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No. 874 TITLE: Gospel Choir Contest: 2002 Grand Prix This week, we bring you a look at the Gospel Choir Contest finals held at Tokyo's Nakano Sun Plaza last November 30th. The event featured eight groups that had previously qualified in regional contests and who came to the finals to sing their hearts out. Black Gospel singer Vernessa Mitchell was the invited guest and gave a powerful performance on stage, as well as a warm interview to us. As a bona fide professional singer, she has the distinction of having performed at former president Bill Clinton's Inaugural Ball, but also gives her time and energy to helping young people get a healthy upbringing. She talks with us in this program about her own perspective on life.  No. 761 TITLE: Puppetry Praise GUEST: Yūji Hayashi Known in the world of Japanese puppetry (bunraku) by the name of "Toyotake Hanabusadayu," Yūji Hayashi first appeared on Harvest Time five years ago. Now he is about to debut a new puppet presentation entitled, "The Life and the Cross of Christ" and it's generating a huge response. In this program, we'll find out the details of how this show came to be, and we'll ask about the world of bunraku and how faith can play a part in it.  No. 766 TITLE: A Soprano's Spirit Song GUEST: Atsuko Kudo After graduating from music school, Atsuko Kudo studied voice in Europe. Making Europe her base of activities, she continued on to work after her studies were finished and gained a reputation as a worthy vocalist. Now, her desire is to use music to bring to people the message she has in her heart. What is this message she discovered while she was overseas? In this program, she sings for us in the studio, as well. No. 882 TITLE: Son of a Hard-boiled Golf Legend GUEST: Atsushi Nakajima Currently working as the manager of a golf course, this week's guest is the brother of pro golfer, Tsuneyuki Nakajima. All five children in the Nakajima family grew up with the harshly disciplined training  that their golf legend father imposed upon them. Later, his father had Atsushi take a hand in managing a golf course with him, but the father's sudden death ended up putting the responsibility for the whole project squarely upon Atsushi's shoulders. It wasn't long before he was hospitalized with a severe emotional condition. It was at that time that his brother came to see him and brought a Bible along with him. What was it that happened then that so turned Atsushi Nakajima's life around? No. 890 TITLE: A Designer Finds Her Niche GUEST: Shizue Susaki Shizue Susaki was born into a family of soba noodle makers that has operated a restaurant with a long tradition in Tokyo's Ogikubo district. While in high school, she was involved in a bizarre accident that smashed her hopes of going on to college. Despite that, she presently works as a graphic designer in northern California in the U.S. In this program, she talks with us about her journey and introduces to the viewers a newly finished logo design that she produced for Harvest Time Ministries.  No. 894 TITLE: A K-1 Fighter with a Mission GUEST: Mike Bernardo Yes, it's the same Mike Bernardo known for the popular shaving commercial a few years back. And, yes, he's still fighting. On April 6, he won a K-1 bout by a knock-out and appeared the following day in Tokyo as guest speaker at a meeting sponsored by the International V.I.P. Club, a Christian businessmen's organization. As a guest, he was, indeed, unique. However, the truth is that Bernardo himself is a Christian. A man with many fans, Bernardo talks with us in this program about his faith and about what he as a sports figure believes his mission in life to be. No. 895 TITLE: The Lord Is My Shepherd GUEST: Hromi Ōwada This week's guest is singer Hiromi Ōwada, fresh from the release her debut CD last year. At the age of 21 months, Ōwada lost her eyesight due to a case of measles. However, she began piano lessons at age four and now works on a church staff and has a steady stream of invitations for concerts at churches and schools. Just at the time when she was feeling life was meaningless, she discovered that she had been created with a purpose to fulfill in life. In this program, we bring you her story, as well as the sounds of her crystal-like vocals. No. 908 TITLE: An Underwater Photographer's "Vital Sea" GUEST: Haruyoshi Kaitō Photographer Haruyoshi Kaitō recently had a collection of his underwater photos from the Izu Ōsezaki area of Shizuoka Prefecture published under the title of Vital Sea ("Inochi no Umi") by Shogakkan Publishing Company. After having begun underwater photography at the age of 40, Kaitō came to believe in the existence of a Creator God through the variety of undersea creatures he encountered in his work. In looking back, Kaitō comments: "It wasn't because I was such a worthy individual. Clearly, it was the undeserved grace of God toward me." In this program we talk with him about sea life and about the road he has traveled thus far in life. No. 909 TITLE: A Duo of Twins: "Tamarino" GUESTS: Tamano & Rino Sasaki This week's guests are a pair of identical twins who have been doing graduate-level vocal studies in the United States. After receiving the news that their mother had been diagnosed with cancer, they quickly returned home to be with her and, at the same time, have completed a music CD project. The CD features some unique combinations of Japanese traditional tunes with hymns, all in a contemporary style. In this program, we bring you their refreshing musical sound, as well as story of how they both became Christians while studying overseas. No. 913 TITLE: Eh? You're Pastor's a Boxer?! GUEST: Makoto Hirata This week's guest is Pastor Makoto Hirata, who oversees a martial arts program he calls the "Pogona Club Gym" inside his church. Several years ago, as a result of taking his son to karate lessons, Hirata himself decided to take up one of the newer marital arts forms -- combinations of karate, kick-boxing, etc. As a result, he currently participates in tournaments, gives lessons and is often invited as a speaker on the subject. He says he's often asked, "Why would a pastor who's supposed to preach love want to be a boxer?" How does he reply to such a question? In this program we ask him to share this thoughts about this and much more.

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