February, The Invitation They've Been Waiting For

Hey friend! Have you ever had one of those chapters in scripture you can’t stop reading, every time you go back it seeps in a little deeper. I don’t know about you, but this is the one for me. When I read Proverbs 9 I want to immediately stop what I’m doing, go to Shibuya crossing (the worlds busiest pedestrian crossing with up to 3,000 people crossing at one time!!) and invite everyone within the sound of my voice to come have dinner with me. Some facts about Japan you may not know, it is obviously not a third world country but is a nation with 99% of the population not knowing Jesus and it has some of the world’s highest suicide rates with 21,000 people who took their lives last year alone. Many Japanese are so lonely they will pay others just to sit and talk to them or hold their hand. There are actually places called Snack Bars where people go to have someone listen to them. There are people who rent themselves out for $100 and will spend time with strangers who are desperate to be heard. I can’t shake the feeling that God is moving much similar to how He did in Acts, around the table and in family. Much like Lady Wisdom, we want to have our home ready, the table set, and to see others leave their impoverished confusion and really live. I’d like to have you join us in prayer for souls, for the harvest of Japan. This week we will be hosting another dinner in our studio apartment in the heart of Tokyo. We will be inviting in the non-believers we have spent the last four months getting to know. Please pray with us for God to move, for hearts to be fertile soil. Everything in us is eager to see what He will do. It’s the kindness of Jesus that draws us to repentance. As we prepare we know the importance of prayer and that it is only Him who can save a soul. As you go about your week, I want to ask you to put Japan and our ministry in your prayers. Join us in asking God for the harvest and for these beautiful people we are inviting in this week. As always, thanks for being here with us and partnering with us. Blessings,

-The McKisic’s

Prayer Needs:

• Salvations and hearts open to the gospel
• For our friends who need healing from covid & some friends looking for jobs
• Liam to be accepted for financing from the city & all up front costs for school

Testimonies:

• A woman who came for Friday night prayer was healed of colon cancer!!
• Many new and seasoned believers in the church are receiving an increase in prayer and being encouraged. They are coming to Friday nights and leaving with breakthrough and deeper connection with Jesus
• We are having some non-believers asking about who our God is and opportunity to share about our Jesus! Believing it’s just the beginning to what He is doing
• Last month a friend here finalized their adoption of their sweet boy. Before getting him they had a name for a kid picked out and meaning and the son they were given has that exact name!!