{"id":1274,"date":"2016-10-21T16:17:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T16:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2016-10-21T16:19:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T16:19:23","slug":"bamba-newsletter-october-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/bamba-newsletter-october-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Bamba Newsletter: October 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Support their ministry here!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n

by Hiro & Eryn Bamba<\/p>\n

Greetings from Japan!<\/strong>
\nWords cannot express our thankfulness to have you as partners with us in fulfilling the Great Commission.\u00a0 We are blessed beyond measure to have you working with us, through your prayers and support, to share the Gospel with the Japanese people.<\/p>\n

Just like the apostle Paul, \u201cwe thank God on every remembrance of you.\u201d We are so honored to have you as partners in bringing the Good News to the Japanese people. The fulfillment of the Great Commission is a monumental task and we are blessed to be able to work with you to spread God\u2019s love and mercy around the world!<\/p>\n

Birthday Celebrations:<\/strong>
\nWe always celebrate the birthdays of the children in our Sunday School. As each child\u2019s birthday approaches, Eryn asks them about their favorite movie, cartoon, book, or activity. Then she chooses a theme based on the child\u2019s interests and designs a special cake for them. After the regular Sunday School and Sunday service, the whole church gathers together to sing Happy Birthday as Eryn presents the cake. It is such a joy to see the smile on the whole family\u2019s face as they receive their cake. There are many parents that only come to church to see their child\u2019s cake. The birthday cake celebration outreach has been a great way to reach out to non-Christian families.<\/p>\n

Mrs. O and her Son:<\/strong>
\nDuring the summer, a lady (Mrs. O) visited our church. She has two sons; the oldest one has autism. Sometime last year he refused to go to school and hasn\u2019t been back since. Mrs. O tried everything she could think of to help her son return to school, but nothing worked. Overwhelmed and despondent, she knocked on the door of our church. On her second visit to our church, she accepted Jesus as her savior!! Mrs. O reports her son is doing better. Please continue to pray for Mrs. O and her son.<\/p>\n

Mountain top service: \u00a0<\/strong>
\nIn July, we took a group of boys – 6th grade and older – on a hiking and camping trip up one of the tallest mountains in our state. We spent a couple of nights at two different campsites on the mountain. After several hours of steep uphill climbing, everyone was able to reach the peak. Everyone was mesmerized by the breathtaking view of God\u2019s creation. We had a worship service on the top of the mountain. Since many of the boys are not Christians, it was wonderful to be able to talk about God\u2019s creation from Genesis chapter 1 in such a setting.<\/p>\n

When we, as Christians, experience nature in such a beautiful setting as on a mountain top, we are reminded of God as the Creator of all things. However, the Japanese people have been raised in a culture without any concept of the Creator. The Japanese use the word \u201cshi-zen\u201d to mean \u201cnature\u201d when we would use \u201ccreation\u201d. The word \u201ccreation\u201d implies that things were made by someone, where as the Japanese word \u201cshi-zen\u201d means \u201cthings exist on their own\u201d. They believe things exist and are sustained by themselves. Moreover, the Japanese people do not know their life is a special gift from the Great Creator and that He has a special plan for each one of them. Please pray that more Japanese (currently less than 1% of Japanese people are Christian) will come to know the Creator.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your faithful prayers and support!! You have touched the lives of so many Japanese people by sending us to Japan through your prayers and giving!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Tenemos la suerte en extremo de tener que trabajar con nosotros, a trav\u00e9s de sus oraciones y apoyo, para compartir el Evangelio con el pueblo japon\u00e9s. Al igual que el ap\u00f3stol Pablo, \"damos gracias a Dios en toda memoria de vosotros.\" Nos sentimos muy honrados de tenerlos como socios en llevar la Buena Nueva al pueblo japon\u00e9s. El cumplimiento de la Gran Comisi\u00f3n es una tarea monumental y tenemos la suerte de poder trabajar con usted para difundir el amor y la misericordia de Dios en todo el mundo las celebraciones del cumplea\u00f1os:!<\/strong> Siempre Celebramos los cumplea\u00f1os de los ni\u00f1os en nuestra escuela dominical. Cuando se acerca el cumplea\u00f1os de cada ni\u00f1o, Eryn les pregunta acerca de su pel\u00edcula favorita, historieta, libro, o actividad. Luego se elige un tema basado en los intereses del ni\u00f1o y dise\u00f1a un pastel especial para ellos. Despu\u00e9s de que el servicio regular de escuela dominical y el domingo, toda la iglesia se re\u00fane para cantar feliz cumplea\u00f1os como Eryn presenta la torta. Es una alegr\u00eda ver la sonrisa en la cara de toda la familia, ya que reciben su parte del pastel. Hay muchos padres que s\u00f3lo vienen a la iglesia para ver la torta de su hijo. La fiesta de cumplea\u00f1os de la torta de extensi\u00f3n fue una gran manera de llegar a las familias no cristianas. Sra. O y su Hijo:<\/strong> Durante el verano, una se\u00f1ora (la se\u00f1ora O) visitaron nuestra iglesia. Ella tiene dos hijos; la m\u00e1s antigua tiene autismo. En alg\u00fan momento del a\u00f1o pasado se neg\u00f3 a ir a la escuela y no ha vuelto desde entonces. O la se\u00f1ora intent\u00f3 todo lo que pod\u00eda pensar para ayudar a su hijo regresar a la escuela, pero nada funcion\u00f3. Abrumado y abatido, ella llam\u00f3 a la puerta de nuestra iglesia. En su segunda visita a nuestra iglesia, ella acept\u00f3 a Jes\u00fas como su salvador !! O la se\u00f1ora informa que su hijo est\u00e1 haciendo mejor. Por favor, continuamos orando por la se\u00f1ora O y su servicio de alta monta\u00f1a hijo:<\/strong> En julio, nos llev\u00f3 a un grupo de chicos - 6\u00ba grado o m\u00e1s - en un viaje de senderismo y acampada hasta una de las monta\u00f1as m\u00e1s altas en nuestro estado.. Pasamos un par de noches en dos campamentos diferentes en la monta\u00f1a. Despu\u00e9s de varias horas de subida empinada cuesta arriba, todo el mundo fue capaz de llegar a la cima. Todo el mundo estaba hipnotizado por la impresionante vista de la creaci\u00f3n de Dios. Tuvimos un servicio de culto en la cima de la monta\u00f1a. Dado que muchos de los ni\u00f1os no son cristianos, que era una maravilla para poder hablar de la creaci\u00f3n de Dios de G\u00e9nesis cap\u00edtulo 1 en un entorno. Cuando nosotros, como cristianos, vivir la naturaleza en un entorno precioso, como en una cima de la monta\u00f1a, se nos recuerda de Dios como el creador de todas las cosas. Sin embargo, los japoneses han criado en una cultura sin ning\u00fan concepto del Creador. Los japoneses usan la palabra \"shi-zen\" en el sentido de la \"naturaleza\" cuando usar\u00edamos \"creaci\u00f3n\". La palabra \"creaci\u00f3n\" implica que las cosas fueron hechas por alguien, en tanto que la palabra japonesa \"shi-Zen\" significa \"las cosas existen por s\u00ed mismos\". Creen que las cosas existen y se mantienen por s\u00ed mismos. Por otra parte, los japoneses no saben que su vida es un regalo especial de la Gran Creador y que \u00c9l tiene un plan especial para cada uno de ellos. Por favor, oren para que m\u00e1s japoneses (actualmente menos del 1% de los japoneses son cristianos) vendr\u00e1n a conocer al Creador. Gracias por sus fieles oraciones y su apoyo !! 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