Miyazaki Bible House

MICF Family Christmas OutreachThe theme for our 19th outreach was For God So Loved the World. A third of the group was first-time visitors, including one of our neighbor ladies. Another young man who came has been reading the Bible and attending MICF regularly since then. Our Gift Project this year was for ebola treatment at the ELWA Hospital in Liberia.

JUVE PRAYER PARTNER LETTER #120 SPRING 2015

“For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him;” Psalm 103:11

Al translated for 2014-Championship Team pitchers Jason Standridge and Dennis Sarfate, who shared their testimonies at churches in Miyazaki

Year-end Game Night with friends from Japan, Nepal, Indonesia, New Zealand, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, USA

High school English teachers/MICF members from Seattle shared a country presentation

Reunion Bible study with Kingsley & Adlaina Amoako

and other MICF members from the mid-1990s

DecemberJanuary

FebruaryMarch

Prison Ministry Testimony On March 3rd, Al had the opportunity to share his testimony with about forty Buddhist prison chaplains at a two-day conference in Miyazaki. He was asked to talk about what he teaches the inmates who come to his Bible class at the prison. The Buddhist priests listened attentively to how God radically changed Al’s life, and the scripture verses he used to share the Gospel.

This conference was for chaplains from around Kyushu who are part of the main sect of Buddhism in Japan. Some of the organizers heard Al’s testimony at a meeting for Miyazaki chaplains last year, and invited him to share it with their Kyushu colleagues. It’s been exciting to see God expand ministry at the prison to include sharing with prison officials and other chaplains.

Hannah FellowshipWe finished a chapter-by-chapter study of Genesis last February, and are now going through Exodus. Two more Japanese women joined the group this spring. On May 8th we are planning an afternoon out-ing together to visit a large Flower Park in Miyazaki City.

JOY ClubsThe Saturday English/Bible classes for children started a new schedule in April, which is the beginning of the new school year. Two students who couldn’t come last year due to school activities have decided to attend again. The new junior high class has 5-6 members, and there are 4 in the high school class.

~ Contact Information ~

Al & Rhonda Juve 111-7 Kihara, Kiyotake-cho Miyazaki-shi 889-1601 JAPANTel: 81-985-84-4420 arjuve@aol.com www.miyazakibiblehouse.wordpress.com

For Contributions: Capitol City Christian Church 7800 Holdrege St Lincoln, NE 68505

JUVE PRAYER PARTNER LETTER #120 SPRING 2015

“For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him;” Psalm 103:11

Al & Rhonda JuveWeekly Prayer Guide

Sunday (MICF)‣ international Bible study group for

Japanese and English speakers ‣ our daily Japanese language skills

Monday (personal)‣ keeping our hearts focused on God‣ good health and energy

Tuesday (prison ministry)‣ inmates who attend the Bible class‣ salvation of officials and Buddhist

priests who heard Al’s testimony

Wednesday (discipling) ‣ individuals we meet with during the

week for Bible study and prayer‣ Japanese Christians we encourage

by phone, email, and Skype

Thursday (outreach)‣ Cross-Culture Connections event

at the University on May 23rd‣ meeting students and neighbors

Friday (Hannah Fellowship)‣ spiritual growth through the weekly

Bible study and prayer times‣ salvation of Tomoko, Kayoko, Keiko

Saturday (JOY Clubs)‣ preschool and elementary classes‣ junior high and high school students

elementary-age Christmas party

Christmas lunch

 

We  are  sometimes  surprised  at  who  God  introduces  us  to  at  Cross-­‐Culture  Connections              events.    On  May  23rd  we  are  planning  another  culture  exchange  at  Miyazaki  University.    An  MICF  member  from  New  Zealand  will  give  a  country  presentation,  and  there  will  be    English  conversation  opportunities  for  students.    About  40  people  attended  last  year’s  event  and  we’re  looking  forward  to  meeting  more  students  this  year.    Please  pray  for  God  to  direct  the  connections  and  the  conversations  that  take  place  that  afternoon.

Al  &  Rhonda