2018 Chinese Evangelistic Meeting in Japan
Introduction to the 2018 Japanese Chinese Tour Evangelism Conference
On May 20, 2018, the Japanese Chinese sermon came to a successful conclusion! It took 10 days to go to 5 cities and a total of 7 roving sermons, which came to an end with God’s guidance and blessings!
Evangelistic video
2018 Japanese Chinese Evangelism Association Tokyo First Praise & Witness (Eden Blind Joy Choir)
2018 Japanese Chinese Evangelism Conference Tokyo First Session: From Death to Life (Pastor Jiang Lizhen)
2018 Japanese Chinese Evangelism Association Tokyo Second Worship Praise & Witness (Eden Blind Joy Choir)
2018 Japanese Chinese Evangelism Conference Tokyo Session 2: Obedience and Blessing (Pastor Jiang Lizhen)
First stop Kisenuma good news :
On the evening of May 11th, more than 30 Japanese (several of them came to the church for the first time) and 2 Chinese gathered at the Kisenuma Hope Center; on the afternoon of May 12th, in the f the first holy bible Baptist church of Kisenuma, there More than 60 Japanese and 2 Chinese gathered together. In these two gatherings, the singing of Taiwan’s Eden Blind Joy Choir and Pastor Jiang’s message moved the participants! Many people burst into tears, believing that the Holy Spirit has done a wonderful job in everyone’s heart!
On the second day, the first holy bible Baptist Church, which provided the venue, was washed away during the 3.11 tsunami. Later, God gave them a new piece of land with an area five times the original. They built a new hall three years ago. What a grace of God!
Second stop Fukushima good news:
On the morning of May 13th, Pastor Jiang Lizhen used his life testimony and scriptures to testify at Fukushima Lutel Church: The righteous must live by faith. More than 20 brothers and sisters from the Chinese church and Japanese members of the church participated in this joint service of China and Japan. This is a situation that the church has not seen since its establishment!
In the afternoon of the same day, the third evangelistic meeting was started at the Fukushima City Concert Hall. The 200-person venue was full in less than half an hour, and there were no seats available! The singing, applause, and tear-jerking testimony touched everyone present. After the meeting, the participants lined up to shake hands with the singers of Taiwan’s Eden Blind Joy Choir. The glory of God fills the venue!
Tonight, there are 5 Japanese open families in Fukushima City, and 11 evangelistic groups will be received! Home away from home, warm and ready! They communicate across cultures and languages, and of course they cannot do without the question and answer of faith. Imagine, that night, how many people in the disaster area Fukushima will be quietly thinking and sleepless for a long time? !
On May 14th, American Pastor Jiang Lizhen, Taiwan’s Eden Blind Joy Choir and the 11-member evangelistic group of Tokyo Brothers went to Fukushima City School for the Blind in the morning to have a music lesson with the students! The Eden Blind Joy Choir sang hymns for the teachers and students of the school for the blind, and sang a Japanese song with the blind students: ” Let us walk towards the top” The life testimony of the members of the Eden Blind Chorus deeply moved and inspired Japanese students with disabilities. Mr. Yamamoto, the head of the Fukushima City Education Bureau who attended both the concert and the exchange, said seriously: Although I am not yet a Christian, I may become a Christian. Hallelujah! Thank the Lord for his leadership, those who report the gospel and spread the good faith across cultures, how beautiful their footsteps are!
Third stop, Toyama,Imizu City, good news:
On the evening of May 16th, the Japanese tour evangelism entered the third stop-Toyama Imizu City, and the curtain of the fourth music evangelistic meeting was opened at Shinminato Church! The church can accommodate 50 people, there are no seats, and those who come late can only stand and watch from start to finish. Among the guests, Japanese and Chinese were almost evenly divided. This is an unprecedented situation in the history of the church! The joyful singing and heart-wrenching testimony of the blind of Eden made the reserved and calm Japanese couldn’t help but burst into tears. At the venue, the air-conditioning and fans were all turned on, and it was still steaming, because God’s love was poured in the venue, and the fire of revival was burning!
The brother who drove with the group said: Please tell the brothers and sisters in Tokyo that you are going to bring at least two handkerchiefs to the evangelistic meeting. There will be endless tears… He also said that although driving for 6-7 hours, a little Not tired. Because the blind brothers of the Joy Choir are so happy, their joy overflowing from the inside makes us laugh all the way!
Fourth stop, Toyama Prefecture, Toyama City good news ：
On May 17, even though it was a normal afternoon in Nibancho, Toyama, there were still more than 50 people (Japanese: Chinese = 3:2) with the Taiwan Eden Blind Joy Choir to praise and worship. The life testimony of the blind chorus team members sprinkled the seeds of the gospel to the hearts of everyone present! For the first time, the church received a foreign choir for a musical sermon and saw the wonderful work of the Holy Spirit.
Fifth stop Tokyo good news：
On May 19, the forecasted rain is gone! Of the 101 co-workers from 16 churches, about one-third and a half are novices, but they are in their respective positions, doing their best, humbly matching, and serving faithfully! Approximately 400 people attended the conference, 14 people needed a Japanese translator; 15 people filled in the decision card.
On May 20th, there were more than 700 attendees, of which 18 were Japanese translators (and Japanese who did not need translators). 92 co-workers from 16 churches; 19 people (including Japanese) bwho filled out the decision card.
In these two sermons, the speakers’ information was full and heart-warming, and the praise and testimony of the Eden Joy Chorus were touching! Many people burst into tears, many people knelt down and repented, many people opened their hearts to welcome the Lord Jesus… Pastors embraced decision-makers like fathers, and they went home! Thank God for his great love and his unpredictable good intentions!
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Presentation video of the Tokyo:
Promotional video of the sermon:
Production backstage story: In Japan, it’s fast-paced, stressful, time is money, everyone knows. However, there are such a group of young people, they are running around in Tokyo at night, making up, acting, paying, and tossing until 3 o’clock in the middle of the night. Why do you continue to go to school, work, and be a housewife the next day? Please look below: