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Summer is a busy time for ministry and this month Seeds of Grace focuses on=
 our main summer ministry opportunity =96 WEC Japan Summer Camps.=20

Thank you for continuing to read our monthly news and prayer points. We hop=
e you will be inspired to pray for these special days.=20

Blessings=2C Jessica

News & Prayer Points

Firstly=2C please pray for the remainder of the Summer Camps being held in =
the first two weeks of August. We pray that God will work in the hearts of =
many Japanese=2C and that the camps would be effective and enjoyable.=20

As August is an especially hot and humid month in Japan=2C energy levels ar=
e usually running low. Please pray for our workers who are taking holidays =
back in their home countries =96 spending time with family and reconnecting=
 with sending churches.

Please continue to join us to pray for the nation of Japan. Especially pray=
 that the hearts of the Japanese would soften and be open towards God.

Churches in Japan often have a high percentage of women making up the congr=
egations. Please join with us to pray for more Japanese men to find salvati=
on through Jesus. We would also love for more Japanese men to become active=
 within the church and take on leadership roles=2C despite their busy work =
schedules.
International Day Camp 2008

Monday July 21 saw 60 people aged from 6 months to 65 years old taking part=
 in the first of our 2008 summer camps =96 our International Day Camp. =20

We enjoyed a full day of games=2C English teaching=2C time to chat=2C some =
German activities and songs=2C a bountiful lunch=2C a bible message=2C swim=
ming in the lake and playtime on the beach.=20

This year it was especially encouraging to see some single men and husbands=
 from Christian and non-Christian Japanese families join in the camp.=20

Many of the campers who come along to the summer camps are the friends that=
 are made throughout the year in English classes=2C church services=2C Bibl=
e studies=2C Japanese language classes=2C as well as church members and fam=
ily.=20

The Camps are held on the shores of Lake Biwa=2C Shiga-Ken at the WEC Japan=
 Campsite =96 which provides a relaxed and peaceful environment=20

away from the busyness of everyday life in Japan. There are plenty of oppor=
tunities for water sports=2C swimming=2C games=2C volleyball=2C barbecues a=
nd relaxing on the shore.=20

The greatest opportunity of all=2C though=2C is the chance that we as missi=
onaries and Japanese Christians have to share our lives and stories with th=
e campers who are interested in hearing more about God. Others are simply l=
ooking for some encouragement and friendship.=20

It is great to see that many families and friends continue to come back yea=
r after year to join in the camps.=20

We pray that God will continue to use these camps to reveal more of Himself=
 to the Japanese people.=20

Thank you again for your prayers.=20

Please check out our Website at www.wec-japan.org for more arti-cles and ne=
ws about what is happening in Japan at the moment.=20

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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div style=3D"text-align: left=3B">Greetings from=
 Japan!<br><br><div style=3D"text-align: left=3B">The August issue of Seeds=
 of Grace=2C our newsletter=2C can be seen as a colourful print-out and pdf=
 at http://www.wec-japan.org/en/content/seeds-grace-august-2008<br><br></di=
v>It is also in plain text version below.<br><br>Yours in Christ=2C<br>Jess=
ica=2C <br>and all of us in WEC Japan<br><br><br><br><br><span style=3D"fon=
t-weight: bold=3B">Seeds of Grace August 2008</span><br><br><span style=3D"=
font-weight: bold=3B">From the Editor</span><br><br>Summer is a busy time f=
or ministry and this month Seeds of Grace focuses on our main summer minist=
ry opportunity =96 WEC Japan Summer Camps. <br><br>Thank you for continuing=
 to read our monthly news and prayer points. We hope you will be inspired t=
o pray for these special days. <br><br>Blessings=2C Jessica<br><br><span st=
yle=3D"font-weight: bold=3B">News &amp=3B </span><br style=3D"font-weight: =
bold=3B"><span style=3D"font-weight: bold=3B">Prayer Points</span><br><br>F=
irstly=2C please pray for the remainder of the <span style=3D"font-weight: =
bold=3B">Summer Camps</span> being held in the first two weeks of August. W=
e pray that God will work in the hearts of many Japanese=2C and that the ca=
mps would be effective and enjoyable. <br><br>As August is an especially ho=
t and humid month in Japan=2C energy levels are usually running low. Please=
 pray for our workers who are taking <span style=3D"font-weight: bold=3B">h=
olidays</span> back in their home countries =96 spending time with family a=
nd reconnecting with sending churches.<br><br>Please continue to join us to=
 pray for the <span style=3D"font-weight: bold=3B">nation of Japan</span>. =
Especially pray that the hearts of the Japanese would soften and be open to=
wards God.<br><br>Churches in Japan often have a high percentage of women m=
aking up the congregations. Please join with us to pray for <span style=3D"=
font-weight: bold=3B">more Japanese men</span> to find salvation through Je=
sus. We would also love for more Japanese men to become active within the c=
hurch and take on leadership roles=2C despite their busy work schedules.<br=
><br style=3D"font-weight: bold=3B"><span style=3D"font-weight: bold=3B">In=
ternational Day Camp 2008</span><br><br>Monday July 21 saw 60 people aged f=
rom 6 months to 65 years old taking part in the first of our 2008 summer ca=
mps =96 our International Day Camp.&nbsp=3B <br><br>We enjoyed a full day o=
f games=2C English teaching=2C time to chat=2C some German activities and s=
ongs=2C a bountiful lunch=2C a bible message=2C swimming in the lake and pl=
aytime on the beach. <br><br>This year it was especially encouraging to see=
 some single men and husbands from Christian and non-Christian Japanese fam=
ilies join in the camp. <br><br>Many of the campers who come along to the s=
ummer camps are the friends that are made throughout the year in English cl=
asses=2C church services=2C Bible studies=2C Japanese language classes=2C a=
s well as church members and family. <br><br>The Camps are held on the shor=
es of Lake Biwa=2C Shiga-Ken at the WEC Japan Campsite =96 which provides a=
 relaxed and peaceful environment <br><br>away from the busyness of everyda=
y life in Japan. There are plenty of opportunities for water sports=2C swim=
ming=2C games=2C volleyball=2C barbecues and relaxing on the shore. <br><br=
>The greatest opportunity of all=2C though=2C is the chance that we as miss=
ionaries and Japanese Christians have to share our lives and stories with t=
he campers who are interested in hearing more about God. Others are simply =
looking for some encouragement and friendship. <br><br>It is great to see t=
hat many families and friends continue to come back year after year to join=
 in the camps. <br><br>We pray that God will continue to use these camps to=
 reveal more of Himself to the Japanese people. <br><br>Thank you again for=
 your prayers. <br><br>Please check out our Website at www.wec-japan.org fo=
r more arti-cles and news about what is happening in Japan at the moment. <=
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