Giving Relief

Today the first funds to reach our missionary fellowship were given to the Japan Assemblies of God for relief efforts. Tony Salisbury, our field moderator, presented the funds to General Superintendent Makoto Hosoi. The funds given by Okinawa Neighborhood Assembly, a church that ministers to Japanese and to US military in Okinawa, will be used to provide relief supplies.

The Japan Assemblies of God has updated their website to include a PayPal feature for direct contributions in yen or dollars. The website is http://www.ag-j.org/donation/index.html.

Please pray that bureaucracy (red tape) will not slow down relief efforts as agencies have been encountering restrictions with city governments. On a positive note, the high-speed highway has opened up to civilian traffic. This will help relief teams reach more areas with needed relief supplies.

Photos of Relief Efforts

Japan Assemblies of God Pastor Sakai and Staff Ko Onishi of Tokyo Urban Church delivering relief supplies to Koriyama. Japan churches are collecting items and sending them to the Tohoku area.

 

Pastor Honda and Pastor Kiyosawa pose with the masks that a team will wear as they go to deliver relief supplies to the nuclear plant area.  

Please pray for the General Superintendent, General Secretary, the head of the Relief Action Committee and another Committee member who will be heading up to the devastated area tomorrow morning to meet with some pastors to discuss the needs and also to bring up some more relief supplies.

Japan Assemblies of God Churches Report

The Japan Assemblies of God has a blog updating everyone on the different relief efforts that are being made by our churches. But we also have an English translation! This English blog can be a good resource for churches and supporters who want to be kept up to date on the current state of the relief efforts. Below are the URL's.

Japanese:
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/saigaitaisakusitu/

English:
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/saigaihonbu