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May-August 2008
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Guest	OA Date	*Prog.*	Description
	Week 1	#1150	"Christian World News #60" This week, our first report is about the "Models for Christ" group in New York that is shining the light of Jesus Christ into the darkness of the fashion industry. Next, we have a report from Israel about the "Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem" movement. Our final report is about Ruth Graham, the wife of famed evangelist Billy Graham, who passed away last summer. We look at her life of faith and the journey that she and her husband have traveled for more than 60 years.
	Week 2	#1151	"Invitation to a Bible Doll Exhibition" -- *Hiroko Sugioka* The first week of April, the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Association (JELA) building in Tokyo's Ebisu area (that hosts our weekly Harvest Forum Tokyo meetings) served as the site for an exhibition of hand-made Bible dolls. Our guest this week is the creator of these figurines and currently serves with her husband as a missionary to Thailand. In this program, we take an up-close look at these dolls and talk with our guest about this unique ministry activity.
	Week 3	#1152	"The Gift of Conjoined Twins" -- *Satoshi & Eiko Nagamine* In January of 2001, Eiko Nagamine gave birth by Caesarian Section to twins girls conjoined at the abdomen. The road that led to that event, however, was not a smooth path. Once it was discovered that the twins in her womb were conjoined, her doctor urged the Nagamines to abort the babies. In this program, we talk with them about what led them to choose life for their unborn children. The twins themselves join us in the studio for a look at how this decision played out in the life of the Nagamine family.
	Week 4	#1153	"The 37th Harvest Time Holy Land Tour Special, Part 27" In the middle of Jerusalem's Mount of Olives stands the Church of Dominus Flevit. It's said that at that place 2,000 years ago, Jesus Christ beheld Jerusalem and sorrowfully wept. In this program, we talk about the reason Jesus shed tears here and explain the current situation in Jerusalem. It's a program you won't want to miss as Pastor Nakagawa brings a message that touches on the past, present and future of human history.
	Week 5	#1154	"Harvest Time USA: 20 Years of Broadcasting" This is the third program in this series and this time we focus on the Harvest Time U.S.A. 20th anniversary celebration banquet that took place at the New Ōtani Hotel in Los Angeles, California. During the evening, pro golfer Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima addressed the crowd and shared a very moving testimony about how he met his wife and how his brother Atsushi came to Christ.

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#1155	"Christian World News #61" In our first report, we show you the activities of a Christian medical team that is reaching out to Palestinian citizens in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Then, we have a report about Russian and American Christians who reaching out to help the thousands of street children living in St. Petersburg. Our final report is from the U.S. and gives the results of recent research about the connection between giving to help others and experiencing blessing in one's own life.
	Week 2	#1156	"Bringing Back the Spirit of Toyohiko Kagawa" As the originating force behind several Christian social movements in Japan, Toyohiko Kagawa began a ministry that spanned the first half of the 20th century. Next year, 2009, will be the 100th anniversary of Kagawa's decision to move into a Kobe slum and reach out to the poorest of the poor who lived there. In a spirit of "learning from the old to understand the new," we visit the Toyohiko Kagawa Archives & Resource Center in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward to learn about his work and the faith that undergirded it.
	Week 3	#1157	"Africa's Children" -- *Nobuhiko Katayama* This year, World Vision Japan celebrates it's 20th year of work in Japan. This week's guest is WVJ director Nobuhiko Katayama who gives us an overview of how poverty touches people's lives, and especially the lives of children in Africa. You'll want to see this timely program that anticipates a major theme of July's G8 Summit that will be meeting in Japan: "Solving Africa's Poverty Crisis."
	Week 4	#1158	"The 37th Harvest Time Holy Land Tour Special, Part 28" At the foot of the Mount of Olives sits the beautiful Church of All Nations. Near there is the spot known as the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus agonized in prayer the night of His arrest. In this program, we visit the garden and think about the meaning of Jesus' suffering.

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 2	#1159	"Christian World News #62" In our first report, we take you to the African nation of Mozambique for a look at a Samaritan's Purse community outreach project in an area that's been hard-hit by the current AIDS crisis. Next, we have a story about Operation Lifeshield, a group of Christians that are helping Israelis living near Gaza protect themselves from Palestinian rocket attacks. Finally, we bring you a report from New Zealand about The Parenting Place, a Christian ministry that tries to help parents deal with the very difficult task of raising kids today.
	Week 3	#1160	"Let Your True Self Out" -- *Katsuaki Tōgo* After his 13-and-a-half year stint as host of NHK radio's "English Conversation" program, Katsuaki Tōgo is considered by many to be Japan's foremost expert on speaking the English language. He's currently a professor at Waseda University and the principal of Tōkyō's YMCA International School. Prof. Togo recently published a book entitled Let Your True Self Out that recounts a particularly traumatic event in his life and how that took him from a workaholic lifestyle to being an "at peace" believer in Jesus Christ. In this program, he talks with us about the details of that life-changing event.
	Week 4	#1161	"Words and the Heart" -- *Katsuaki Tōgo* In this second of two parts, we continue our conversation with Waseda University Professor Katsuaki Tōgo, touching on some important themes such as "the essence of words," "Japanese people and religion" and "morality and the Gospel." Kenichi Nakagawa leads this straight-talking discussion and our guest's responses exhibit his great intellect and depth of feeling about issues close to his heart. You'll definitely not want to miss this program.
	Week 5	#1162	"The 37th Harvest Time Holy Land Tour Special, Part 29" In the first half of the program, we visit a souvenir shop run by Arab Christians in Jerusalem. Inside the shop, we take a close look at a beautiful olive wood carving of the Last Supper and learn some things about the celebration of the Passover in the time of Jesus. Afterwards, we go through the Old City and come out in front of the Western Wall, where we think for awhile about the amazing history of the city of Jerusalem.

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#1163	"Christian World News #63" In our first report, we take you to the village of Blimbing Sari in Indonesia where 100% of the villagers are Christians. Next, we go to Costa Rica to take a look at the ministry of "Soldiers For Jesus," former biker gang members who are testifying of Christ's power to change lives. Our final report is about how Christian pregnancy centers are using the technological innovation of sonograms to drastically cut the U.S. abortion rate. This week's program is sure to challenge you toward living your own life to the fullest. Don't miss it.
	Week 2	#1164	"Selected For the Beijing Paralympics" -- *Kōichi Takada & Hiroko Yoshikawa* Blind track and field athlete Kōichi Takada had made it his goal to qualify for a slot on the Japan Paralympics team headed for Beijing this fall. Recently he received confirmation that he made it and in this program, we talk with him about the power that enables him to live with such a positive outlook on life. He also shares with us about the self-control and discipline his training regimen requires of him. If you're undergoing some tough times right now, this program is sure to be a great encouragement to you.
	Week 3	#1165	"Dramatic God" -- *Yoshimitsu Hasegawa* This week's guest is the originator of the increasingly popular Ayako Miura Reading Club that's now spreading around the country. As a junior high school student, Yoshimitsu Hasegawa first encountered Christian writer Ayako Miura through her novel, Shiokari Pass and, as a result, became a Christian himself. In this program, we talk about what goes on at the reading club and what it is that generations of people have found to be so special about Ayako Miura's writing. To receive a copy of Rev. Hasegawa's book, Dramatic God (Japanese-language only), send ¥525 plus ¥300 for shipping to Harvest Time.
	Week 4	#1166	"The 37th Harvest Time Holy Land Tour Special, Part 30" We're now coming to the final phase of this very popular Holy Land tour series. In this program, we visit the offices of the publishers of Israel Today, located in the New City section of Jerusalem. Editor-in-Chief Aviel Schneider shares with us about the political situation in Israel, as well as about how he became a believer in Jesus Christ as the Jewish Messiah.
	Week 5	#1167	"Taking Off Darwin's Eyeglasses" -- *Dr. Kazuko Andō* In February of 2007, a book with the title of Taking Off Darwin's Eyeglasses was published and has been stirring up some interest. The book's author is Kazuko Andō, a scientist with a doctorate in the biological sciences. Taking a leap beyond mere human reason, Dr. Andō became a Christian a few years ago and immediately began to look more deeply at the Bible from the perspective of theoretical biology. What was it that she found? In this program, we talk with her about her faith and her work. To receive a copy of Dr. Andō's book, Taking Off Darwin's Eyeglasses (Japanese-language only), send ¥1,050 plus ¥300 for shipping to Harvest Time.

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