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Greetings from Japan!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Summer in Japan is a season filled with many festivals. During these festivals, a small local shrine is carried throughout the neighborhood on the shoulders of volunteers. Children follow behind, chanting and dancing. They are asking the local gods to prosper and protect their neighborhood. Many of the people don't actually believe in the gods, but it is tradition and part of their culture. This makes it even harder to reach the Japanese people because many of them think to stop participating in these activities would mean ceasing to be Japanese.<\/p>\n

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Therefore, we are always looking for creative ways to show the Japanese that the gospel message is for all people, including the Japanese. Christianity isn't just another foreign religion for foreigners; it is a personal relationship with Jesus that is available to all people, including the Japanese.<\/p>\n

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One of the things we like to do is invite people to our home so they can see how we live and how God is a part of our everyday lives, not just a special occasion religion. This has been difficult to do during COVID as people are hesitant to visit other people's houses because they don't want to risk spreading the virus to their friends. However, we were able to invite some of Olivia's friends and their mom over. We had a special lunch and a fun craft time for making button bracelets. Eryn had been able to purchase a wide variety of buttons from America, and they were all surprised and impressed by the different shapes, colors, and sizes. It was a great time of fellowship, and the mom asked questions about the different Bible verses we have up in our house. Please pray with us that this family's hearts will be softened to the gospel.<\/p>\n

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\"Bracelets<\/a>

Bracelets the Girls Made<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Fellowship<\/a>

Fellowship with our Family Friends at Our House<\/p><\/div>\n

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Family Updates<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Justin has started his graduate studies at Liberty University. He is pursuing a master's degree in Biblical Studies. He has also procured a position as a teaching assistant at Liberty. He is enjoying furthering his education while obtaining experience in teaching. Ax has finished his airplane airframe and power-plant certification. He finished at the top of the program and is now an FAA-certified airplane technician. Ax is in his junior year, finishing his Bachelor of Aviation Maintenance Management at Liberty University. Hunter is continuing to swim competitively while studying some college classes online. Many of the competitions have been canceled due to COVID, but they have recently started holding some of the events. Hunter was able to go to the state competition. Olivia is studying seventh grade and still enjoying ballet. She was chosen to dance a solo in her recent recital.<\/p>\n

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Thank you so much for your continued prayers and support of our ministry in Japan. There is such a heavy spiritual darkness in Japan since so much of its culture is tied to Shinto and Buddhist practices. Your prayers support us each day, and your giving enables us to remain in Japan and share God's light with the Japanese people who would otherwise have no other opportunity to hear of God's love. You are changing the lives of the Japanese people!<\/p>\n

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Your Missionaries to Japan,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Hiro and Eryn Bamba, Justin, Ax, Hunter, and Olivia<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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

Parece que las cosas cambian a diario durante estos tiempos de incertidumbre, pero podemos encontrar consuelo al saber que nuestro Dios no cambia. Es el mismo ayer, hoy y ma\u00f1ana. Independientemente de cu\u00e1n inconstante sea el mundo o cu\u00e1n inconstante sea la econom\u00eda, sabemos que Dios tiene todas las cosas en Sus manos. Podemos encontrar consuelo y paz en Dios sin importar lo que suceda a nuestro alrededor. Nos duele el coraz\u00f3n cuando miramos a nuestro alrededor y vemos el miedo y la incertidumbre en los rostros de los japoneses. <\/p>

Frente a la pandemia de COVID-19, la ciudad de Chofu, una ciudad vecina a Saitama donde vivimos, ha ofrecido una descarga gratuita de un legendario monstruo anti-plaga, Amabie. Sugieren que las personas usen la imagen para ayudar a prevenir el coronavirus. Buscamos todas las oportunidades para compartir la esperanza que tenemos en Cristo con los japoneses para que no sientan la necesidad de recurrir a monstruos imaginarios en busca de falsas esperanzas. <\/p>

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Tuvimos que cancelar nuestras clases de conversaci\u00f3n en ingl\u00e9s para el mes de abril, pero pudimos comenzar de nuevo en mayo en Zoom. Hemos echado de menos interactuar en persona con nuestros estudiantes y sus familias, pero estamos agradecidos de haber podido seguir vi\u00e9ndolos virtualmente. Nos ha dado la oportunidad de comunicarnos tanto con las mam\u00e1s como con los pap\u00e1s, lo cual es raro ya que generalmente est\u00e1n en el trabajo. Sin embargo, dado que muchos de los pap\u00e1s han estado trabajando desde casa y los ni\u00f1os est\u00e1n estudiando en casa, ambos padres han tenido la oportunidad de participar en nuestras clases. Ore con nosotros para que las palabras de aliento que compartimos apunten a nuestros estudiantes y sus padres hacia Dios y Su perd\u00f3n que es para todas las personas. <\/p>

Hiro ha podido realizar nuestras lecciones de escuela dominical en l\u00ednea. Estamos agradecidos de poder seguir compartiendo el amor de Dios con los ni\u00f1os en nuestra escuela dominical, incluso cuando no podemos estar con ellos f\u00edsicamente. Los pap\u00e1s de nuestros ni\u00f1os de la Escuela Dominical no asisten a la iglesia. Ore con nosotros para que los mensajes que los ni\u00f1os escuchan en casa puedan tener un impacto en el coraz\u00f3n de sus padres tambi\u00e9n. <\/p>

Estamos muy agradecidos de que incluso entre todos los vuelos cancelados y las actividades canceladas, Justin pudo terminar su primer a\u00f1o en Liberty University con \u00e9xito y pudo regresar a Jap\u00f3n para el verano. Estamos muy agradecidos por este tiempo juntos antes de que Justin regrese a la universidad y Ax se una a \u00e9l en su primer a\u00f1o de universidad. Contin\u00fae orando por Justin y Axe y los ajustes que tendr\u00e1n que hacer y por nosotros, ya que ser\u00e1 dif\u00edcil tenerlos a los dos tan lejos de casa. <\/p>

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Estamos muy agradecidos por sus continuas oraciones y apoyo. \u00a1Su compromiso con el cumplimiento de la Gran Comisi\u00f3n est\u00e1 marcando una diferencia en todo el mundo! Su asociaci\u00f3n est\u00e1 llevando la esperanza y el amor de Cristo al pueblo japon\u00e9s. \u00a1No podr\u00edamos llevar la luz de Cristo a Jap\u00f3n sin ustedes! \u00a1Gracias! <\/p>

Muchas bendiciones, <\/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\/2022\/09\/02-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-1kx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5117","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=5117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}