The Erwin family in Tokyo
It is hard to believe that we have only been in Japan for two weeks! While we are lacking language skills, we know that we have been called to minister here. The theme at Christian Academy in Japan (where we will be teaching) is “Doing Hard Things”. Following God is rarely easy!
Praises:
· All 17 bags and 5 carry-ons made it to Japan and not one item was lost or delayed!
· Our apartment was beautifully decorated and ready to live in when we arrived.
· Staff have taken us to get our residence card, cell phones, and a bank account. We have been invited to various outings such as visiting parks, eating at staff houses, and beetle hunting.
· We have visited a church that meets at the school and have been blessed by it!
· We have bought a TV and scheduled to have it delivered, rented movies, asked for things in a store, went out to eat, and got a library card all without using English!
· The kids have seemed very excited about the move despite the fact that they left their friends in Texas.
Prayer Requests:
· We need to acquire more language skills to be able to communicate better in the community. Pray that we will be faithful students in our spare time.
· Our own children are starting school at CAJ with many children who will speak Japanese as their social language outside of class. Pray for friends for our kids.
· Jeremy and I will begin teaching our classes this week. We are here to bring these students closer to God while we teach science. Pray that we impact those students. I have a folder in which all my students wrote a letter to their new teacher. One of my students stated that Bible class was interesting but he just thought of it as a fairy tale. Another student talked about her Buddhist parents. God has brought us here to impact these students and their families for His kingdom!
While we receive a salary in Japan, it is only meant to be about 70% of our support. Please pray about supporting the ministry of caring for missionary children, witnessing to students in a country where less than 2% of the population is a Christian, and partnering with a local church to impact the community.
As God leads, you can support the ministry by sending a tax-deductible donation by:
· Setting up a monthly donation by emailing sponzani@caj.or.jp
· Using Paypal at:
http://www.caj.or.jp/donations/
Please find our name under “Make a quick online donation”.
· Mailing a check to:
Japan Christian Academy Association
P.O. Box 905, Wheaton IL 60187-0905
(Please write Jeremy and Sabrina Erwin
in the memo field.)
