David works with the Okinawa Baptist Convention, teaching Bible classes, doing pulpit supply, and working in leadership development. Leslie is an administrator at Okinawa Christian School International (OCSI), and also assists with convention activities.

Revival in Okinawa

They write: The Lord is saving many in Okinawa and is leading scores of church members to repentance and rededication. He is “pricking the hearts” of many seekers who want to know more about Jesus.  Equally important, he is causing believers to look forward expectantly to more amazing movements of the Holy Spirit.  In short, we are experiencing revival!

Church members and leaders of the Okinawa Baptist Convention have been asking for revival all the while backing up their prayers with deeds (James 2) and now are reaping the harvest.  The last week of November culminated years of prayer, planning, fellowship meals, and preparations for the 2008 Baptist Festival, a celebration of the gospel, through inspiring messages, testimonies, band music, singing, dancing, skits, and banquets.

Planners for this event chose the Festival style that implies celebration for decisions.   This is a positive follow-up on the Franklin Graham Festival of 2006 that yielded much fruit (about 1800 souls) on Okinawa for our Lord’s Kingdom. This Baptist Festival of 2008 provided separate events for the North/Central and South regions, with a two-week interval between the regional events. … Participants were encouraged to fill out a questionnaire that includes response options that reveal needs for counselors and pastors to address. All the questionnaires from both regions have not been tallied yet, but, through joyful tears we witnessed dozens of youth, and scores of children and adults come forward for various decisions at the end of worship services!  Hallelujah! Our Lord is so great!

•    Thank you for your prayers and offerings that are enabling our family to be a part of this recent moving of the Holy Spirit.   Daughter, Joanna (3rd grade), also sang in the children’s musical for both regional events, and has expressed her desire to follow Christ.
•    Personal prayer requests are for our two Sons, Shinya (21) and TK (20) as they travel here for Christmas.  May God bless you as you celebrate the birth of our Savior in the coming weeks and serve Him with expectancy and hope for the New Year.
•    Please pray that the Christians of Okinawa will continue to be faithful to the promise, “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.  This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” (John 15:7-8).