Three hundred people from Japan, the USA, and Korea prayed together for spiritual revival and soul-winning, and were armed with words for evangelism. Early rain and latter rain are the blessings of nature, and are essential for farming. Thus, Israelite farmers look at the sky for the harvest.
As Adventists, we should also earnestly ask for the Latter Rain. Those who eagerly prayed for the mercy-drops of the Holy Spirit on Japan gathered at the Tokyo National Women’s Education Center from November 7 to 11, 2013. There were spiritual messages, praises, testimonies, prayer, discussion, and fellowship in a heavenly atmosphere.
Twenty-two came from the USA, while 83 came from Korea, and 188 from Japan. Eleven pastors preached well-prepared messages on “Zion, Ask the Lord for Rain”. Nine witnesses of the living God gave their testimonies. It made attendees deeply feel God’s mercy and grace. It was also a great time to think of our faith today, and to consider the meaning of life that longs for His Advent. Attendees realized that the time when we need to return to God with humbleness, and repentance is ripe.
A meeting with more than 300 attendees is a big event in Japan. Although there were lots of hardships with the venue and time arrangement, speaker invitation, and attendance recruiting, everything went well through God’s grace. While participants eagerly prayed for the Japanese Adventist church, there was hope and an appeal for the establishment of a prayer center for the revival of the Japanese Adventist church. Sister Esther Joo, one of the witnesses, gave USD 3,000 for the project.
We appreciate the positive cooperation of the Japan Union Conference (JUC), support of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division, devotion and sincerity of the staff, and the 300 attendees. The next meeting will be held in the USA.