Yabuki Breeze Blog

We are grateful for everyone who lifts up this ministry before the Lord and contributes their resources so students can be impacted. Recently we have seen the power of prayer in some key areas. Our colleague Ron was able to lead Alex, a newly arrived student from South Korea, to Christ within weeks of his arrival. Their relationship started with an early morning airport pickup and coffee that led to their first spiritual conversation. Also, Lisa has been able to minister to Grace, an older student experiencing some adjustment difficulties. After a week of intense prayer for her, it seemed that some of her depression had lifted and we saw joy in her expression. Praise the Lord! You also might remember Ting, a student from Taiwan who came to Christ earlier this year. We have learned that he is now studying in Australia, and our friends the Phillips’ have been able to connect him to a church in that country.

Continue to pray as we juggle ever-increasing family responsibilities with daily ministry realities. Now that Roy is helping a lot with the TCU ministry, we sometimes feel our time is divided between 2 campuses. On October 31, we were able to combine the two groups and help with a fall festival at a church in Fort Worth. Regarding TCU, praise God for bringing Cassie on staff as an ISI intern there now that the Willis’ are leaving. She is also getting married in January, so has a lot of transitions to look forward to.

Please pray for Lisa as she ministers to Grace and also to Carol, a new believer and young mother from Taiwan, married to a UTA professor. Also keep Charlotte in your prayers. She and husband Canon have returned to Taiwan for an extended visit and for Charlotte to get some medical testing. Though she isn’t yet a believer, she is trusting God for answers to some perplexing problems. Pray that He reveals Himself mightily in her situation. We are also excited about a young student couple from Iran who have been coming to Bible study. Pray that God would soften their hearts to the gospel.

Lastly we covet your prayers for our family. We are adjusting to teaching J-12 (7th grade) at home this year through a virtual academy. Though we have had some struggles, it seems that things are starting to smooth out. Pray that we’ll have patience with him and that he’ll have a good attitude. He has also transitioned into the youth ministry at our church. T-8 (3rd grade) finished a season of kid-pitch baseball this fall that was challenging for him, but we’re proud of him for sticking with it and seeing his skills improve. He also got baptized in October. It was a special day because Roy got to baptize him. Pray for him as he learns to live out his faith, especially with difficult kids at school. C-5 is doing well in kindergarten and has made some new friends. It’s exciting to see her learning how to read and write. Sometimes she struggles with thinking we love her less than her brothers. Pray that she will know that we love all of our children equally, and especially that she will know she is loved by God.

Tags: family news, praises, Prayer Requests

As I write this, we(Roy, T-8 & C-5) are stuck in Detroit with bad weather east of us so I though I would forward this to all our Yabuki Breeze People. Anyway, just wanted to share some stuff with all of you from this week for those of you who might be interested.
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As I prepare to go to the airport in 25 minutes, I felt it important to let you know about what we all are doing because prayer will be very important to us this week. I will post more later in the week. Here is a quick snapshot of what we will be doing with some specific prayer requests.

* J-11 & Lisa will be leaving for Amarillo, TX on Sunday. Jonathan has been preparing for this last week the last three years. As part of their Wednesday night program, our church trains our kids from third grade on for a mission trip. All who complete the program have the privlidge of going on the sixth grade missions trip. Jonathan has completed the program and this is the week of the trip. Jonathan & Lisa will be going to Amarillo where a team of sixth graders will work in an impovrished part of town. The kids (with a small group of parents watching & coaching) will bring free lunches to the kids in the neighborhood, lead Bible Study, counsel people about their spiritual life, lead worship & puppet, etc. Normally, college students work with the ministry they are working with… This week it is the Fielder Road sixth graders. Please pray:
o For safety on the long bus trip there and back
o For the power of the Holy Spirit as the kids minister to the kids in Amarillo.
o For God’s presence & safety as the kids minister in a poorer neighborhood.
o For some opportunities for Jonathan & the other kids to enjoy the opportunty share the about God personally (usually happens) through their words and actions..
o Pray for Lisa and the others to be good coaches, seeing what the Spirit is doing in the kids lives.
* Roy, T-8, & C-5 are headed to Niagara Falls (tough work…:-) ) to go to the ISI National staff conference. It is a time of catching up and learning together with other ISI Staff. Roy is leading some seminars and things on technology & ministry. Running out of time here… For those of you on facebook, I’ll keep you up to date on my page…. so I’ll cut to the chase… Pray for…
o Safety in travel up and back and around Niagara Falls
o Pray for God’s words as Roy shares some important and useful stuff
o Pray for God’s presence as C-5 is away from mom for a long time
o Pray that T-8 can be a good brother and help in many ways.

Tags: Amarillo, Mission Trip, Niagara, Prayer Requests