Bridgman Prayer Update - July 2008

Praise for:

1) For good attendance at prayer meeting when our visiting speaker was a missionary to Taiwan
2) For our faithful supporters
3) For good attendance at our church 19th anniversary worship service (15 people came)
4) Church members are encouraging eachother to pray for land and building
5) Some boys who attended the Easter program want to have a summer get together
6) Many opportunities to witness to kids playing baseball and soccer in the park, and older folks in groud golf club
7) Mrs, Michihiro came to our church for the first time in June
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 ( 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 have started 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 boys who were coming over on Friday afternoons to be spiritually open again.
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 and building a building (Pray for the financial goal of $300,000 to be met)
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
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 next September)
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.