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Taking the Good News of the Risen Son
to the Land of The Rising Sun.

'Paul S Kathleen Pratt

Forwarding Address

Mrs. Mary Lou Bauer

P.O.

Box

1525

Lisa

Turner

Forwarding Address

M/M Dan Spencer

Church Planting
Student Evangelism

Carmel, IN 46032-6525
Tel.

Tim

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317-578-8808

Vol. XXXIX, No. 2

Spring Issue 1994

Dear Friends,

Paul the apostle, saw a vision of the man from Macedonia inviting him to
"Come over." Our call to serve in Ohiba Prefecture came from living people.
Some of the forty

or more contacts we have there invited us to "Come here."

Even before that the Sannobara Church had written us into their budget giving
us freedom to decide where we would go. Since the Machida property will be go
ing through big changes in the next few years, it seemed wise for us to be in
the Metropolitan Tokyo area. Everything pointed to Chiba as God's will.
Do pray that He will lead us to Ca) the specific community and [b) to a

usable property. We have contacts with real estate agents and they know gener"the kind of place we are looking for. By the way, years ago when our son,
Mark, was looking for rental property it was not uncommon to have landlords say,
"We don't want dogs or foreigners". This time several of the advertisements
came to us with the words written in, "Dogs or foreigners OKEY".

As this letter is being prepared, we are in process of ordering tickets.

They will be for September 7, 1994 from Cincinnati to NarTta [Tokyo).

j-s Pratt , Mark and Lynn's daughter, will graduate from the Cincinnati

Bible College with the degree Associate of Arts, Church Musi c , Saturday, May 14,
j^994. Her flight will leave from Dayton, Ohio on June 9, 1994. She will go ^
serve with the Tim Turners at Machida for one year.

The C.J.C.M. trustees have

written Karis into their budget in the amount of $1,000 a month.

Please send

Karis off with your prayers and uphold her while she is there.

M. Amy Grace Keffer was known at Paul's home church in Vanderbilt, Pa,
as a friend of Central Japan Christian Mission. So following her death on
March 8, 1994 her friends presented a Memorial Gift to the Mission in her honor.
Bob
as

Wittenmyer , who has served

C.J.C.M.'s Execut i v e

Oi rector for

nine years has resigned for personal

reasons.

All

his services have

been

greatly appreciated. Bob teaches the

adult class at Garfield Christian

Church in Indianapolis.

Rick Coy 1e ,

an elder at Highview Christian Church

in Cincinnati. was chosen to succeed
him.

Speaking of Mission trustees,

Harold Akers , an elder at the Mishawaka Church suffered a heart attack

in January and was hospitalized for

a week.
He has recovered well for
which we thank God. He has served

as our P.R.Man since 1976, and is

also a trustee.
He has resigned
his duties as elder in an effort to

The Chiba group that came out in the snow

lighten his load.

Some of our Friends have been confused

about our several addresses. Churches and individuals are urged to send contributions ^o
the Carmel , in address listed above. The offi

cial Mission Address is 7147 Sea Pine Drive,

Indianapo1is, IN

where Mrs. Bauer lives. We

stay there at times, but in order to be near

our family Kathleen and _I have an apartment

in Cincinnati. The return address omthe back
of this letter is that of Mrs. Carol Kirk,
who maintains our address list and sends out

this letter to individuals. Blessed,aren't we?

In our last letter we told you about
zumi Koyama and Tomoe Fukuhara who

ing the Lord.

Sunday morning, March 6th.

this will

were seek

They were both baptized

on

We are hoping

be a 'shot-in-the-arm' for Sanno-

bara's struggling youth group. Pray that the

church there will all serve together in love

and unity and that all may have a vision to

reach

Erika, 'Mama* S Keito

out to

save

Still another

the

lost.

has been added to the' cra

dle roll at Sannobara. He is Keito (meaning 'blessed man') and was born to the
preacher and his wife. We pray that he will also b_B a blessing.

Tim and Lisa Turner, too, are expecting their third child in early July.
Pray for them at this important time. Bill and Betty Turner are now in Japan.
We hear that Dan and Carol Spencer, too, will be on standby for a flight in
order to get a glimpse of the (boy?).They are the grandparents.
Our present needs;

Prayers for guidance in finding God's choice for our place to serve.
Prayers for Karis and for the Lord 'to send other 1 aborers into the harvest.
Our airline tickets will cost $1,888.
We still lack $614 of monthly support.

Andrew Murray reminds us to"be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his
might.* To have His power I must have himself.

ues His; the weakness continues mine.

The strength is His and contin

He, the strong, works in me, the weak;

I, the weak, abide by faith in Him, the strong.

know myself to be weak and strong.*'

And I, in the self-same moment

>

In His strength,

Central Japan Christian Mission Inc

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A Non-Profit Org

Mishawaka, IN 46544-6471

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Taking tht Oood Nwa of th# Riaon Son

to Tha land of Tha Rising Sun.
PAUL & KATHLEEN PRATT

TIM & LISA TURNER

forwarding Addraes
Hr. i Hrs. Dan Spancar

rorwardina Addrass

Hra. Hary Lou Bauar, Sae'y.

P.O. Box 1525

Church Plant!n(

Studaat tvanstllaa

9699 - 2nd St. North

St. Peteraburg, fl 33702

Lltaratur* Distrlbutioa

Carmal, Indiana, l6032-6325

Laadcrahip Traloing

Japan Addreaa
y0 - 5 Negiahi Cho,

Kachida City, Tokyo, IS*"

Evangelistic Activities of C.J.C.M.
Robert Vittanaytr,

Cxc. Dirictor

1. Kindergartens

Indianapolis
Harold Ikara,
South Sand

Harry Bauer,

)^4-l

Kajiki, Kagoshima, 19lC4-to present

Land provided and support to 1966
Machida City, Zushi Eunice Pre-school
Mark Pratt, Betty and Lisa Turner
have taught

Indianapolis

Machida City, Obirin Academy 1978to present, Mark, Betty and Lisa have

Richard Coyla
Cincinnati

taught.

Sruca Norton
Orlando

Polly tfilkintoa,
Honorary

2. Radio

South Band

Weekly 15 min. program and Bible

Correspondence follow up 1961-1966
in Kagoshima City.

3. Evangelistic Singer

Hideko (Yabiku) Domen a blind

singer came from Okinawa 19^5 used in

meetings, radio and recording
4. Leadership training

Shimoochiai, Tokyo Paul taught

for one year 1969-1970

Yokosuka, Paul taught one year.

Study of Acts of The Apostles
Training local leaders 1978-:
i
Sannobara Church became Non-Prof it org.
Self-supporting 1990

5. Preachers

Timothys - Hideto Yoshii, Onga Church,

Koichi Homori, Kagoshima City, Hitoshi
Nishiyama, Sannobara, Isheara City.
Trained, Three other ministers.

6. Churches Planted

Sannobara, Isehara City, 1966

Machida City Church, Mark Pratt

assisted by Paul Pratt, 1981
Onga Cho, Fukuoka City financial
assistance to Hideto Yoshii

Kuromatsu, Sendai City, financial

assistance to Toshiaki Chida.

7. Campus Ministry

Three Ohio Singers groups, 1970,

1972 and 1984.

Kentucky Sonshine,

1981

Campus Ministry at Obirin Academy by

Mark Pratt, followed by Paul Pratt,

Bill and Betty Turner and Tim Turner.

8. The

Future

The Campus Ministry will continue

at Obirin Academy aiid through the
Machida Church.

The Sannobara Church, though self-

supporting desires a continuing 'sis

ter relationship' with C.J.C.M. sup
porting churches.
Financial assistance to the Onga

Church and the Sendai City Churches

will_ continue.

We'Iare presently asking God's gui

dance as to the next place to start
a new church in the Greater Tokyo area

Pray for us as we are now searching

for dedicated couples who will go to
carry on the work.

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Taking the Good News oF the Risen Son

Jit

to the Land of the Rising Sun.

rPaul S Kathleen Pratt

Tim
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c/o Mrs. Mary Lou Bauer

P.O. Box

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Carmel, IN 4BD32-B5E5
Tel.

Leader-snip Trai.ning

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Lisa
Lisa

Turner
Turner

o/o Dan
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Petersburg, FL 33702

St. Petersburg, FL 33702

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Qggp friends

Vol. XXXIX, No. 4, Thanksgiving-Christmas Issue, 1994

"Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with pra ? se. Give
thanks to Him; bless His name."

Psalms

100:4

WE ARE THANKFUL FOR OUR STATESIDE FRIENDS.

...for all of you who have prayed for us and who have financially assisted
us all these years.

...For at least two young men who are consi. dering Japan For their life's
work For the Lord. Please pray For them and others.

...for a Japanese student from Niigata completing his law school at Indiana

U, , in one year, planning to take the CaliFornia Bar exam and study part time
at PaciFic Christian College.

...For Cason and Clinton Pratt marching with Be 11eFontaine H.S. Band in
the Thanksgiving Day parade at Philadelphia.
WE ARE THANKFUL FOR C._J.C.M.'S M^I SSI ON ARIES SE^RVING IN JAPAN.

.Tim Turner ministered to the Christian Club of Obirin College at its

fall retreat in the mountains.

...Lisa Turner has begun a women's Bible study on Sunday morning.

...Tim's recent sermon series on "Pain and Suffering" was well received.
...Our granddaughter, Karis Pratt was called to Kagoshima Prefecture to
assist Walter Mexey in their English Bible Camp. She also teaches at Sannobara.
...Each of these missionaries along with Preacher Hitoshi Nishiyama at the
Sannobara Church have taken care of our business affairs while we are here.
WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE WITNESS OF JAPANESE CHRISTIANS.

...for mothers in Japan who make their influence felt in the PTA by bringin a handicapped Christian to tell her story to the student body at a junior
high schoo1.

...For mothers who introduced a Christian counselor to speak to the PTA

meeting about guiding their children. &

li^^.

...For two families at Isehara

that are united in Christ. One
the sons still insists that he

to be a

of
wants

preacher.

...For

six

^
men

whom

we

i nf 1 uen -

ced to preach the gospei in Japan.

...For the lady who held a Bible study in her home, saw her son

^
7*'

baptized and anticipates seeing her

daughter and husband being saved.
She has had many chances to counsel
neighborhood ladies.

..for the Sannobara Church whichw^^

celebrated its 3Gth year of witnessing.
Harold Sims was guest speaker.
The chL ch has also been assisting

its missionary

Thailand for over

twenty-eight years.

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Share's C2nd from right) flag drill team

HE

I_S

..God

so

THE

loved

REASON

FOR

whoever

the fulness

of the time came, God

sent forth His Son,
born of a woman, born
under the Law, in order

believes

in Him should not per

ish, but have
eter
nal

SEASON

..when

the

world, thet He gave

His only begotten son,
that

THE

that...we might receive

the adoption as sons."

life,"
John

I"YOU SHAL CAL HIS NAME

Galatians 4:4,5

3:16

"HIS NAME SHALL BE CALLED JIM

Wonderful Counselor,
|
|
^
Mighty God
Son

of

The

Lamb

David
of

Immanuel

The

MessiahGod

Living Bread
-The

Jesus -

Eternal God - Lord

Son

God

The

The
Jews - Son

The

Man
-

Word

Become

The

Seed

of

Flesh

Abraham

True

Vine

the

The

Our

Life

The

Resurrection

of the Valley - Lord of

The

The

The Great High Priest -Lily

Bright and Morning Star The

Christ -

of Peace

The Door - Alpha and Omega

King of Kings-Lord of Lords
The Way, and The Truth, and

The

The

Savior

- Prince

Author

Advocate

and
With

Finisher
the

of

Father

Sabbath

The

Master

- Servant -Head

of

The

Church

May He be your guide thrcagghout the New Year, 1395

Central Japan Christian Mission Inc

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