2007 Harvest Time Broadcasts

January May September February June October March July November April August December

January

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#1081	"Hikikomori & Social Collapse" -- Yūichi Hattori  This week's topic is the first of two "conversations" for the New Year with psychologist Yūichi Hattori. Mr. Hattori is a therapist at Sayama Psychological Services where he specializes in treating multiple personality disorders, stress disorders and the "hikikomori" phenomenon -- the "social withdrawal" that seems to affect so many Japanese youth. It was his daughter's experiences with bullying at school that eventually led his wife, and then him, to faith in Christ. In this program, he shares about his faith journey and talks about dealing with the hikikomori problem.
	Week 2	#1082	"Bringing Christ to Social Collapse" -- Yūichi Hattori  This is the second in our two-part New Years series. This time we look at the development of the Japanese state of mind over the course of history and analyze how that has affected the modern Japanese mind-set. Along with that, Mr. Hattori shares some measures for protecting oneself against the real possibility of a coming social collapse in Japan. This program deals with some big problems in a worthy manner for beginning the New Year. Be sure and don't miss it.
	Week 3	#1083	"School for Fathers" -- Daniel Park & Toshiaki Ueda  This week, our topic is the "school for fathers" movement that began in South Korea in 1995. Currently, there are more than 100,000 people who have participated in the program in various countries around the world. The movement has been expanding greatly based on the founding concept that "If fathers change, families change and if families change, societies change." In this program, our two guests share the details on how this movement is developing in Japan.
	Week 4	#1084	"The 37th Harvest Time Holy Land Tour Special, Part 8"  This week is our eighth program in this new series. This week we visit a mock-up of the Old Testament wilderness Tabernacle which has been erected out in the desert near the Dead Sea and give the tour members a chance to see what the real thing must have been like. In many ways, the Tabernacle is a symbol of Christ and in this program we try to undercover its hidden meanings and draw closer to the Savior.

February

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#1085	"Christian World News #46"   This week's program is the next in our regular series of news reports from around the world, courtesy of the  Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in the United States. First, we have two stories about the helping-hand ministry of Mercy Ships in the country of Liberia. Then, we have a report about a conference in the Philippines led by Pastor Rick Warren of the U.S., author of world-wide bestseller, The Purpose Driven Life. At the conference, Warren introduces his "P.E.A.C.E. Plan" to motivate the Church to address global problems.
	Week 2	#1086	"My Gifts: Music and a Disability" -- Yasuhiro & Yōko Kitada  Yasuhiro Kitada has suffered through the loss of his sight when he was five years old and his parents' subsequent divorce. Yet, through his music, he has found his own way in life and now gives 80 concerts a year. "Everyone has something," Kitada says, "that God has given them to use in life." In this program, Kitada and his wife share with us about their lives and about God's grace.
	Week 3	#1087	"A Color Image Consultant" -- Izumi Akiyama  Izumi Akiyama says she was once the victim of bullying, but now she's a successful businesswoman, working as a "Color Image Consultant." Through this work, Akiyama says that she helps people to "draw out" their own natural beauty and express themselves in terms of balancing their inner person and outward appearance. In this program, she talks with us about her work and about her faith in Jesus Christ.
	Week 4	#1088	"The 37th Harvest Time Holy Land Tour Special, Part 9"  This week is our ninth program in this new series and the second part of our visit to a real-world replica of the Old Testament wilderness Tabernacle. The site, which was erected out in the desert near the Dead Sea, has allowed numerous visitors to get a realistic glimpse of the object mentioned so often in the Old Testament. Currently, the exhibition is no longer available for tourists to visit, so the video you'll see in this program is a uniquely valuable record. If you want to understand the person and ministry of Jesus Christ more deeply, don't miss this program on the Tabernacle.

March

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#1089	"The Gospel for the Deep-in-Debt" -- Ikuo Nishida   This week's guest, Rev. Ikuo Nishida, is pastor of Hope Chapel in Tōkyō's Asakusa area, but, along with that work, he spends a good deal of his time counseling people who live under the burden of crushing debt. A book he published a few years ago, 911 for the Deep-in-Debt, has been much-used to bring hope to the lives of many who suffer from a consumer debt problem. In this program, we talk with him about his "Gospel for the Deep-in-Debt" approach to changing lives for Christ. (Re-broadcast)
	Week 2	#1090	"Making It Back from Debtors' Hell" -- Ikuo Nishida   This week's program is part two of our conversation with Rev. Ikuo Nishida, who, in addition to his pastoral responsibilities, counsels with people who need help with consumer debt problems. In this program, we hear the testimonies of some people who have made it back from the "Debtors' Hell" of personal bankruptcy to fiscal solvency. Rev. Nishida comments on their cases and gives encouraging advice to viewers about how to handle money problems. (Re-broadcast)
	Week 3	#1091	"Yasuhiro & Yōko Kitada in Concert"  At the age of five, Yashuhiro Kitada lost his eyesight and also lived through the pain of his parents' subsequent divorce. In the midst of that pain, it was a high school teacher that gave him the encouragement he needed to go on. In the end, it was music that helped him find the path he would take in life and he currently performs about 80 concerts a year. Last month, Kitada and his wife, Yōko, appeared as guests on the program and this month, we present them in concert. Listen and let their music bring peace to your heart.
	Week 4	#1092	"The 37th Harvest Time Holy Land Tour Special, Part 10"  This week is our tenth program in this new series on the Holy Land. Our tour finally arrives at the Sea of Galilee. While there, we visit a kibbutz called "Nof Ginosar," where we go to take a look at a recently-restored fishing boat from the time of Jesus. We also visit a popular gift shop and hear an explanation about a couple of Jewish items that are favorites with tourists -- the Menorah lamp stand and the Kippah (or Yarmulke) skullcap worn by observant Jews.
	Week 5	#1093	"Life and Sex Education, Part 1" -- Keiko Fujita  Recent studies have revealed that not only in the U.S., but even among Japanese teenagers, the rate of sexually-transmitted disease infections has significantly risen over the course of the last few years. Keiko Fujita, of Japan Creative Ministries, has taken a hard look at this problem and has been giving her "Life and Sex Education" seminars all over Japan for the past four years. In this program, we take a look at a DVD recently produced in the U.S. called, "The Rules Have Changed!" and discuss the STD problem with Ms. Fujita.

April

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#1094	"Life and Sex Education, Part 2" -- Keiko Fujita  This is the second in our two-part series with Japan Creative Ministry representative, Keiko Fujita. The explosion of sexually transmitted diseases among teens around the world is a problem that can no longer be ignored. In this program, we show an excerpt from a DVD that was recently-produced in the U.S. which zeroes in on this crisis and talk with Ms. Fujita about what it means for youth here in Japan.
	Week 2	#1095	"Christian World News #48"   This week's program is the next in our regular series of news reports from around the world, courtesy of the  Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in the United States. First, we have a story from the Philippines about an outreach to "street children" and another about how Christians are helping fight the AIDS epidemic in Cambodia. Finally, we bring you two reports from CBN partner Crossroads Christian Communications about an international AIDS conference held in Toronto, Canada last year which was designed to help address the growing rate of HIV infections around the world. This is a program that will make you think about some of the biggest problems the world is facing now.
	Week 3	#1096	"A Biologist Talks About Faith" -- Takenori Miyamoto  Dr. Takenori Miyamoto is a science professor at Japan Women's University who has been involved with research related to the human central nervous system. His current studies focus on the sense of taste and human memory. Dr. Miyamoto, who has been at the forefront of research in this area, shares with us about how a setback in his life eventually led him to become a Christian. In this program, Dr. Miyamoto walks us through his own experience of faith.
	Week 4	#1097	"The Amazing Brain" -- Takenori Miyamoto  Dr. Takenori Miyamoto says that the human brain is the most complex organism to be found anywhere in the universe. In fact, he says, the brain is an incredibly complex network made up of over 100 million neuron cells. In this second program with Dr. Miyamoto, he shares with us about the relationship between the "brain" and the "heart" in human life.

Back to TV Page

To Page 2

Top