Japan, Day 11

A lot has happened in the past six days. The relationships we've formed with the people in the church and surrounding community have undoubtedly strengthened, but much of it has opened our eyes to see the problems and things that Satan has placed that distract people from knowing God. It would seem as though He's done a pretty good job of creating a culture that is not naturally open to Christianity.

Often, my prayers become more and more simply as our time here shortens: that the love of God would be displayed and realized through our team, and that this love would in turn impact and transform the community here, both in and outside the church. If only God would powerfully meet with this church, His love would be so undeniable that people would turn to Him and give their lives to the Lord. We want to see God move. And God is love.

Beyond this, all prayers go towards various individuals and situations that we have witnessed and heard of. In the end, it's all about people's hearts softening to God and them being moved to respond to it.

And yet, though all these things seem to exist, these struggles and pains, God has already undoubtedly moved in the lives of many people here; we just want to see more.

Guess that's all for now. God is good, all the time.