2010 Harvest Time Broadcasts

January February March

January

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#1237	"Christian World News #79"   This week, our first report is from the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, the place where Charles Darwin supposedly got the "hint" for his theory of evolution. Christian residents of the island chain, however, are currently in the middle of a dynamic church-planting project that we'll take a look at. Then, from England, we have a report about a Christian believer who was fired from his government job because of discrimination against his faith. Next is a segment about the religious history of America's founding. Finally, we bring you a look at last fall's Feast of Tabernacles celebration from Israel.
	Week 2	#1238	"A Pastor Does Jury Duty" -- Tomomitsu Shibuya   Our guest is pastor of Aomori Christ Church’s Joyful Chapel. Last September, Pastor Shibuya was picked to serve as one of six jurors in Japan’s third trial to use the newly created jury system. In this program, we’ll talk with him about the role of jurors and hear about his experiences during the proceedings.
	Week 3	#1239	"Don't Be Fooled by the Cults!" -- Dr. William Wood   Recent studies indicate that the damage caused by religious cults is increasing around the world and Japan is no exception. Our guest is founder and head of the Word of Truth Evangelistic Association, which works to help and encourage victims of cult misbehavior. In this program, we’ll look at the characteristics of religious cults and find out how to avoid being fooled by their destructive teachings.
	Week 4	#1240	"The 45th Harvest Time Holy Land Tour Special, Part 13"   This time, we stand on the peak of the Mount of Olives and look over the panorama of Jerusalem’s Old City. From there, we go down the hill a bit and visit the Church of Dominus Flevit – the place where Jesus looked at the city and wept (Luke 19:41-44). As we visit, Pastor Nakagawa leads the tour members in thinking together about the reason for the Savior’s sadness.
	Week 5	#1241	"A Christian Lawyer's Case File" -- Akihiro Mochida   Christian lawyer Akihiro Mochida is the author of a book published last year in December entitled, A Christian Lawyer's File of Favorite Cases. In this program, we take two of the cases from the book and talk about them in detail. Since the law that establishes jury trials takes effect this year, this discussion will no doubt stir an increased interest in our legal system. You definitely won't want to miss this very timely program. (Re-broadcast)

February

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#1242	"Christian World News #80"   This week, we bring you a couple of reports about influential Christians from the past: Adoniram Judson, pioneering missionary to Burma (now Myanmar), and John Calvin, Swiss theologian whose writings changed the course of Western Christianity. Finally, we have a fascinating report from Ethiopia about the search for the lost Ark of the Covenant.
	Week 2	#1243	"A Visit to the Moriyasu Shōgi Dōjō" -- Masayuki & Wakae Moriyasu   This week, we travel to the Moriyasu Shōgi Dōjō in Hyōgo Prefecture's Kawanishi City to interview shōgi master Masayuki Moriyasu. Before retiring in 2004 after 33 years in competition, Moriyasu was rated with a level seven (nana-dan) professional ranking in this game of skill that's known to the Western world as Japanese chess. Both Moriyasu and his younger brother, Hidemitsu (kyū-dan), received training in the game from Kingō Fujiuchi, a disciple of the famous shōgi master, Sankichi Sakata. Now, he operates his own dōjō (training school) to develop future shōgi players. In this program, we talk with him and his wife about the game of shōgi and about their faith in Christ.
	Week 3	#1244	"A Chinese Woman Encounters Christ" -- Megumi Andō-Chang   This week's guest, currently CEO of Chang & Company, was born in Shanghai, China and, after college, came to Japan to study in Tōkyō University's graduate school, earning a Master's degree. After graduation, she got a job with a firm that deals in foreign capital-related transactions and began to work hard. Not long afterwards, she met a Japanese man, married him and returned to Japan once again. Currently she works at a major Japanese television station doing translations of Chinese material for news programming. In this program, we talk to Ms. Chang about how her encounter with the Savior happened.
	Week 4	#1245	"The 45th Harvest Time Holy Land Tour Special, Part 14"   This week, we enter Jerusalem's Old City through the Dung Gate and visit the Western Wall and the Temple Mount. At the Wall, we watched a Bar Mitzvah coming-of-age ceremony and then visited the spot where Solomon's Temple once stood. There, we spend some time imagining what the inner courts of the Temple must have been like, and listen to Pastor Nakagawa give us an explanation of the meaning of the Old Testament Holy of Holies.

March

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#1246	"Christian World News #81"   This week, we feature three stories from England, China and Uganda. First, is the story of a young British man who undertook a bicycle journey that crossed through 28 countries. Next, is the story of how a tragedy in the family of Christian singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman resulted in the construction of a home for orphans in China. Finally, we have the story of Lydia Teera, a young Ugandan girl who experienced God’s grace after watching her pastor father and her mother both die from the AIDS virus.
	Week 2	#1247	"Look to the Sky" -- Steve & Tomoko Sacks   Pro saxophone player Steve Sacks’ life used to be characterized by worry and a nagging feeling that something wasn’t right. No matter how much success he achieved, he was unable to see that his life had much value and he was left with only a feeling of emptiness. Steve and his wife Tomoko join us in this program to talk about what happened in his life that enabled him to overcome this serious problem. We end the program with a live performance by Steve in our studio. To purchase a copy of Steve Sack's instrumental CD, Look to the Sky, send ¥2,500 to Harvest Time.
	Week 3	#1248	"The 45th Harvest Time Holy Land Tour Special, Part 15"   This is the final installment of this Holy Land tour series and in it, we walk the famous Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem’s Old City – the same path that Jesus Himself walked as He carried His cross to Mt. Calvary. At the end, we visit the Garden Tomb and think about the meaning of Christ’s resurrection from the dead.
	Week 4	#1249	"Final Edit: A New Journey"   This is the final program in Harvest Time's long-running broadcast TV series. This last time, we take a look over the past 24 years and showcase some of the special guests and topics we've featured on the program during that time. In addition, we'll talk about some of the activities Harvest Time will be involved in from this point on. To all our viewers who have watched so faithfully over the years, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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