September-December 1998
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September

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#646	"Living on Brazil's Firm Ground" -- Teisuke Terao   Teisuke Terao immigrated to Brazil 38 years ago and went through numerous trials. However, it was in meeting Jesus Christ, he says, that he gained the power to overcome. Now, for a few decades, Terao has lived on the outskirts of Sao Paulo and is involved in the production of Propolis, which is extracted from bee hives. In this program we visit Mr. Terao's farm and talk about his life, his work, and his faith.
	Week 2	#647	"The Artist I Met in My Own Painting" -- Shinya Yasutomi   Over a period of 30 years Shinya Yasutomi has gone from elementary school drawing and handicraft class instructor to National Artists' Guild member. He says he was induced by his wife to start going to church and now has become a Christian. In the few decades since then, he has continued to paint material he takes from the Bible. He says that since he became a Christian, he is able to paint "true art." In this program we visit his studio and talk about his faith and his artwork.
	Week 3	#648	"World Golfer, Tom Lehman"   With the 4th World Open, British Open, etc. victory upon victory, Tom Lehman's 1996 cash prize and #1 ranking made him an athlete of remarkable achievement. This year, as well, as he battles for the lead in his fourth consecutive U.S. Open, Tom Lehman -- dauntlessly struggling from lows to the highs, whether winning or losing -- is known as a man who lives to glorify God. As he continues to look to Christ, we catch up with the real Tom Lehman in this program.
	Week 4	#649	"One New Man" -- Reuven Doron   Recently, significant numbers of Jewish people have come to believe in Jesus Christ. In this program, Messianic Jewish (Jewish Christian) leader Reuven Doron talks with us about Israel and how it was that he himself came to believe in Christ. This program shows how extremely up-to-date the message of the Bible is and how the validity of its claims can be experienced even today. Doron is director of Embrace Israel Ministries.

October

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#650	"From Terrorist to Missionary" -- Hugh Brown   Born in Northern Ireland and a member of a terrorist gang by the age of 15, Hugh Brown believed in Christ while in prison. Now he's working as a pastor and a prison chaplain. Brown, who says clearly that the Northern Ireland conflict is not a "religious war," talks about the experience that changed his life.
	Week 2	#651	"The President of Fuji Bank Talks About Faith" -- Tōru Hashimoto   With the current economy in the midst of a serious financial crisis, Japan is now facing perhaps its greatest crisis since the end of the war. What are Christian managers thinking now, and what type of administrative control is going on? We visit Fuji Bank in this program and talk with president Tōru Hashimoto about the crisis, the part the banks play, and about his own faith.
	Week 3	#652	"The Coming Revival" -- Kazuyoshi Kurihara   A few years ago, International Campus Crusade For Christ president Dr. Bill Bright undertook a 40-day prayer and fasting vigil. That experience resulted in a book entitled "The Coming Revival." In it he challenges Christians to overcome the crisis of the age through prayer and fasting. Next January a Prayer and Fasting Convocation will be held in Tokyo. In this program, we talk with CCC Japan director, Kazuyoshi Kurihara, about the meaning of prayer and fasting for today.
	Week 4	#653	"Fumi: in the Hand of God" -- Fumi Shioya   Born in the U.S., Fumi suffered from cerebral paralysis as an infant that made her unable to walk or talk. After losing both her parents, she looked to God and found a life filled with hope. With the publishing of her life's story in America, an overwhelming response has been the result. This program reveals the shining quality of one life in Christ.
	Week 5	#654	"The Company President Who Sings of God's Love" -- Katsuhisa Mikami   Here is a company president who, on the side, is filling churches and public halls with his concerts. Katsuhisa Mikami experienced the collapse Japan's "bubble" economy and the accompanying bankruptcy of the company where he once worked. How was it that he could regain his peace of mind? (repeat of Sept. '97 broadcast)

November

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#655	"Something of Real Worth" -- Akiko Wakabayashi   Akiko Wakabayashi, representative of "Trinity Wedding" bridal services, once lived an extremely wealthy lifestyle, but came to the conclusion that life was really meaningless. After experiencing the pain of a divorce and subsequent deep despair, how was it that she was able to get the strength to recover? She shares her story in this program.
	Week 2	#656	"Ending the Feud With My Father" -- Tomoyoshi Yamanaka   Presently, Tomoyoshi Yamanaka is going to seminary in New York. However, as the oldest son of a doctor from Kobe, he had been constantly at odds with his stern disciplinarian father from the time he was in elementary school. Even though he had hated his father to the point of nursing murderous intent, in a moment of time he was "born again" through an encounter with Jesus Christ. In this program he talks about that experience.
	Week 3	#657	"The Christ That a Buddhist Priest's Son Met" -- Hirokazu Matsuoka   To become a Buddhist priest, Hirokazu Matsuoka advanced through Buddhist University to graduate school. Then, as a teacher, he went to Korea's Buddhist University. While there, he happened to visit a Christian church, met his future wife there...and then met Jesus Christ. What was it that Matsuoka discovered in Korea? (this program originally aired in August of 1997)
	Week 4	#658	"The Shalom Workshop" -- Takako Tsukui   Takako Tsukui opened the "Shalom Workshop" in Maebashi City, Tottori Prefecture a few years ago and now is teaching creative activities to over 240 students. The names that Tsukui chose for her class, "Shalom" and "Workshop" (instead of "painting class"), really sum up her idea and desire for this project. In this program, she talks about her faith and her creative ideas as we take a look at one of her painting classes.

December

Guest	OA Date	Prog.	Description
	Week 1	#659	"The Hand of Love to the World" -- Yumiko Minami   Six years ago, Yumiko Minami went to Bangladesh as a member of an overseas youth volunteer team. But as she saw the realities and limitations of life there, she began to have big questions. Eventually, her searching for answers led her to church. After returning home, she became a World Vision staff member. In this program, we talk to her about the state of things in developing countries, what her on-site feelings were, and what it was at church that gave her the answers she was seeking.
	Week 2	#660	"The Key to a Happy Marriage" -- Kiyomasa & Taeko Akashi   "If I marry this person, everything will be OK!" With that idea in mind, Christian couple Kiyomasa and Taeko Akashi began their married life. It wasn't long, however, before endless quarrels became a way of life for them. Just at that time, listening to a message by American pastor Chuck Smith gave them the shock of their lives. After two-and-a-half years of Bible study under pastor Smith's leadership, this couple recently returned home and now shares with us what they learned.
	Week 3	#661	"AIDS Patients Living in God's Love" -- Herb Hall   Among American men ages 25-40, the number one cause of death is AIDS. In Japan, as well, the number of people infected with the virus has significantly increased recently. AIDS patients must live daily with the fear of death and also confront social oppression. Now, a group of people who became Christians after becoming infected, are standing up to support AIDS prevention and, along with that, declaring the hope that can be found in Jesus Christ. In this program, we follow AIDS patient Herb Hall as he travels around America, giving an authentic portrayal of God's love and hope in Christ.
	Week 4	#662	"A Love-bearing Narration" -- Keiko Nakamura   Everyone has heard at least once the voice of our guest if they've ever dialed NTT's Information line (117). As a professional narrator, Keiko Nakamura experienced success from early in life, always having plenty of money and lots of free time to pursue her interests. However, a diagnosis of cancer gave her the chance she needed to take a hard look at her life and change it. Now as a Christian, Nakamura says she understands the importance of turning her narrations into "love-bearing" messages.

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