July Update

For those for you who don't receive my email newsletter here's a bit from the July issue:

Everything Shook

Yuka’s eyes widened with fear as she searched for English words. The earthquake and the tsunami were still fresh. But, she desperately wanted to tell her story.

“Everything shook and shook, “ she said. “The tsunami sirens started and we took the children and ran.”

The kindergarten where Yuka worked was completely submerged. Yet, all the children and staff made it to safety.

Many thousands around her that day weren’t as fortunate as you may know. The tsunami devoured everything.

Spreading the Word

It is a huge task and the Japanese church is small.

In Yuka’s town of more than two hundred thousand there is no church. There wasn’t even a known believer. Not one.

Crisis Response is now striving to send work teams and missionaries, so Yuka and her family can hear the gospel for the first time.

What I’m Doing

In May, I had the opportunity to travel to Japan and see the devastation and the hear the survival stories first hand.

I’m not on staff yet as I’m still raising support. But, I was able to get a taste of the job I’ll be doing in the future.

I shot more than twelve hours of video footage, which I am currently editing. The footage includes interviews with survivors and Christian workers as well as scenes that truly show the power of the tsunami.

Please pray for me as I continue my work for the Lord.