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This newsletter has been delayed three months because of family need.James 4:13-15 says we should always say, "If the Lord wills, we shalllive and do this or that".

REQUEST FROM KOREAN MISSIONARIES

In February, Virginia planned to go to Korea for two weeks at theinvitation of Korean missionaries (who paid her round trip air fare),to apeak to Korean women in prison and at the opening and closingsessions of the Tae3on Bible Seminary. Because of invitations to speakin churches in America and a reunion of Virginia's home church inCalifornia, she routed her trip to Korea via Los Angeles and Oregon.

Virginia completed the Korean tour having a wonderful time with theKorean people through the invitation of the C.Y.Kims of Tae^on and bythe special invitation of Loretta and David Warner of the Rural BibleInstitute in southwest Korea. An invitation is extended for Julius and

Virginia to go there each year for one month to have Julius teach inthe Bible colleges and Virginia to do women's prison work and to teachin several churches. That is on the agenda for 1987, Lord willing,when Julius has a monthly leave (part of January and February) fromJapanese Universities.

JAPAN UNION CHURCH RECEIVES $1500

FOR CAGAYAN VALLEY CHILDREN'S HOME

This gift came from the University Christian Church in Eugene, Oregonthrough Mrs. Macel Scovell, Outreach Chairman. She invited Virginia topresent the work to this International Church in Tokyo and they areputting this orphanage in their yearly budget. The Mayor of SayamaCity has a son who is a Christian and has done much in the past to shipmedicines to the Philippines to help the tribal people. Dr. Tanaka, amember at Sayama Church of Christ, has introduced us to Mr. Hachidaand we are working on securing TB medicines and antibiotics to be giventhrough our missionaries there.

JAPAN PROJECT CONTINUES

After Virginia and daughter Laurie were in the Philippines, wecontinued our pro3ect to encourage Japanese to help the PhilippineChurches in their projects. The political situation made it impossiblefor a group of Japanese to go to the Philippines and do something asco-workers with Philippine Christians. Family members of Japaneseinterested in going feared to allow them to go at this time.

PRAYER REQUEST FOR DANA FLEENOR

In October 1985, Juliua and Virginia received word from their daughter,Dana, that she had a suspicious lump that had been growing sinceOctober. At Irvine Medical Center of the University of California(near the Los Angeles area), the oncology department head. Dr. Wilesaid, "This is a tumor and we can only tell if cancerous or benign byremoval and biopsy". Dana, who has been substitute teaching until shegets her permanent job in September, made the decision to wait a month,praying this would heal without surgery. She had no medical insurance.

APRIL 12, 1986

At 3:30 a.m., Julius and Virginia received a phone call in Tokyo sayinga rather large cone shaped ductule infiltrating carcinoma had beenremoved. The doctor was suggesting a total mastectomy. By God^sgrace, Virginia was able to secure a ticket and a seat on a plane outof Tokyo that night at 5:45 p.m. It was a holiday, there was a trainstrike on some lines in Japan and the banks were closed, yet God made away. Nobue, one of the Christians in the Sayama Church, not knowinganything about our financial need, came running to our house. She hadtaken all the money she had in the house <50,000 yen which is equal to$275.00) to exchange in the airport for my expenses. She said, "Thisis very little, but my whole household is Christian except for myhxraband because American Christians sent you^o Japan. Today myhusband said, I am going to church tomorrow to hear Mr. Fleenor 9peak".Nobue is the daughter of Mr. Haga who (he received Christ as hisSaviour three years before) died of cancer. The week before, our sonStephen had preached at the Haga House on Sunday night service where 80people were in attendance. Nobue's husband has been most willing tohave Bible studies, testimonies, preaching, and Christian.concernsthere in the Haga House where he is now the head of the house. His twosons are Christian.

April 25, 1986

After many consultations with doctors at the University of CaliforniaMedical Center, it was decided that Dana should have the lymph nodesremoved by Dr. Wile for biopsy and radium catheter implants for 36hours to receive 3000 rads of radiation treatment. By May 1 the drainwas removed from under her arm. This is not disfiguring as radicalsurgery would have been.

GOOD NEWS

There are no cancer cells in the lymph nodes. Starting Hay 12, Danabegan treatment which was to run five to six weeks and a total of 7000units of radiation.

May 23, 1986

Virginia reported that Dana has mononucleosis. Please pray for Danathat her body will be able to handle the treatments needed. Pleasesend her words of encouragement. Her address is Dana Fleenor, FutterMills, Apt. 82, 1450 East Grove Avenue, Orange, CA 92665

FURLOUGH PLANS CHANGED

Dana had to move out of her apartment ahe was sharing with two othergirla the day before surgery. Virginia has stayed in California andfound an apartment for Dana. She will also help during this time ofradiation as Dana cannot work and do substitute teaching. During thistime, Dana will finish her last test on "U.S. Constitutional

Amendments" and do interviews for a permanent school position. She hasbeen doing substitute teaching on a waiver of this one last requirementfor her permanent credential in California.

Julius and Virginia had planned on furlough July through September 20,1986 as Laurie, youngest daughter, will go to Pacific Christian Collegeand Fullerton Junior College. She graduates from the missionary schoolChristian Academy in Japan on June 6 (Virginia will miss hergraduation). They plan to help Laurie get her driver'^s license and acar so she can take both the cosmetology course and live in theChristian College dorm and take six units there during her first yearin the states. Lord willing, they will be in California as a family byJuly to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary and visit somesupporters and living link churches on the coast and possibly Indiana.

JAPAN WORK EXPANDING

SUMMER CAMP

Stephen (our son) and his wife have been missionaries to Japan for 15years and they will carry on the summer camp work in Karuizawa. Weplan to use $1000 of mission funds with his mission funds to do somebath and shower repairs in the camp building to make it morefunctional.

SAYAMA CHURCH

Virginia and Julius live in the second floor apartment over the SayamaChurch building. Lord willing, we hope to tear out walls downstairs tonake the main meeting room twice the size and make only two rooms for achurch office and guest room and multipurpose church activity room.

UNIVERSITY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Julius^ ministry with University teachers and students continues. Heturned down a chance to teach in the Private High School, unless hecould have a weekly Saturday release time Bible class for students. Theschool approved it. They have also agreed that Julius could have earlytime off by July 1 from teaching even though the school continues toJuly 20. Japanese schools prefer missionary English teachers becauseof their character and faithfulness to contract.

He reaches 900 Japanese students weekly in one high school and twoUniversities besides preaching at Sayama and holding meetings andseminars in doctor's home. This has taken most of Julius' time this

past year. He also uses his time for Bible study and for Japanesepreparation to preach and teach.

WHAT WE NEED HOST

Prayer for wisdom aa to projects and ministry. Japan is an open doorand it has been 40 years since their new constitution gave themreligious freedom. Pray with us for a new empowering of God's Churchin Japan.

Praise God that He will supply all our needs. Our needs are alwaysspiritualy emotional, and physical. The new dollar to yen exchangemeans that the former $1000 buys only $750 in year, but the inflationof the yen remains. This is why Julius and Stephen both must do someteaching in the Universities. Pray they will be used to win studentsand professionals to Jesus Christ as we must be "tent missionaries'* attimes.

Pray we have wisdom for decisions and live daily in faith in the factand promise of Matthew 6:32-34.

Address for the Fleenor^s during July, August, and September is:

c/o Dana Fleenor

Futter Mill Apt 821450 East Grove Avenue

Orange, CA 92665

Telephone: 714/974-4739

Please send all money to our forwarding agent.

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"All things work together for good to those that love the Lord. Those^ who arecalled according to Hia purposes."

Since our last newsletter, ao much has transpired that we ahall try to give yousome short glimpses of what is happening in our lives.

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1: I Anniversary of our marriage and Juliusjjhfc 1 and Virginia setting their faces toward

Japan. On this date, Julius was in

^^WBk Japan finishing up his teachingf WSM responsibilities and- Virginia was with

hS three daughters in California.iBr Laurie arrived in early June to prepare^ registered at Pacific Christian

^ J July 5, Virginia sat at the kitchen9 table thanking God for the blessing9 that Dana, our daughter who was

S. H preparing to go into full time^ * teaching, had successfully completed

two surgeries and radiumand six weeks of radiation treatments and had recovered from mono

She was preparing for interviews for a school this coming fall.

Our Japanese adopted sons John and Joe both have full timesummer 3obs. John is working at Pacific Christian Collegeand Joe is assistant manager for a car rental company.

Our oldest son has taken responsibility for the SayamaChurch and summer camp work at Karuizawa. Steve and Carolhave been in Japan as missionaries for 15 years.

July 5 was the date Julius was to fly back to the UnitedStates for a summer furlough and we planned to return toJapan on September 1.

Dana Fleenor

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JXJl-I A ' S GAR ACCIDENT

Julia, our oldest daughter, was employed by Uniden inIndianapolis. On July 3, Virginia spoke at some length withJulia on the phone and cautioned her as she was planning todrive to Seattle leaving on the 4th of July. Julia's sonswere visiting their Japanese father in Tokyo for the summer.Julia's last words to Virginia were "Don't worry about me,mother. Hy heavenly Father will watch over me and if I dohave an accident, God will see I get help to the bestpossible hospital and doctor".

Joshua. Elia. and Julia pictured to the left.

On July 5, the phone rang and my sister, Gabrielle, said, "Sit down, Virginia,my daughter Gail just got a phone call from the Emergency Room of St. PaulRamsey Hospital in Minnesota. Julia is in critical condition with a brokenneck and two other lower vertebrae also are broken. Call this numberimmediately. They could not reach you so called Gail (Virginia's niece).

Immediately Virginia called Julius in Tokyo heleaving for the airport to come to Los Angeles.

He started the prayer chain going there. NextVirginia called our supporting churches inCalifornia, Oregon, and Indiana. Our friends Dora

r Paul Hunter, who live near the Los Angelesc CVw ' 6 Airport, secured a reservation for Virginia on a

plane leaving at 2:00 a.m. July 6. Also. they gotjjm^n J a ticket for Julius to come the following day after

his arrival in Los Angeles.

THE MIRACLE. Julia had been traveling on Highway 94across Wisconsin just 20 miles from the border ofSt. Paul, Minnesota when a small pickup truck,driven by a 16 year old boy passes illegally in

~ front of her. Julia braked, skidded 150 feet and^ the witnesses saw her propelled from the car as it

^ t.urned over several times. She was thrown 35 feetonto the eastbound side of the freeway. AWisconsin

State Trooper was on the scene in two minutes. The first three cars to stopwere driven by a doctor, a nurse, and a paramedic. Trooper Jeff Kidd had aplastic neck support in the car and it was carefully put on her neck and theambulance took her to Hudson Hospital where she was stabilized and sent on tothe St. Paul Ramsey Trauma Center which is considered one of the best TraumaCenters in the United States.

She was put in a "halo-traction" and was intubed through her nose with abreathing respirator and a tube for feeding into her stomach. She wasseverely bruised, but had no internal injuries and the CAT scan showed noblood clots or brain hemmorhage, but she, of course, had brain swelling.

We secured the best orthopedic surgeon and neuro-surgeon we could find. On the10th, she had a piece of hip bone removed to replace the 7th vertebrae of herneck which was broken in four places and just about piercing her spinal cord.

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JULIANS TESTIMONY TO THE DOCTORS. At the special Family Conference on Tuesday,August 12, the doctors said that any one of Julia's fractures could haverendered her paralyzed from the neck down. Her mental tests shows her thinkingand decision making to be clear. Each day she improves so rapidly, all thedoctors and therapists are amazed at her attitude. She said these words at thefamily conference with the doctors, "I do not consider myself to be a betterperson than others in this hospital who have been left paralyzed and injuredand in a coma from less trauma. But, I have learned again that Code's grace isgiven without our deserving it. I understand as never before God's Love andgrace and I want to live my life with the same forgiving and loving grace thatGod has shown to me".

Sayama Church of ChristNew sign attracts new people.Fleenors live in second floor

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The Sayama Family Camp August 1986in Karuizawa.

This couple came after first visitinga Catholic church in another area. She

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For all of you who pray for ua we rejoice and give thanka for God granting thlahealing work to Julia. We pray that every member of our family and everymember of your family might come under the eternal aaving grace of JeauaChrist.

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Juliua baptized one young lady 3uat before leaving for the states. Stephenbaptized one other peraon Juliua had been teaching after she continued underStephen's teaching. Also, one of the Sunday School teacher's piano pupils cameand received Christ and was baptized by Stephen.

L-OVE OF-P-ERING

The SAYAHA CHURCH aent an offering for Julia's expenses. Another lovelyChristian who paid Virginia's round trip airfare to the Philippines last year,also sent a love offering to Virginia and Julius. She is not a wealthy woman,but she so appreciated our bringing the message of salvation to her and herfamily that she is a cheerful and hilarioua giver. Such acta by the JapaneaeChurch encouragea ua that they ahall continue to love the Lord Jeaua Chriat anddo all they can to communicate Chriat.

Paul, the apostle, said to the churches, "YOU MUST HELP ME WITH YOUR PRAYERS".

Pray we all might be used to the fulleat for Hia Glory.

Agape,Virginia and Julius

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Virginia & Julius, August 1986

AT the Dei Amo Christian Church in

Torrance, Ca. on August 24, a weekbefore our return to Japan, a 40thWedding Anniversary celebration washeld, hosted by special friends ofmissions there who have been friendsfor over 40 years. Our very specialthanks to Ruth & Arlyn Weber and Donna& Gordon Hahn, who provided the work,cake and punch, beautiful decorations,and program. The program includedmusic "Because" and "Oh, Jesus We HavePromised to Serve Thee to the End",sung by Donna Hahn this day and at ourwedding 40 years ago. That day in1946 we made a commitment to each

other and also to Jesus Christ to be

obedient to his Call to preach, teach,baptize, and make disciples in Japan.

Moat of our children, three grandchildren, relatives and friends were,preaent. That evening we celebrated at my brother Harry Morgan and hia wife'shome the birthdays of John and Grace which fall on the 24th and 25th. It wasa long and lovely day to remember. Our daughter Julia was there in cast andhead halo brace sitting and standing all day. How thankful we were she wasnot paralyzed from her broken neck and crushed back bones, but is healing, butmust remain in cast until January 15. Our daughter Dana looked well and waarecovering from her radiation treatments and siege of mono. A recent reporttella us ahe atill has an inflamed liver from the mono and it will be a alowrecovery to normal energy, according to her doctor and the recent blood teata.

We thank all who came to share in that day and for the gifta atuffed into alovely box. We aay thank you for sharing thia day and for the gifts whichenabled ua to return to Japan with a freah atart and encouragement.

Page 2 SEPTEMBER 1, 19d6 BACK HOME IN JAPAN

Juliua began -teaching immediately in the two Univeraitiea where he teacheaeight houra a week in one and six hours in the other. Both Daito Universityand Joaai Medical Dental college allow him to use the Bible in teaching anddiscussion groups. He has given bi-lingual English-Japanese Gideon NewTestaments to all his students. A private high school asked him to teach sixhours a week and two of the Japanese English Teachers have gone with him forepeciol Bible diecueeione with the Joeai Dental College teachere in theevening. He touches 800 lives a week in these classes.

This income has made it possible for us to atay in Japan. With the dollarsdevalued $1.00 to 150 from last year's $1.00 to 250 yen, we find our U.S.Mission funds and salary have been automatically cut 40^. WE are thankful foryour continued support and prayerfully intend to stay and work in Japan at anycost as long as we have a ministry and a provision. We cannot be on amissionary visa unless the major portion of our income comes from the UnitedStates.

VISITING THE CHURCHES IN JAPAN

WE HAVE HAD A MAJOR MINISTRY IN THEIR ESTABLISHMENT

Immediately the Nishi Arai Church invited us to come and apeak and have anafternoon fellowship dinner with them. Julius preached on Job and Virginiagave a testimony concerning their daughters, whom they have known fromchildhood. We were delighted to find two new young married couples in activeservice there since we visited last.

We went up north to the KAMO Church to visit and encourage them. We were verydelighted to see that the young misionaries Joel and Debby Likins, who camefrom Ohio to be self-supporting ^issioh^ies, were v^rRing^ well with thechurch. Joel was born in Japan and lived 15 years of his life here. His wifeplays the organ and the entire church worship has been greatly vitalized bytheir ministry. Joel studies Japanese and also preaches Japanese sermonstwice a month. One Japanese man also preaches and Mis Aono, the childevangelist, leads one service a month. The day we were there a new man cameto church. This young married Japanese man spent over an hour in conversationanswering the new man'^s questions about Jesus Christ and the Church. ThisJapanese Christian with a smile and enthusiastic manner told how Jesus Christhad changed his life and given him new hope and direction. We wereencouraged.

We spent the afternoon with Bill and Akemi Bellew of SANJO, the next town.Bill married Akemi while in the Navy and since he was a graduate of CincinnatiBible Seminary, he was seeking a place to serve in Japan. He and Akemi openedan English School and have Bible studies and are doing missionary work inSANJO, her home town. It was Bill who helped Joel and Debby secure Englishjobs. We talked of future hopes and plans for evangelism and are praying forcontinual open doors and growth.

yiAGA HOUSE GHUROH

We were encouraged by the ever increasing work in Tokyo of his House Churchwhich invited us to come and give a testimony in their special MemorialConcert and Evangelistic Service they have yearly to honor their father, Mr.Haga. Mr. Haga gave this house at his conversion to be used for Bible studies,evangelistic service, concerts, and discussion groups that others might knowJesus Christ. Two who are coming there for meetings have expressed a realinterest in becoming Christiana this month. Pray that they may be born of theSpirit of God.

Page 3VIRGINXA'S MINXSTRV

When we realized Julia would have six months in

the cast and that her sons, Eli and Joshua, werealready in Japan on July 5, when she had hertraffic accident breaking her neck, we began topray about how she could be with her sons#maintain a home for them and recuperate to goback to work in Seattle by January 19d7« It wasdecided that she would come to Japan and she andthe boys, who were visiting their Japanese fatherin Japan for the summer, would 3ust move in withus at the Sayama Christian Church Missionaryapartment over the church building in September.Julia arrived in Japan September 5. Thus, ourfamily has increased by three until January 1987.Joshua and Eli attend Christian Academy,traveling by train daily with Stephen and Carol''sthree children, Becky, 12th grade, Peter, 9thgrade, and Debby, 7th grade.

tf Julia has had many Japanese visitors coming tovisit her. Thanks to Julia selling Anway threeyears ago, she had a small sum of yen to pay

Julia Fleenor Shozen three months tuition for Eli, grade 3, and& Japanese Friends Joshua, grade 8. Julia will have the cast

removed at the Saitama University Hospital and isunder their follow-up care. She had one complication of an infected headscrew and had to have it removed and placed an inch to the left on the headhalo and is taking two weeks of anti-biotics. She has had to go every otherday to check the infected area and is on the mend. It takes an hour to twohours each way by train to the hospital, but only 45 minutess by car when wecan take her. It is good to have them here and until January, Virginia islimiting herself to ^ust two Japanese Bible classes, one in the home and oneat the Haga house and traveling with Julius when he visits the variouschurches to preach.

This month we will have a two-day evangelistic meeting. The main ob3ective isfor each Christian to bring as many non-Christian friends and family membersas possible.

K A X OE HOME MEET X NG OE>ENS

Julius opened another Home Bible study for high school students in the home ofSayama Church of Christ Christians, the Kaides. They have a Saturday eveningtutoring school in their home and after bringing one student to church, adiscussion evolved and Julius ended up beginning this weekly outreach.

The Kaides have another Tutoring school in a building they bought locatedabout one hour to the north. They have asked Virginia to prepare a specialChristmas evangelistic message for the 25 students there and help in giving aChristmas Party there for the student and their friends.

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Joe & Heidi

Word came to us in October that our

son Joseph. a Junior at Pacific

Christian College <PCC>, and HeidiNeeko, a Senior^ had married. Wewish them a fulfilled life togetherin Christ's service. Heidi is the

granddaughter of Baptist missionariesto Japan. Her parents are Col.Sc Mrs.Joseph Meeko Jr., U.S. Air Force.Joe dropped out of PCC the first ofthis year to work and save money toget married. Joe is assistantmanager of a Car Rental agency inAnaheim, Ca. Heidi plans on a degreein Social Service.

Laurie is now a Freshman at PCC. She feels coming to PCC has been a greatspiritual experience for her. She has dropped plans to take cosmetology atthis time and concentrate on Bible. She also has made cheerleader at PCC. John

is 1/2 time PCC, working on campus, and is a night guard at a company. Hetries to get his study done while on his night 30b. Grace still works forRicoh, a Japanese Company, and lives six blocks from Dana's apartment inOrange, Ca. Dana is teaching as a substitute teacher while she is regainingher health and energy. Stephen and Carol and grandchildren are here in Japan.He has done much of the preaching and teaching here at Sayama but shall beopening a new work in 1987. He also teaches Bible Seminars, conducts HomeBible studies in various Japanese homes besides teaching one day a week in oneUniversity. Carol leads the music part of the English 8:30 service and Stephenpreaches in English, then the same sermon in the 10:30 service in Japanese.Carol has four days a week of English Bible classes in her home.

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Positive results of 36 years of our ministry in Japan. 1950-1986(1) First church at. Shimoochiai (25 yearsIhere)

Land was donated to us. First bldg. built as MissionCenter with funds from. Julius* brother insurance moneyafter he was killed in Korea War. His father built thebuilding with Japanese helpers.200 baptized during this period through this churchFive Japanese young men are now in full time CHristianservice from this church-

Two Japanese ladies are full time Christian Kindergartenteachers.

Pastor Morohashi our last pa:'stor there used 4/5's of themoney from the sale of that property and built on land incentral Tokyo owniby his father-in-law and has a fulltime active ministry called the Tokyo Church of Christ

(2) 1955 the Umeda* Nishi Arai Church*^work was started. It has itsown building and full time pastor and they reported 10baptized in past 5 years and two new Christian families and2 transfers of membership. The Nishi Arai Foundation headedby Gordon Hahn provided all the monies for the start of thiswork. Two young men in the church are in training for preachers.

(3) 1956 Toshiko Kagiwada asked us to help her in starting a newwork in Sakai Town (li hours from the center of Tokyo)Result' there have been three churches and kindergartenswith their own pastors and teachers that have extended fromthis work. TETSUO KAGIWADA the son •j»:.?enf'611ed'''at Pacific-Christian College bhere he is a junior. He also ministers toJapanese speaking Church there and is fully supported by JapaneseFor two years in the early part of this work we supportedthe first first church at Sakai Town. Julius baptized 25in the Sakai River and in our summer camp work connectedwiththis. In Marwill marry his Japanese fi^nlcee & plans Japan service,

(4) KAMO church in Niigata, northern Japan, ihis work iDegan in1960 when Mrs. Aono and her daughter fled from Nishi Arai, Tokyobecause their lives were threatened. First they met in a house.Later the town gave them land in the new section of the townbecause of a highway going through this rented building area.The AonocJhelp start the Nishi Arai Children's Work. The onlytwo Christian families in the church gave sacrifically and theland was purchased. American Churches and individuals gave overthree years and paid off the building. There have been two

- • baptized in 1986 making--t-hr^e c-omplete Christian families.New missionaries Joel and Debby Likins are self-supporting yteaching English and have joined this work in the past year andthe church is growing in numbers and revival. We have usedmission funds to support the child evangelist and some mission .literature. But it is basically self-supporting now.

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Ixthus Mission to Japan Jan. 1987 Mission Report 1950-1986j1, (5) SAYAMA Church of Christ began church services in September of 1977

There are now 44 active members. Julius baptized 3 this last year.One man is a capable lay preacher who preaches once a month.Since early 1986 Stephen, our son, has preached at least 3 times

I a month. We have 4 complete Chrstian families in the church andfive adult heads of households who are members." This church is-in the planning stages of removing walls and extending the size^:^

i the main multi-purpose room used for worship and for fellowshipdinners.* 1/5 of Shimoochiai land sale money was used to buy this land.

(6) HAGA HOUSE CHURCH. This is a church meeting place in central' Tokyo after Mr. Hagas conversion. (He was 72 when saved and lived

fo^ur years and put a cross on his front door and burned hisidols and astrology books and stopped drinking after being aknown alcholic for at least 40 years) This is where concerts,film evangelism^ testimony meetings, Bible studies, prayer meetings a.evangelistic preaching are being conducted.

(7) FUJITA HOME BIBLE STUDY.This complete family were won to Christthrough the Sayama work and Karuizawa Camp Work.

^ (8) KAIDE FAMILY converted and started Home Bible study forneighbors. He bought a new building (onehour to the north

! of Sayama) rented the top apartment and holds regular tutoringclasses downstairs. This Christmas 25 of his students listened

for two hours during the program of slides and Virginia'sMessage on the True Meaning of Christmas. Not one of these6th graders to 9th graders ever had heard that the 1986 on thecalandar meant the advent of God becoming flesh.

(9) Dr. Sato's monthly Home Seminars. Julius led this man to, Christ and through him two doctors have been converted. He

holds these home seminars. Our Son Stephen has done mostof the teaching at these meetings, but Julius often attends

(1())TEACHING IN UNIVERSITIESJulius through the years has taught one or two hours Englishin private Universities. From these Universities many havecome to h^r the message of Jesus Christ for the first time.Since 1984 Julius has taught- 6 hours at Daito UniversityHe is free to use the Bible as a text book and invite studentsto our church. Taught 6 hours a week at Josai Med. Collegeand also was free to use Bible in discussion times.In 1986 Julius was touching 800 lives a week. Funds from thishas enabled us to pay bills with the yen-dollar problem.In 1984-1985 Funds from this enabled us to buy a good usedmission van.

(11) Karuizawa CHristian Camp was in 1952 for $1200. Bydonations a good L shaped building was completed 15 yearsago and since then it has been extended in size and winterized.Over 100 people have been baptized during the summer campsCoffee Houses Evangelistic work here in July and August.Also it has afforded free housing to two of our missionaryfamilies during language study. One Japanese with t.b. andtwo Americans with t.b. have used it for rest and recuperationfree of charge during the off camp season.

Julius &Virginia Plans and Needs for 1987 through 1989

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GOALS;

°"n trouble and need and who want totalk. Use Video Tapes of Luke and Genesis as teaching aidsfor various individuals and groups.

2. Take names and pictures of new contacts and pray daily for them.3. Continue to encourage the Christians who are holding Home Bible

studies and be available to speak in those homes on invitation

OPEN THE KARUIZAWA CAMP every weekend for Retreats. Thus Virginiafh together will be in Karuizawa Friday niteministry '4. The SAYm CHURCH plans to remove one wall and extend the size ofthe multi-use room, put in carpet and new drapes and news andrepaint and add a "cry room" and an improved entrance room.Costs by Stephen and Julius estimate it can be done for $15 OOOif we can get a volunteer carpenter from the states to come'forthree weeks in March and we ordet lumber and carpeting from thestates. Astaircase also must be removed to our upstairs aoartmentSome plumbing andwiring will be required also. We are urging thefundf ChristLs q '5® "ith missionfunds. Christmas Sunday and at our special evangelistic concerts

sLinlrf room only and the indoor-outdoor carpet i^ BADLYStephen and the five Japanese men who takeStrong leadership now will supervise this.

"eekend retreat a month

there will '̂br^Lirr i" Karuizawa butthere will be talk-time in the evenings around the fireplace.f beautiful mountains in a Christianatmosphere of loving friends.

7' °P®" """fvarious!Christian homes.? begin-her first articles to be printed in Japanese andnglish. Two Japanese editors have volunteered to help her.

to drop his High School teaching or give that group

at KaruizLr^^^"" '̂''' "eekend retreatsFINANCIAL NEEDS

to continue and if it can be increased•^D/o we can keep our program going

Seed S for HIT- outreach to new areasM j ! Sayama Church Bldg. expansion ProjectNeed $5000 for new roof on small Karuizawa building, and some new tablesand plumbing repairs on the larger building and putting in bunkbeds in four of the rooms at least to make it more useful and somenew matresses and sheets.

Need $1200.00 for new washer and dryer for camp.a second car for use when van is needed at camp and Julius

preaching at a church in Tokvo area or eoine to Kamo Chiirrh

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