2002 Harvest Time Broadcasts

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January

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#820	"Meeting the Skipper of Apollo 13" -- Shingo Ieda  Shingo Ieda works in the wireless communications industry. By chance, he once saw a video about the Apollo 13 accident and the crew's miraculous return to earth and came away with an overpowering desire to meet the skipper of the spacecraft, James Lovell. When he finally got his wish, his encounter changed him in ways that surprised even himself. In this program we'll talk with him about what kind of effect his meeting with the astronaut had upon him.
	Week 2	#821	"The Gospel According to Luke, Part 10"  This is the tenth of a multi-part study series on the Gospel of Luke, using video from the "JESUS" movie produced by Campus Crusade For Christ. In this program, we look at scenes from chapters 11 and 13: "The Lord's Prayer" and "The Healing on the Sabbath."
	Week 3	#822	"The Man That Calls Himself 'No-good'" -- Arthur Hollands   After beginning an evangelistic outreach made up of former gangsters, and launching the "Christian Bikers Club" ministry to motorcyclists, Pastor Arthur Hollands is known as an evangelist with unique insights into effective ways to witness for Christ. In this program we bring you one of his light-hearted messages given as a guest speaker at a dinner show. For viewers interested in obtaining a copy of his recently-published book, The "No-good" Pastor: Arthur Holland's Life ("Furyo bokushi! 'Aasa Horando' to iu Ikikata"), contact Harvest Time (Sight Publishing Co., 1,500 yen).
	Week 4	#823	"Twenty-five Years Later: Chū Kosaka's Journey"   In 1976, Chū Kosaka left the popular music scene and began walking down a new path as a pastor and Gospel music singer. Included in that was the establishment of his own Gospel music record label, Michtam Records. Now, after 25 years, this music leader, held in high esteem by numerous young musicians, has completed a new recording with the help of well-known producer Haruomi Hoshino. On this program, we talk with him about the making of the new album and about some of his recent activities. His CD, People, and a new single, "Let Me Hear Your Dream" (Yume wo Kikasete), can be purchased at regular secular music outlets.

February

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#824	"Born Among the Chosen People" -- Donald Meecha  Growing up in a family with a Jewish mother and a Catholic father, Donald Meecha had been under the impression that Jews were people who didn't really believe in a Messiah. However, at the age of 17, Meecha himself believed in Jesus as his Messiah. Currently serving as pastor of Beth El Shaddai Messianic Fellowship in suburban Los Angeles, he's also active in a local chapter of a Jewish evangelism organization, Chosen People Ministries. In this program, we ask him about what faith means to a Jew that believes in Jesus.
	Week 2	#825	"The Gospel According to Luke, Part 11"  This is the eleventh of a multi-part study series on the Gospel of Luke, using video from the "JESUS" movie produced by Campus Crusade For Christ. In this program, we look at scenes from chapters 10 and 18: "The Parable of the Good Samaritan" and "The Healing of the Blind Man."
	Week 3	#826	"Megumi Takahashi Live: 25 Years a Ventriloquist, Part 1"   To commemorate 25 years of work as a ventriloquist, Megumi Takahashi recently gave a live performance. In this program and the next, we  bring you a look at some of that event that highlights Takahashi's ability to make use of dozens of voices and puppets to create an on-stage drama. It's a captivating presentation that gets the full attention of even adult viewers.
	Week 4	#827	"Megumi Takahashi Live: 25 Years a Ventriloquist, Part 2"   This is the second part of Megumi Takahashi's live dramatic performance, commemorating 25 years as a ventriloquist. On display are the unique "personalities" of her multicolored puppet characters: Glittering Child of Light, Kelly the Divorcee, Joe Pūtaro, Andy Homeless. What's the story behind the creation of each of these characters? "Every day's a new beginning," Takahashi says. "The rest of life starts from now!" We hope you enjoy this look inside Megumi Takahashi's world.

March

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#828	"V.I.P. Kansai Center: It's Here!" -- Yoshikazu Umetsu   Yoshikazu Umetsu, who manages an accounting firm in Osaka, recently carried out two important decisions that he made last year. One of these was holding a Christian funeral for his father in his home town, where native religious influences are quite strong. The second was the purchase of a nine-story building in the Osaka business district to serve as a base of operations for Christian work in the Kansai area. In this program, we talk with him about what it was that led him to these decisions.
	Week 2	#829	"The Gospel According to Luke, Part 12"  This is the twelfth of a multi-part study series on the Gospel of Luke, using video from the "JESUS" movie produced by Campus Crusade For Christ. In this program, we look at scenes from chapter 19: "Zacchaeus, the Tax Collector of Jericho," and "Entering Jerusalem."
	Week 3	#830	"Living a Single-minded Life" -- Toshiaki & Hisako Ueda   Twenty-nine years ago, Toshiaki Ueda founded TuTuAnna, Inc., a wholesale and retail business aimed at producing the casual sock styles that young women want. Currently, there are 53 direct outlets and 27 franchises in the national chain. However, at the same time he was dealing with the hardship and hard work needed for this kind of endeavor, his family became entrapped by one of the religious cult groups that have recently been impacting society so negatively. What did he discover to help him begin solving this problem?
	Week 4	#831	"Escape From a Religious Cult" -- Toshiaki & Hisako Ueda   This program continues last week's conversation with the Ueda family. Hisako was the first in her family to be snared by the mind control techniques of this cult group. Soon, she left to live with them and didn't return home for over three years. How was it that she got into this kind of condition? And how did she get delivered from the group's influence on her?
	Week 5	#832	"From Darkness to Light" -- Takayoshi Isetani, Mitsuko Kikuchi  As the victim of an eye disease, Takayoshi Isetani became virtually blind by the time he was midway through his 40s. This led him to make the acquaintance of a home helper sent by the city social services, Ms. Mitsuko Kikuchi. Within a few months, Isetani had moved from a sense that religion was something that was not to be trusted, to becoming a regular worshipper at the church Ms. Kikuchi attended. In this program, we talk with him about what it was that happened to make such a big change in his life. (Re-broadcast)

April

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#833	"Gospel Music in Japan: Why Now?" -- Ronnie Rucker   In the last few years, Gospel music has become widely popular throughout Japan. In this program, we welcome guest Ronnie Rucker, who has been teaching Gospel music classes all over the country. Why has Gospel music spread here so quickly? With some comparisons to the genre's popularity in America, Rucker shares his insights in this fascinating discussion. His choir joins us, as well, for a live performance.
	Week 2	#834	"The 'Hallelujah Soccer Team' in Japan!"   With interest in the World Cup soccer competition heating up, we welcome as today's guests a professional soccer team from South Korea -- a truly unique sports organization since all the team members are Christians. They are in Japan as an exhibition team and have been visiting various areas around the country. In this program, we'll take a look at their interaction with some children at an elementary school in Saitama and at a special church meeting in Tokyo that featured them as guests.
	Week 3	#835	"The Gospel According to Luke, Part 13"  This is the thirteenth of a multi-part study series on the Gospel of Luke, using video from the "JESUS" movie produced by Campus Crusade For Christ. In this program, we look at scenes from chapters 19 and 20: "The Cleansing of the Temple," "The Widow's Offering" and "The Parable of the Tenants."
	Week 4	#836	"2002 Spring Holy Land Tour #1: From Caesarea to Nazareth"   This is the first of a series featuring highlights from Harvest Time's 29th Holy Land Tour in March of this year. First, we look at the seaside city of Caesarea, built during Roman times. Here, some very costly excavation work has been going on lately. As we walk among the ruins, we get a glimpse of day-to-day life in that city's ancient past. We also visit Nazareth, the city where Jesus grew up, and see the cliffs from which the people of the town tried to throw Him after rejecting His messianic claims.

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