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Editorial the need to confirm that the leadership had the full backing of the congregation for the tasks of the days ahead. Praise the LORD, the core leadership was indeed fully ratified by the congregation which also gives them confidence that they are fully endorsed and supported, particularly at this time when things are changing rapidly and major decisions have to be made. We would indeed covet your prayers for the ministry team here, that they would be given wisdom and discernment, courage and strength to function in a way that will bring honour to the LORD’s name and promote the growth of the congregation in all things, especially as they deal with some difficult issues. We have not yet found a suitable premises for long-term use, that will provide us with the extra rooms and facilities to develop, for example, the children’s ministry and more than just be a room to put the babies in so that they don’t disturb the main meeting. This is an urgent priority. Summer is nearly upon us and our present premises are wholly unsuitable for meeting in the high summer temperature’s plus its accompanying tortuous humidity, as there is no air-conditioning and it is a small low-roofed basement. We may be able to meet outside of town outdoors for a while, but in another 5 months the rains will return, and when it rains here it really rains. We thank God that one of the brothers here who was struggling to find work to support his family has found a job and his wife also found suitable work. This is a great relief for them. Thank you for all who prayed about this matter. We also praise the LORD for the way in which more of our men are standing up and beginning to minister in the congregation. This is very encouraging indeed, and is a correction of a long-standing imbalance in the other direction, when there were almost no men present. Please continue to pray for the men in this matter, but also that we would get the Scriptural balance right, and that true Body ministry would emerge here where both men and women can participate fully in all ways that the Scriptures allow. There are a number of matters that have been long-standing issues that need fixing. The leadership are working on it, but some things take time. Pray that we all have patience. For an outpouring of the Holy Spirit and His gifts upon our congregation. While we deplore hyper-charismatic extremism, we are very aware that we need the gifting and empowering of the Holy Spirit. We desire very much that both the gifting of the Spirit and His outworked fruit of character be a hallmark of this congregation, that He would move supernaturally in our midst to confirm God’s Word, and to bless and edify. If the Early believers needed such things, how much more we who live when the end of all things is at hand. We also have another couple, with a baby on the way. The husband is obligated to finish his army service, which will mean another few months in which he is unable to look for work. His wife was sacked when her employer discovered she was pregnant and now because of hereditary hypertension which worsened because of the pregnancy, she cannot work until after the baby. The army are supposed to pay extra to take into account his wife’s inability to work, but are dragging their feet. Please pray Moriel Israel that, either he can be released early from the army, or that the bureaucratic blockages that are so prevalent here in Israel, be cleared out of the way, so that he can finish his army service free from care that they will be unable to meet their monthly bills. Please remember Michael and Annie Nissim in your prayers. They need to find a house very quickly, that is suitable for their present and immediate future needs, as a baby is on the way. Particularly pray for encouragement for Michael who is facing many reasons to be discouraged from a number of quarters. Pray that the LORD will continue to confirm him and Annie in their calling here and growth and development in the gifting of God upon their lives. They have both had much trial since they arrived here, please uphold them in prayer. A small group of Lebanese have started a home meeting here. (This is not linked in any way with another group which has existed here for several years, and with whom we have no dealings). Pray that they will be able to get the help and support that they need from others around them and that the meeting will become solid and established on good foundations. Pray for the leader and his wife, for encouragement and direction. We have a number of Arab believers in our congregation here and we are sorely aware of the need for a mature Arab believer who also possesses good Hebrew skills and preferably English as well, strong in the Scriptures and of good character to assist in ministering to, and translating for, these individuals, some of whom do not have good Hebrew and nearly zero English. We know that to some extent they are missing out on some of the blessing from the preaching and teaching, but they still come anyway! Please pray that the LORD will bring someone along to help in this way with translation and other issues for our Arab members. Outreach Surprisingly enough there are a number of unbelievers who attend our congregation quite regularly. There are also some others who have made some kind of profession, but about whom we are uncertain. Please pray for all these individuals that clear and unmistakable salvation will visit them. In particular at least 3 of them are old and frail,, one is over 90 years old! Every day is borrowed time for these people of advanced years. Please beseech the LORD’s mercy for them. There are a number of other individuals whom we meet or have made contact with around town. Please pray for these contacts, that we will have opportunities to present the Gospel and for open hearts to receive it. We would also ask that you pray for doors to open with our friends, business acquaintances and just people around town that we meet and this not just for ourselves but for all in the congregation here, that the Gospel may spread in this town by active, bold and vibrant witness. May the LORD bless you all, Elon Moreh SHADOWS OF THE BEAST 26 Moriel Quarterly • June 2011
Geoff Toole Moriel Japan moriel japan News from the Far East Summer Report 2011 Moriel Japan Report, June 2001 Firstly, I would like to express our sincerest gratitude to all the people who lovingly and willingly gave to the Moriel Disaster relief fund for Japan. We were able to donate $16,000 to those in need. At first in the confusion of it all I had no idea how we were going to use the money, but it wasn’t long before the Lord opened up some direct and appropriate doors for us. Some of the money was given to a local pastor whose church was flooded half way up the second floor. He was grateful for the assistance. Some of the money was given to the Calvary Chapel team from Tokyo and the Tohoku area who are making regular aid and evangelism trips. They have reported a good response from the people and many open doors to share the gospel with the wider community. Lastly some of the money was used to buy food here in Osaka which was sent by truck to the disaster zone by a Christian aid group. We praise God for His grace through the church at this time. Is this not a sign of what is to come? The Bible is full of prophecies regarding earthquakes and what could only reasonably be explained as nuclear devastation. In February this year (a few weeks before the disaster) Moriel Japan conducted evangelistic meetings with Peter Danzey in Kobe and Tokyo. The advertised topic was Bible prophecy, including prophecies regarding earthquakes and nuclear war, as well as other prophetic signs. The day before the earthquake we published and posted the Japanese translation of ‘The Parable of the Wedding Feast’ which urges us to use end times prophecy to show people that the Kingdom of God is at hand. It is a time of urgency. Your lips drip nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. Song of Solomon 4:11 Notice the bride has honey and milk under her tongue! She has a foretaste of the kingdom, the ‘promised land that flows with milk and honey’. For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. Hebrews 6:4-6 God gives us a foretaste of heaven through the Holy Spirit, manifested through believers in fellowship. But he allows the world a foretaste of what is coming to them, too. Earthquakes, power cuts, fuel shortages, radiation, confusion, food shortages... It is a foretaste of the day of the Lord. Imagine that happening all over the world at once. No one need be unprepared. But many are still ignorant of the escape. As I watched my fellow ex-pats fleeing the country on mass, I spent too much time glued to the news and had a sense of fear for a short while. Then the scripture brought great comfort. ‘There is no discharge from war’ (Ecc 8:8). I wrote in previous reports that I felt Japan needed a shaking up to open up to the gospel. Now they have had it. We need to witness boldly and serve faithfully, not flee! Some Christians went home. Some fled for safety in Korea (is that any safer?) Others ran to the disaster zone and served. One thing is clear for me. Our strength lies in a continual diet of God’s word. When we look at the news too much, it is like Peter looking at the waves and sinking. When we look at the waves there is fear. When we look at the Lord there is strength and direction. How long will it be before the next earthquake strikes? Who knows. But the question we ought to ask is... Will we be ready to serve Him when it does? The teaching in the Philippines is being blessed of God. The number of pastors who are taking an interest in Midrash and discernment is increasing each time. Total numbers have not increased, but the the uninterested are being replaced by people who are. We had a great time this year at the summer camp of a group called Shekinah, a small denomination in the Philippines. Is was great to see the Filipino zeal of evangelism mixed with a real desire to study the word. There are too many invitations to accept. Please pray for Moriel’s work there. There is still opposition. Congratulations to Daisuke and Jean who were married in Compra, Mindoro this May. Thanks again to those who have prayed for Japan and given financially this year. It is a great blessing for the Body of Christ in Japan. In Christ Geoff Toole morieljapan@yahoo.co.jp June 2011 • Moriel Quarterly 27
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