2000 Harvest Time Broadcasts

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January

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#715	"Former Gangster Rides the Airwaves" -- Yasuhirō Kanazawa Yasuhirō Kanazawa was once a Yakuza gangster, but now serves as a pastor in Osaka. Recently, he's been working on developing outreach to motorcycle gang members and kids written off as "bad boys." This work has been the subject of two network television news programs which have getting a tremendous response. In this Harvest Time, the Kanazawas talk about the path they have walked together and their dreams for the future. (Re-broadcast)
	Week 2	#716	"God Gave Me My Company" -- Kenjirō Oka, Yuri Mori   Kenjirō Oka, who works as gospel singer Yuri Mori's manager and as representative for a media event management company, says that God gave him the company he now owns. In this program we take a look at the drama hidden behind that statement and talk with Oka and Mori about their future plans.
	Week 3	#717	"The Hippopotamus Postman" Series, Part 6 -- Joseph Paul Ozawa   Joseph Paul Ozawa joins us for this final program in the series. Following the theme of "A Child's Faith," we present two more stories: "A Message in the Sky" and "Did You Learn to Receive My Love?"
	Week 4	#718	"The Jump in Home Schooling -- American Education Now"   Recently, the phenomenon of "home schooling" has been rapidly expanding in the United States. By this method, education is not controlled by the government or the school, but rather, children are able to choose curricula uniquely suited to their needs and parents act as guides in the learning process. Families interested in biblically-based education and specialized learning with the emphasis on individual character development are focusing on this movement. Currently, more than one million children are participating in this type of education all over America. In this program, we look at the topic of the Bible and education through the lens of the home schooling movement.
	Week 5	#719	"Through the Bible Window (8) -- Jerusalem: the Center of History"   From the Bridges For Peace "Jerusalem Mosaic" television program, we listen in on an interview with author and theologian Derek Prince about the historical importance of Jerusalem. We also take a look at the lives of the children of immigrants to Israel and at the recent work of a Jerusalem artist.

February

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#720	"The Resolve of the Girl Who Loved Surfing" -- Shinkō Fujimoto   Last November, the newly-formed Christian Surfers Japan held their first rally meeting. This group has, for the first time in Japan, organized to take on the mission of proclaiming the Gospel through surfing activities to reach Japan's surfers. CSJ representative, Shinkō Fujimoto, lived most of her life in the continental U.S. and in Hawaii, but now has decided to come live in Japan in order to concentrate on this ministry.
	Week 2	#721	"Through the Bible Window (9) -- Bible History Comes Alive"   Recent projects in Israel today are making Bible history come alive for us in the present. In this program, we look at a couple who are restoring the craft of the ancient harp, visit an archaeological dig, and see the process of restoring ancient artifacts in a museum. Viewers will be inspired to see Bible history take on life again in this fascinating program.
	Week 3	#722	"New Magazine 'Sight21' Takes on Current Topics" -- Mitsuo Kawabata   The initial issue of a new magazine that focuses on current topics rolled off presses last December. Published by Word of Life Press and entitled, "Sight21," the new publication defines its identity as: "A Christian opinion magazine that takes a hard look at modern life from a Biblical perspective." In this program, we talk with editor Mitsuo Kawabata about the project.
	Week 4	#723	"Bangladesh, My Second Home" -- Yoriko Arakawa   As a staff member of World Vision Japan, an organization dedicated to helping the world's underprivileged children, Yoriko Arakawa went to Bangladesh and stayed for five years. In this program we talk with her about what it was that drew her to Bangladesh and what she learned during her time there.

March

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#724	"Through the Bible Window (10) -- Life in Bible Times"   Once again we use video prepared by Bridges For Peace as we take a look at how people in Bible times lived. How frightening were the wars and disasters that came their way? And what kind of meaning did the words of Jesus have for them? Clarence Wagner's teaching in this program helps us answer those questions. You also won't want to miss the beautiful music.
	Week 2	#725	"Home Schooling 2 -- Education For a New Generation"   "Home Schooling" is a Biblically-based system where the parents take the primary responsibility for their children's education. Since the 1980s, home schooling among Christian families in America has grown significantly. Presently, over 20 million young people are completing their education at home. In an attempt to think about education for the next generation, we share the latest information from the U.S. and report on how home schooling is beginning to be adapted to the Japanese situation.
	Week 3	#726	"Celebrating Year 2000 With Gospel Music 1"   Recently, Gospel music has been getting wide attention from even non-Christians here in Japan. In the midst of that, Japan's first "Gospel Choir Contest" was held in Tokyo and Osaka in February to commemorate 2000 years since the birth of Christ. Ten groups, surprising everyone with their powerful presentations, were selected in the preliminary round and will make an appearance at the Grand Prix event in November. What is the charm of Gospel music and why does it attract people the way it does? We'll search for the answers to this in two programs, the first showcasing the highlights of the preliminary competition in Osaka. You, too, enjoy the exciting world of Gospel music.
	Week 4	#727	"Celebrating Year 2000 With Gospel Music 2"   Our second program in this series highlights the "Gospel Choir Contest West" preliminary competition in Tokyo. At the conclusion, the groups that will advance to the Grand Prix event in November are selected. From the music you hear in this program, what kind will move you? Watch and find out, as we zero in again on the power of Gospel music.

April

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#728	"Healing: The World of Fumie Andō"   Not long after graduation from art academy, painter Fumie Andō went through the terror of a fire in her studio that wiped out everything she had done. For the first time in her life, she prayed to God. Now, nine years later, she says, "I feel as if God to used that event to bring me to the starting block for a life with Him." In this program we look at how faith and art go together.
	Week 2	#729	"Success and Faith in the Music World" -- Sixpence None the Richer   The music group we interviewed on a program last year now has a Japanese-language version of their hit single "Kiss Me" on the market. Now heard in the background of Japanese TV commercials and on other programs, this Christian group is enjoying unprecedented success. In this program we take another look at an interview from last year with the group that everyone's talking about -- "Sixpence None the Richer."
	Week 3	#730	"Through the Bible Window (11) -- The Meaning of a Name"   In this program, we introduce an Israeli family that produces beautiful Armenian ceramics and some immigrants to Israel from Ethiopia. Dr. Clarence Wagner also shares about what having "a name" means in Israel.
	Week 4	#731	"The Violinist Who Discovered Heavenly Music" -- Makoto Takase   Even though he was a first-chair professional violinist, Makoto Takase's own pride had caused so much trouble for him that peace of mind eluded him. However, believing in Jesus and a certain experience during a trip to Israel changed things for him dramatically. Watch and see how he is now headlining a completely new world of music.
	Week 5	#732	"The Christ I Met in Reform School" -- Eiji Noda   As a motorcycle gang leader, Eiji Noda eventually found himself in the Juvenile Detention Center. However, he began to read the Bible while he was there and believed in Jesus Christ.  Now he's zealously witnessing to his motorcycle gang buddies and those that used to follow after him.  What was it that turned his life around? (Re-broadcast)

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