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May 18, 2006

Turning Losses into Gains

   Last week on Thursday was our TV production day for May. Of the four programs we taped, one of them focused on the Child Sponsorship program of World Vision Japan. Every year about this time we make it a point to zero in on the needs of the world's children and feature the work of World Vision Japan.

Gospel singer Yuri Mori and World Vision Japan staff member Keisuke Noda were our guests on Harvest Time during our studio tapings in May.

   This year, we had Gospel singer Yuri Mori and World Vision Japan staff member Keisuke Noda as our guests on the program. The taping went very well and I was quite pleased with the outcome. One reason for that was because both of our guests told us how their own experiences with loss had led them to become involved with the Child Sponsorship program.

   Ms. Mori lost her younger brother in the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. That painful experience is even now guiding the direction she's been taking in her music ministry activities. In February of this year, she embarked on her second "Thailand Concert Tour," focusing her attention on visiting the areas of southern Thailand that were so devastated by the Indian Ocean Earthquake and tsunami of 2004. Her special ministry focus on the tour was the children whose lives were so affected by that event. She spoke so movingly of her experiences during the program.

   Mr. Noda and his wife lost their 16-month-old son to kidney failure in 1993. It was through that loss that he came to know God's love and was led to faith in Christ. He was baptized the following year and five years later, he began working on staff at World Vision Japan. The loss of his one son led him to be part of an operation that has arranged for the adoption of tens of thousands of children around the world.

   At the end of the program, my message focused upon how important it was for individual Christians to have "vision" in their lives. Without a vision for living, none of us can move forward. When our vision grows dim, we face a crisis. The same can be said for Harvest Time. How about you?

Vision...

• ...provides the eyes you need to catch sight of ideals to strive for in the reality of daily life.
• ...supplies the power needed to spur people on to action.
• ...gives one the power to believe that love will conquer all.

   When it's time to carry out the work of giving aid to the poorest of the world's children and serving our neighbors in general, we believe and are committed to obey God's Word when it promises that love will conquer all obstacles.

   All of us were in tears as we finished the program and we think that you, as well, will be greatly moved when you see it. It will be airing during the second weekend of June in Japan and in July in the U.S. I hope you'll be watching for it. Rich blessings upon you all through the weekend in Y'shua's precious name. Shalom!


   Kenichi Nakagawa

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