Jane Fischer in Tokyo

Jane has been kept busy these past couple of years. What has she been up to? Below is her March 22, 2014 update:

Dear Prayer Supporters,

Thank you for your continued support in prayer! Please keep these requests in your prayers:

1. I am thankful for the opportunities to share the gospel with my student. One of my homeroom students, D., has finished reading the picture Bible, and has shown a continued interest in learning about Christ! She shows a hunger that can only be satisfied by trusting Him. Pray that she makes a decision to accept Christ!

2. In an earlier prayer note, I wrote that Yukari would be baptized in January. Due to church events, her baptism was moved to February. However, in February, we had two weekends of snowstorms, so it was moved to March 23. Tomorrow! This past week, Yukari asked me if I would pray for her and read her testimony in English at her baptism—what an honor! (Unusual for this Japanese church) Please pray for her as a new Christian!

3. Please pray for the transition of 5 middle school students who recently moved or are going to attend a different school. Friday was a day of hugs and tears throughout the Middle School. The girl in 8th grade who left has been at CAJ since kindergarten. Farewells are hard at any time, and they are frequent at our school. Please pray for a smooth transition for the students who left and for adjustment for the students who have not left.

4. Our mission will be meeting together during the first week of April to make plans for the next year. Please pray for good fellowship and discernment as we make decisions.

5. Please continue to pray for me as I finish my final research for my Master’s project/thesis. I am so thankful for the people who volunteered as participants! Pray for wisdom in each step of this process.

I am so thankful for your partnership in prayer, and the encouragement you send. Even more so, I am thankful for the strength of the Lord, for He continually sustains me!

In Christ,
Jane Fischer

5th Sunday Special Needs Offering

What the 5th Sunday Offering is all about! 

Throughout the year whenever there is a 5th Sunday in the month we have an opportunity as the Body of Christ to give extra funds to a missions opportunity. The Missions Committee and Deacons work together to identify a mission opportunity for the church to bless. As the church gives together, we can greatly bless and encourage the spread of the gospel and be a beacon of hope.

Be a Blessing this month!!

The 5th Sunday in March will be a chance to bless the UW-Eau Claire Navigator Spring Break trip. The Navigators at UW-Eau Claire are headed to Pensacola, Florida for a week of camping, fellowship, Bible study, worship and fun, leaving March 16th. We're praying for non-Christian friends and international students to join us on the trip. Students from Egypt and Thailand are already considering going. Each student pays $315 for the 9 day trip and each year many of them need full or partial scholarships to attend. Please pray for God's provision for each student and that God would add to our numbers those who are being saved! YOU North Shore can be a part of this blessing by giving toward their scholarship fund. No one is refused to go if they are a non-believer who wants to spend a week with on fire Christians. Your help can fulfill the trust UWEC Navs are putting in God to provide. 

~ Mission Committee ~

Derochers Return to Kenya - MAF

Fran and Lori found this cold Wisconsin winter a challenge, so they were looking forward to the wonderful climate of Nairobi, Kenya. Fran will continue with his responsibilities as director of African Mission Aviation Fellowship. Lori keeps the books, along with many other interesting activities. Read about their family doings during these months of traveling in the USA HERE.

                               

“For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”    Jeremiah 29:1