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Warm Greetings from Japan in the Name of our Savior, Jesus Christ!<\/h2>\n

With the beginning of a new year, we tend to reflect on the past year. We can see God working in many different ways, and we know that it is your faithful prayers and support that are making an impact on the lives of the Japanese people. We are so honored and blessed to have you working with us to be God\u2019s hands and feet to share His love throughout Japan!<\/p>\n

\"Friends<\/a><\/p>\n

At the end of the year, we held several outreach events to celebrate the birth of Jesus and to share the true meaning of Christmas. We had several events at our church and our English school, where we sang Christmas songs, played games and made a Christmas tree craft. It was a blessing to see our children, as well as the youth at our church, coordinate a few of the events. We shared with the children and their families that the reason we celebrate Christmas is because of the wonderful gift God gave us in sending His son to earth to live among us. Jesus is God\u2019s gift of love to us, and all we have to do is accept His gift. There were several children and their parents who had never been to church before, and who had never heard about Jesus before. One mother and her three children came to our Sunday school the following Sunday and have come several times since then. They are experiencing many difficulties in their family right now. Please pray with us that the stories and sermons they have heard will grow in their hearts and that they will be drawn to God, who is the only one who can bring true peace and unity.<\/p>\n

\"Friends<\/a><\/p>\n

In our English conversation classes, we have been reading through a simple children\u2019s Bible storybook. We have had several children and their moms come to observe the classes to see if they would like to join. One girl commented to her mom how much she loves hearing the stories and wanted to come back so she could finish them. Another mom commented on how different our classes were from other English classes she had observed. She sensed that we not only teach the children English skills, but also are concerned with teaching and training the whole child mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Please pray with us that the children and their parents will continue to feel and see the difference God makes in the lives of the people who belong to Him.<\/p>\n

\"Friends<\/a><\/p>\n

We were so thankful Justin was able to come home for Christmas break. He is doing well at Liberty University and growing academically as well as spiritually. He is a small group leader for the guys in his hall. It was hard to say good-bye at the end of his break, but we know that God is moving and working in his life, and we are excited for what God has in store this semester.<\/p>\n

Thank you again for your partnership! You are an encouragement and blessing to us and the Japanese people!<\/p>\n

Your Missionaries to Japan,<\/p>\n

Hiro, Eryn, Justin, Ax, Hunter, and Olivia Bamba<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Warm Greetings from Japan in the Name of our Savior, Jesus Christ! With the beginning of a new year, we tend to reflect on the past year. We can see…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":3505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,1,4],"tags":[367,108,280,109],"class_list":{"0":"post-3546","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-missionary-newsletters","8":"category-uncategorized","9":"category-world-missions","10":"tag-367","11":"tag-bamba","12":"tag-february","13":"tag-hiro-eryn-bamba","14":"entry"},"title_es":"Bolet\u00edn de Bamba: septiembre de 2019","content_es":"

\u00a1Saludos desde Jap\u00f3n! <\/h2>

Con el final del verano llega el comienzo de la escuela para muchos ni\u00f1os de todo el mundo. Jap\u00f3n tiene la tasa de suicidio infantil m\u00e1s alta del mundo. Se ejerce tanta presi\u00f3n sobre los ni\u00f1os para tener \u00e9xito en la escuela que sienten que no pueden hacer frente y deciden que la \u00fanica soluci\u00f3n es terminar con sus vidas. Estamos muy agradecidos de que trabaje con nosotros para compartir el amor y la esperanza de Dios con los ni\u00f1os y j\u00f3venes japoneses, mostr\u00e1ndoles que pueden encontrar esperanza en Cristo cada d\u00eda. Leemos la historia de Jes\u00fas alimentando a los cinco mil en nuestra clase de conversaci\u00f3n en ingl\u00e9s. Los ni\u00f1os nunca antes hab\u00edan escuchado la historia y se sorprendieron al saber que realmente sucedi\u00f3. Pudimos compartir con los ni\u00f1os que as\u00ed como Jes\u00fas us\u00f3 lo que el ni\u00f1o ten\u00eda para ofrecer para alimentar a cinco mil personas, Dios puede usar lo que le demos para ayudarnos a nosotros y a las personas que nos rodean. Ore con nosotros para que estos ni\u00f1os y sus padres aprendan que pueden volverse a Cristo con todas sus necesidades. <\/p>

Disfrutamos tener a Abigail Bishop aqu\u00ed para una pasant\u00eda de Holmes Bible College durante dos meses. Ella pudo experimentar la cultura japonesa de primera mano, as\u00ed como asistir a nuestra iglesia japonesa y ayudar con varias de nuestras clases de ingl\u00e9s. Los ni\u00f1os de nuestra escuela dominical fueron bendecidos por su ayuda, y las mujeres de nuestro estudio b\u00edblico tambi\u00e9n disfrutaron de conocerla. <\/p>

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Olivia tuvo la oportunidad de presentarse en un concierto de gospel con otros ni\u00f1os de nuestra escuela dominical. Un coro estadounidense de secundaria, dirigido por la hija de nuestro pastor japon\u00e9s, tambi\u00e9n actu\u00f3 en el concierto. Hubo alrededor de 200 artistas. Adem\u00e1s del canto, varias personas dieron testimonios sobre lo que Dios ha estado haciendo en sus vidas. Fue una gran oportunidad para todos los asistentes escuchar el mensaje del evangelio mientras escuchaban canciones de alabanza. Oren con nosotros para que quienes escucharon el mensaje del evangelio quisieran saber m\u00e1s acerca de Jes\u00fas que vino a la tierra por cada uno de ellos. <\/p>

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Este verano, Axe sirvi\u00f3 como consejero de campamento en tres campamentos separados. Participaron alrededor de 150 ni\u00f1os, desde primero hasta octavo grado. Adem\u00e1s de muchos juegos y actividades al aire libre, ten\u00edan un servicio de adoraci\u00f3n en la ma\u00f1ana y en la tarde, as\u00ed como tambi\u00e9n un tiempo para devociones en la caba\u00f1a. Axe dijo que fue genial escuchar a los ni\u00f1os hacer preguntas sobre Jes\u00fas y el mensaje del evangelio. \u00a1Dos ni\u00f1os en la caba\u00f1a de Axe comprometieron su vida con Cristo durante el campamento! Oren con nosotros para que estos dos ni\u00f1os contin\u00faen creciendo en su nueva caminata con Cristo. <\/p>

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Hunter pudo competir en la 14 \u00b0 competencia de nataci\u00f3n del estado de Saitama este verano. Su \u00e9tica de trabajo y alegr\u00eda son evidentes para sus compa\u00f1eros de equipo y otros competidores. Ore con nosotros para que Hunter pueda continuar compartiendo el amor de Dios a trav\u00e9s de su esp\u00edritu deportivo y su amistad con sus compa\u00f1eros de equipo. <\/p>

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Justin se matricul\u00f3 en la Universidad Liberty este septiembre. Est\u00e1 estudiando Filosof\u00eda con \u00e9nfasis en Apolog\u00e9tica. Eryn agradeci\u00f3 la oportunidad de ir con \u00e9l para que se instalara en la universidad. Aunque estamos tristes de estar tan lejos, estamos entusiasmados con esta oportunidad para que Justin estudie, y esperamos ver todo lo que Dios tiene reservado para \u00e9l durante este tiempo. Oremos por Justin mientras se adapta a la vida universitaria y est\u00e1 tan lejos de la familia, como tambi\u00e9n por nosotros mientras nos adaptamos a su ausencia. <\/p>

\u00a1Que Dios contin\u00fae bendici\u00e9ndote por tu compromiso y fidelidad a la Gran Comisi\u00f3n! Gracias a sus oraciones y apoyo, \u00a1muchos japoneses han podido escuchar el mensaje del evangelio! <\/p>

Tus misioneros a Jap\u00f3n, <\/p>

Hiro, Eryn, Justin, Axe, Hunter y Olivia Bamba<\/strong><\/em> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","author_name":"Hiro & Eryn Bamba","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Missionary-NL-Featured-Image.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-Vc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}