This weekend we are attending the MTW Global Mission Conference in Chattanooga, TN. The conference has over 2,000 participants ranging from students, to current missionaries, to church members interested in missions, to pastors, to partners of missionaries. The weekend is filled with times of worship, prayer for the nations, break-out sessions focusing on many topics relating to missions, sharing God’s work throughout the world, and fellowship.

Today we had the opportunity to meet with our team leaders and three other families in the process of raising support to join the Nagoya church-planting team. We also were able to meet an intern in Nagoya who recently returned from the field a month ago. This time was a huge blessing because these people will all be teammates when we are in Japan. What a blessing from God to have almost DOUBLED the current size of the team. PRAY this weekend we would be able to connect more with each other and pray together for the Gospel to go forth in Nagoya.

Wayne Addressing the Nagoya Team

Nagoya Team Members at GMC

After meeting with our team we headed to man the Japan Partnership display. (Thanks to Seven Rivers who designed and helped create the display.) This provided an excellent opportunity to share with many about the ministry going on in Japan and how individuals and churches can partner with the ministry. If you are at GMC stop by and say hello!

Working the Japan Booth

Note: If you have a twitter account there will be continual tweeting at #GMC2010. Follow what’s going on and stay connected!

This video gives a quick look at the persecution in the Japanese church. Please pray with this spotlight for Japan!

Please pray for Nagoya:

• Pray for the growth of Christianity to continue in Nagoya
• Pray for national leaders to rise up and lead within the Church
• Pray for eight churches to be planted in the next ten years within Nagoya
• Pray the Japanese would be equipped to reach other Asian Nations

Please Pray for the Nagoya Team Specifically:

• Please pray the team will be able to reach out and come alongside those who are visiting the Nisshin Church and get to know them better. Please pray they would be enabled by God to shepherd those who are presently in the church and who are in need of discipleship and training.
• Please pray for effective follow-up of the relationships that were built during the Kids Gospel Week.
• Praise God for the growth of the Choral Ministry lead by Tom and Teresa Wilson. Over 400 people attended the Grace Gospel Charity Concert last Spring which was even televised! Pray the Lord would reach the many unbelievers involved in this ministry.

Please pray for our intineration specifically:

• Pray we would raise the last 19% ($1,900/month) of financial support by the end of 2010
• Pray for the visa process we are starting
• Pray for our language school applications, schedules, and housing.