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

Summer in Japan is filled with many traditional festivals devoted to local gods. Each town and city has a local shrine dedicated to one of their gods. During the summer, the residents carry a small shrine on their shoulders throughout the city streets. Many children and young people look forward to following behind the shrine dancing and chanting. Most people participate out of tradition and habit without actually believing what the ceremonies represent. It is hard for the Japanese to separate their identity as Japanese from their traditions because so many of them are embedded in their culture. We look for every opportunity to share that God is the God of all people, including the Japanese.<\/p>\n

In our weekly English conversation classes, we are able to share Bible stories with the children to help them see God created all people and died for each one of us regardless of our nationality. One boy, S, has been unable to attend school due to social anxiety. His mother still tries to get him to come to our classes because she sees the difference in our teaching and the concern we have for each one of the children. Hiro has been able to take the boy out to eat and spend one-on-one time with him when he has been unable to attend class. Continue to pray with us for S and all of the children that God has brought to our English conversation classes.<\/p>\n

\"Hiro<\/a>

Hiro and Hunter sharing a meal and ministering to a friend.<\/p><\/div>\n

A couple, H and M, have started attending our church recently. Though H didn\u2019t grow up in a Christian family, he did live near a missionary family. The family had after-school activities and English game time, so he would go there to play games and practice English. He got busy with sports in junior high school, so he stopped attending. In high school, H met a Christian boy who invited him to his church. H remembered going when he was younger, so he wasn\u2019t hesitant at all to go. He soon became a Christian and started living for Christ. He prayed for a Christian wife and God answered his prayers. He got married last year. He and his new wife were looking for a church to attend, which is very hard to find in Japan, but God led them to our church through the musical performances of our Pastor\u2019s children. God plants seeds in the hearts of the children even when we don\u2019t see fruit immediately. Continue to pray with us for the children who attend our Sunday School and English classes, that the seeds we are planting will take root and grow.<\/p>\n

We are so thankful for your prayers and support. You are touching the lives of the Japanese children and their families through your support. Your partnership is helping to share God\u2019s wonderful news of salvation with the country of Japan that is veiled in darkness. Thank you!!<\/p>\n

Family<\/strong>
\nJustin and his wife welcomed their first child in February. They are doing well and Justin is finishing his Masters in Biblical Studies at Liberty University. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Aviation Maintenance Administration Ax has started working for a local airport in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is doing well. Hunter is home for summer break. He is working as a camp counselor at several evangelistic camps this summer. Olivia just finished her ballet recital. She was the final dancer of the program. After the recital, many of the families came up afterward and said how Olivia\u2019s joy is expressed in her dance.<\/p>\n

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

Hiro and Eryn Bamba, and Olivia and Hunter<\/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\/2023\/08\/Bamba-e1693506866519.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-1CX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6259","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\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}