The CBI team currently consists of 10 missionaries from 4 different nations and 7 Japanese staff members. CBI ministry opportunities include many areas where only English is required.
Please pray for Michael in his role on the executive committee of Lausanne and the leader of the Lausanne Younger Leaders Team. Pray for Michael's leading of a gathering of key Asian young leaders planned for June 2009.
- Please pray for Michael in his role on the executive committee of Lausanne and the leader of the Lausanne Younger Leaders Team. Pray for Michael's leading of a gathering of key Asian young leaders planned for June 2009.
- Pray for Joe and Juliet Kim as the seek to raise their final 20% of their support to go to Japan.
- Pray for CBI's finances as we deal with the global economic crisis. We're trying to cut 20% of the entire budget as we are losing $2,000 per month right now just on the weakness of the dollar. The US dollar has strengthened against almost every global currency except the yen.
- Pray for 1/11 Heart and Soul as Michael will speak on the theme of "Could this be true?".
- Pray for fund raising towards a new CBI campus. The goal is to raise $1.5 million. Japanese land prices are plummeting making this a unique opportunity. More than 9000 real estate developers have gone out of business this year in Japan. Prices are expected to bottom out in the next 6-12 months.
- Pray for CBS students for their studies, spiritual growth, unity, finances, and their futures.
- Pray for CBS student Mio Aoki who had a baby in May and CBS graduate Takanori Oba and his wife Megumi expecting their first baby in March.
- Pray for the numerous non-Christians who come out for All Nations Fellowship worship.