***YOUR PRAYERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!***
HOUSEKEEPING
Some you did not get our March 12th ePraise & Pray. Last Monday my computer started breathing its last breaths, yet in ‘safe mode’ I made fairly comprehensive backups. But unfortunately, when I copied over the email address into the new computer not everything followed. So I used my online google account just as it was, forgetting that those addresses had not been attended to for some time. Hopefully I have fixed that now.
EARTHQUAKE UPDATE
We continue to have multiple aftershocks daily and nightly. We hardly respond to mildly strong earthquakes which previously caused us to jump out of bed and make preparations. We open our eyes just enough to consider for a bit. We are told that some of these exceed 4 on their scale here.
Electricity: We were told we would have daily power outages starting from noon – 4p today. As of yet (4:20pm as I write) we have not had any. Maybe tomorrow?
Water: We now get what Cheryl calls “a thin stream” of water from the tap, that is, until somebody flushes.
Gas: Working
Gasoline: Gas tanks full enough and have not checked yet ourselves, but reports of closed stations or limitations abound. We are just trying not to drive.
Food: Our stock is adequate. Again stocks are low and the question remains, “Will the grocery stores begin to get deliveries?”
The above represents our situation. Abi’s is about the same.
FOCUSED PRAYER NEED
One of the larger churches in our association is just 5 kilometers from the “at risk” Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. The authorities have evacuated a 20 kilometer range around this plant. This includes most of the 100 plus members of this church, who now find themselves in emergency shelters. The Sr. Pastor, Pastor Satoh, finds himself 200 kilometers south near Tokyo. He and his wife were attending the same seminary graduation ceremony I was at, for their son-in-law’s graduation. They tried to return but could not.
Worst Case Scenario: Too much nuclear radiation could make the region where the church stands and the people live a ‘no man’s land’.
Please pray Romans 8:28 for them. Pray that disaster will be turned to opportunity for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ Our Lord. Pray for comfort and adequate food, water, & etc.
Thanks so much for your faithful prayers!! We are DESPERATE for your prayers!
Remember, Cling to the LORD your God! (cp. Deuteronomy 13:4) --- and hold on for the ride of your life!
Family With You In Christ,
Abi, Jeffrey, Cheryl & Leon
OUR SUPPORT NEED: $1871/month. Falling $ strikes again.
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Find our name under the "FIND A MISSIONARY".
Than look for the "make a donation" or "make a commitment" near the top of the page.
Or send to:
WorldVenture
1501 W Mineral Ave.
Littleton, CO
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Thanks!!
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FROM: Leon & Cheryl Hill
ADDRESS: 3-6-14 Matsuba
Ryugasaki Shi, Ibaraki Ken
Japan 301-0043
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