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I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. (John 10:14, 15)

Greetings!!

We finished our third day at the church and have so many mixed feelings already!

It feels like we've been here for over a week, but it also feels like something is beginning anew... maybe it's the work of the Spirit. :)

As is routine now, we woke up early to begin the hot, humid, but life-filled morning with each other and our Lord!

Here, Sarah and Kayleah are walking to the church building!

We then began our day with the kids at 9:00 am.

Some of us who came in the previous years noticed that it was especially harder to teach the kids during the English camp...

We think it may be because they are used to us teachers and not shy anymore.. ^^ Please pray that we can love them as Jesus loves us during these times!! Please pray 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 over us!! T.T

Hello! I loved taking pictures with Teacher Wall-E (Claire) today! -Jin ^.^

Agency D3: DAY 3

Was Jesus' Death Real? What Was God's Plan For Jesus?

We wanted to share the meaning of the cross with the kids today.

Initially, we were puzzled about how to share today's message. Thankfully, God told us His plan!

He wanted us to share about His love with the kids... Jesus is our Good Shepherd, and He laid down His life for us because He loves us and protects us. 

We started by asking the kids, "Why did Jesus have to die for us? Why did He have to die that kind of death?"

.. And we talked about sheep. :)

Here is Jesus (Chris) with us (His sheep).

Jesus LOVES His sheep and loves protecting us and caring after us.

However, without a shepherd, the sheep are so so so lost!

One of the sheep (Stanley) jumped off a cliff and the rest of the sheep followed him!

While we shared about the message of why Jesus died for us, we asked Jesus to tell us personally why He loves us so much to die for us and delight in us after His death... to protect us through His death and even after His resurrection. 

Since we are also God's children, we (the teachers) also want to know why Jesus loves us so much, too. ^.^

It was his nap time during sharing time. : )

★★ Craft time with Claire & Jackie! ★★

Tonight, we are planning on preparing a skit and special presentations to share with our aunties and uncles in Christ at Sunday worship!

Please pray that we will find strength in Christ alone.. and that we will take care of ourselves too! To rest when we can and to have fun too~

Please pray that our eyes will look to Jesus more and more while we are here.

Please pray that we will be One in Spirit and One as a Body—taking care of each other when we are down and rejoicing with each other when even one person is happy.

Please pray that God will open our eyes, ears, and hearts to see Japan as God sees His country.. that our hearts would break as his breaks and that our hearts would rejoice as his does.

Please pray for God's will to be done, not ours!

Please pray that the kids will also hold onto all the love that the Lord pours out upon them.

Please pray that they will minister to their parents through His love! (A few of the kids did so in previous years and their parents began coming to church through them!)

Please pray that the missionary family that we are staying with would receive encouragement from us and through us!

We love you and will pray for you tonight! 

승주찬!

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Love from His Bright & Shining Stars,

Kayleah, Claire, Stanley, 난영, Hannah, Chris, Jackie, Sarah, Ashley, Carol, Amy, Timmy