazilian Leaders and had the privilege to participate in a meeting about discipleship and evangelism among the Nikkei.  We also had the opportunity to preach at a Brazilian church.  

John 13:34,35

34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

• One key thing we need to do in the family, the church, and in the world is to love each other.
• One key thing I got to do was hear from some of the Nikkei about how they accepted Christ.
• One key story I heard from many of the leaders was that they were raised in the church.  Their parents accepted Christ in Japan and were asked to leave home or renounce Christ many of these people in the late 1950's or early 1960's moved to Brazil.

We need many volunteer teams to help us with English VBS events, Baseball or sports, Business seminars, teaching events and or counselling. 

The Nikkei live in several different South American countries and Japan.  We need some committed churches to volunteer for 3 - 5 year time frames to commit to long term mission efforts. 

 If you are interested or think you might be please contact me.  I will be in the states June 2015 - Feb 2016.  It would be helpful if we set a time to speak on the phone to talk and pray about the needs of the Nikkei.

Blessings and Peace,

Tim and Joy