Sharing the Good News and Gospel with Japan<\/p>\n
by Hiro & Eryn Bamba<\/p>\n
Greetings from Japan!<\/strong><\/p>\n As we enter a new year, we are reminded of all of God\u2019s blessings and provisions over the past year. We are so honored and blessed to have each one of you working with us to share the love and light of Jesus with the Japanese people.<\/p>\n End of Year Activities<\/strong> Also during our various Christmas parties, we always share the Christmas message. One of the ladies who attended commented that she always felt peaceful when she heard messages from the Bible.<\/p>\n One 5th grade girl, whose family is not a Christian including herself, really wanted to attend our children\u2019s Christmas program, even though she had a piano recital the same day. She wasn\u2019t able to stay until the end of the program, but she was able to make a Christmas ornament and hear the true meaning of Christmas before she had to leave for her recital.<\/p>\n Only because of your continuous prayers and support, were these people able to hear about and experience the love and peace only God can provide, especially in a far-east country where less than one percent of the population are Christians. Thank you again for your partnership. We are excited to see what God has planned to do in Japan through you!<\/p>\n Arigato (Thank you)!<\/strong><\/p>\n Support their ministry here!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Photo Credit: Hiro & Eryn Bamba<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sharing the Good News and Gospel with Japan by Hiro & Eryn Bamba Greetings from Japan! 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Estamos tan honrado y bendecido por tener cada uno de ustedes que trabajan con nosotros para compartir el amor y la luz de Jes\u00fas con el pueblo japon\u00e9s. Fin de las actividades del A\u00f1o<\/strong> Durante nuestras clases de conversaci\u00f3n en ingl\u00e9s para los ni\u00f1os de nuestro barrio, que a menudo utilizan tarjetas de memoria flash con varias im\u00e1genes para ense\u00f1ar vocabulario. En diciembre, se utiliz\u00f3 tarjetas con im\u00e1genes de la historia del nacimiento de Jes\u00fas. Cuando un ni\u00f1o vio la imagen del ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas acostado en un pesebre, le pregunt\u00f3: \"\u00bfQu\u00e9 hace un beb\u00e9 tiene que ver con la Navidad?\" Fuimos capaces de compartir con todos los ni\u00f1os el verdadero significado de la Navidad. Tambi\u00e9n durante nuestras diferentes fiestas de Navidad, que siempre compartimos el mensaje de Navidad. Una de las se\u00f1oras que asistieron comentaron que siempre se sent\u00eda tranquila cuando oy\u00f3 mensajes de la Biblia. Una ni\u00f1a de quinto grado, cuya familia no es un cristiano incluida ella misma, muchas ganas de asistir a un programa de Navidad de nuestros hijos, a pesar de que ten\u00eda un concierto de piano el mismo d\u00eda. Ella no era capaz de permanecer hasta el final del programa, pero ella fue capaz de hacer un adorno de Navidad y escuchar el verdadero significado de la Navidad antes de que tuviera que salir de su recital. S\u00f3lo a causa de sus continuas oraciones y apoyo, estas personas eran capaces de escuchar y experimentar el amor y la paz que s\u00f3lo Dios puede dar, especialmente en un pa\u00eds lejano oriente donde menos del uno por ciento de la poblaci\u00f3n son cristianos. Un bajo porcentaje de poblaci\u00f3n cristiana en Jap\u00f3n significa que no hay muchos materiales japoneses para utilizar para estudiar la Biblia. 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Estamos muy contentos de ver lo que Dios ha planeado hacer en Jap\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de ti Arigato (gracias)!<\/strong> Apoyar su ministerio aqu\u00ed!<\/a><\/span> Cr\u00e9dito de la imagen: Hiro y Eryn Bamba<\/em>","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/bamba-feat..jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-fg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946","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\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDuring our English conversation classes for the children in our neighborhood, we often use flash cards with various pictures to teach vocabulary. In December, we used cards with pictures from the story of Jesus\u2019 birth. When one boy saw the picture of baby Jesus lying in a manger, he asked, \u201cWhat does a baby have to do with Christmas?\u201d We were then able to share with all of the children the true meaning of Christmas.<\/p>\n
\nA low percentage of Christian population in Japan means there are not many Japanese materials to use for Bible study. Hiro has had the opportunity to translate several Christian materials into Japanese to be used at our church. We have a women\u2019s Bible study on Thursdays. It has been a blessing to these women to have materials to learn about God in their own language.
\nEryn held a Valentine\u2019s Day cooking class for the children in our English conversation classes. Both classes were full and the children enjoyed making chocolate waffles and decorating them. The mothers stayed to watch the classes, giving them the opportunity to learn about the love of God along with their children.<\/p>\n