Bridgman Prayer Update - August 2008

Praise for:

1) For record church attendance in July
2) For our faithful supporters
3) For a piece of land that our church can already afford (The elder board of our mother church wants to research about the land some more, but will most likely give their approval to buy the land in September.)
4) Church members continue to have unity about the purchase of land and building
5) A kids summer program on August 6th (praise we can have it/pray for a good turnout)
6) Miss Ishihara wants to witness to her sister this summer vacation
7) Mrs., Nakahara has started coming to church
8) Jeffrey is doing well and has a good job this summer
9) Paul is getting to know the members of the neighborhood committee more - pray for good outreach to them (none of them are Christians, yet)
10) Kevin had a ministry with high school kids on the northern island of Hokkaido for two weeks in June. He is now in the mountains of central Japan helping out in the outreach there. ( Thanks for praying for him, and thanks to those who contributed support!)

Pray for:

1) In our follow up of the ladies who came to the ABC meeting, two ladies (Mrs. Mori and Mrs. Yamada are studying the Bible in English with Violette. Pray for their salvation)
2) Mr. Igarashi, a Christian businessman, asks for healing and salvation for his son who has cancer (His son isn't baptized yet, but recently prayed to Jesus)
3) Mrs. Omura asks for continued prayer for health and her daughter's special needs
4) Dr. and Mrs. Yoshii are seeking the Lord about when they should wrap up their medical practice, so they can have more time for ministry
5) For the kids and moms who come on August 6th to be open to the Gospel.
6) For new members in Violette's English Bible class on Sunday morning to stay for church in Japanese
7) For Mrs. Watanabe to choose to get baptized soon and Her daughter's salvation (She hasn't been able to attend church recently)
8) Financial provision for Sanyo Church as we look forward to purchasing land (we have the funds!!)and building (Pray for the financial goal of $300,000 to be met for the building)
9) Mrs. Omori continues to miss church because of bad health, pray for healing
10) More English students and friends who are seeking the Lord
11) For Paul as he fills the role of the chairman for the Japanese neighborhood organization (Cho nai kai)
12) For Mr. Hamada as he hasn't been well enough to attend church recently(he came for a few Sundays but has stopped again)
13) Our financial support to continue to improve (also special needs for Kevin's educational expenses)
14) For Miss Ishihara to be faithful in attending church and to keep growing spiritually
15) The planning of effective evangelistic events for all of 2008 ( We will have a nationally known Christian special speaker on September 28th)
16) Spiritual growth and unity of the believers at Sanyo Church as we develop a vision for growth that includes purchasing land and building
17) That Miss Kubo and Mrs. Demura would be free from family obligations to come to church again.
18) For a missionary couple to fill in here for our year of home assignment, starting summer 2009