Revival In Tokyo

Testimonies from Daniel

2008-04-21T01:28:00.000-07:00

French Toast in Tokyo

2008-04-20T16:14:00.000-07:00

Here's a little cooking show that Joanna and Kristen made to show off a typical Tokyo apartment kitchen.

Japanese Christian School Worship Service

2008-04-20T04:49:00.001-07:00

Pre Treasure Hunt Footage

2008-04-20T04:46:00.001-07:00

Shabuya Church, Japan

2008-04-20T04:45:00.001-07:00

Japanese Subway

2008-04-20T04:44:00.003-07:00

Thunder Gate, Japan

2008-04-20T04:44:00.001-07:00

Tokyo Fish Market

2008-04-20T04:43:00.001-07:00

Tokyo Treasure Hunt Video

2008-04-20T03:14:00.003-07:00

Another Treasure Hunt Video

2008-04-20T03:14:00.001-07:00

2008-04-14T17:19:00.000-07:00

today we head for the airport and arrive home tomorrow , , , which will actually be the same day as today (ie we leave Tuesday and get back Tuesday). We`ve all had an awesome time here and are sad to leave. We know that Jesus did a lot in this trip! Thanks for all your prayers and support that helped make this happen.

2008-04-13T17:25:00.000-07:00

Sunday was another day of encouraging people, sharing testimonies of what God has done, and seeing people saved and healed. a budhist girl at one church encountered Jesus and was touched powerfully. a partially paralized woman was healed at another church. and many people went through emotional healing. we'll have to collect all the testimonies and will report more soon.

today is our free day before heading out to the states tomorrow. one team member said, short of raising the dead, this trip couldn't have gone any better. we all said, we still have one day left . . .maybe we will see the dead raised :>)

2008-04-12T16:51:00.000-07:00

2008-04-12T16:33:00.001-07:00

Yesterday's seminars and outreach at the yogen (prophecy) cafe went great! We taught on core values, treasure hunts (outreach), and how to do prophetic art. Our team members made prophetic art for most of the people in the congregation and they were really encouraged. One woman received a card that said "joy" and started crying because she says she had a card that says "joy" taped to her bathroom mirror and has been praying for more joy for years.

For outreach we headed to Shibuya square (think times square) and broke into 6 teams to find God's treasures and pray for the sick. Before leaving we asked JEsus for words of knowledge about who to look for and then set out to find them. One team felt led to look for a a guy with red dread locks and found and prayed for him. another team had on their list a girl wearing black with black converse tennis shoes listening to music in a music store. They found and prayed for her too! Another team saw a guy with back pain and another with leg pain instantly healed and prayed for blessing for many people. This was an awesome experience for all of us - especially the Japanese Christians and missionaries who haven't really done anything like this before.

Today our team is speaking at 3 different churches before heading to a YWAM BBQ tonight. tomorrow is our free day and then we're headed home the next day.

2008-04-11T18:38:00.000-07:00

We went to a church in Sano last night, a couple hours outside of Tokyo. We hung out and got to know some of the congregation over dinner before leading a special service that they arranged for our team to minister in. We recruited one of the teenagers from the church to do art with us during worship and all the art pieces told a similar story of God revealing Himself to this congregation. Actually almost every person felt led to paint something blue signifying revelation.

We shared testimonies of how God is working throughout the world even this week. The Bethel team in Osaka has seen 8 deaf ears open up and the team in Mexico raised a baby from the dead. Later in the service we saw people healed of shoulder pain, hay fever, and several other things. We spent time prophesying over the congregation and then prayed over them as they fell to the floor all over the room. Before we left they called our team up and all prayed for us which was really refreshing. By the time we got back to our bus station we realized we’d missed the last bus so some folks from the church offered to drive us home. This was a huge blessing because we got home about 2 hours earlier than if we’d taken the bus and trains.

Today we’re going back to the prophecy café to lead seminars all day. It’s Saturday so there should be a good number of people there. Since we spoke there a few days ago about how to pray for the sick the café has seen a person on crutches healed! Besides speaking we’ll be teaching on how to do “treasure hunt” outreaches and then leading people out into the city to pray for people on the street.

Tomorrow our team will divide between 3 different churches to preach and minister and then spend time with a local missionary family in the evening.

Please pray for our time leading outreaches and for our ministry time with the churches tomorrow. Pray that the local people will be equipped and empowered to heal the sick, share their faith, and prophesy. Also pray for refreshment for the missionaries that we’ll be meeting with.

2008-04-10T08:15:00.000-07:00

Today our team met with an up and coming Christian Japanese screen writer. We got to pray and prophesy over him and he was really encouraged. After that we headed to a small church to lead afternoon and evening ministry sessions while part of our team ministered at a Christian art cafe. We prayed and prophesied over lots of peope and released the church members to pray for healing. A woman who just had hand surgery received healing and was able to move her finger that had just been operated on. A lady with a painful mouth sore received healing and there was a lot of inner healing as well.
Tomorrow some of the GROUP will be touring the fashion industry hot spots and ministering to a fashion designer that`s curious about Christianity. We`ll head to another church to minister in the afternoon and evening.
Every place we go we feel the Holy Spirit very strongly! Even though numbers are small God is moving in the hearts of His people. Believers are really opening up to us and God is pouring out His love.
Our team is ministering very well together in speaking, art, and worship. We`re pressing in for even more healings and for people to continue to experience the manifold presence of God. We`ve been pretty busy ~ usually leaving the hostile about 9am and returning about midnight. Every day is getting better and better and we can`t wait to see what else Jesus has for us here.

2008-04-09T08:26:00.000-07:00

We found the most phenominal Christian school today. We prayed over every student from preschool to 8th grade and prophesied over several new students. These kids worshipped with power and freedom that is pretty rare in Japan and was super encouraging to see. After a brief party with them we headed to Shabuya square to one of the busiest starbucks in the world and hung out for a few hours. A handful of the group ministerd at a University and the rest of us at a larger Japanese church. The message, worship, and art was powerful and we prayed for physical and emotional healing for many people. We gave an invitation for those who were hungry for revival and to see God use them in healing and over half the church stood up. People knelt or cried as God really touched their hearts.

2008-04-08T15:09:00.002-07:00

Our time with YWAM last night was powerful. We bought some bento dinners and all ate together before having a time of worship, art, and encouragement. We prophesied over the leaders and prayed for healing and filling.

Today we're off to speak at a Christian school, a university, and a larger church in the area. We're having a blast and God is moving but we'll still take prayer for energy, health and for the power and love of God to continue to minister to His people.

2008-04-08T15:09:00.001-07:00

Several of us got up at 5:30am and headed off to the big fish market in Tokyo. It’s raining here and we’re planning to spend the afternoon at the bath houses and do some grocery shopping before ministering to the local YWAM stuff tonight. We’re ministering to several people at our hostile so please pray for salvations, healings, and God encounters there as well. Also pray for the missionaries we’re going to be ministering too as they really really need the refreshment and encouragement of the Lord.

Prophecy Cafe

2008-04-07T15:07:00.000-07:00

We taught two seminars at the Yogen (aka Prophecy) Café. Each session we worshipped, did prophetic painting, taught on healing, shared testimonies, and prayed for the sick. The Holy Spirit moved powerfully with many people healed and 3 or 4 people saved (this is really incredible for Japan!).

- A woman with back pain was instantly healed and powerfully impacted by the love of God. She and her friend, like many here, have heard of Jesus but also believe in other gods too. One of our teammates went to give her a hug and she cried and didn’t let go for about 20 minutes. Her friend joined the hugging circle and both said they really felt the love of God This is really unusual for Japan, as people do not show affection publicly.

- A woman who had no appetite received prayer and her appetite suddenly returned.

- A man with allergy problems got instant relief.

- A woman with shoulder and neck pain felt 90% improvement.

- A woman with neck and back pain was completely healed.

- A woman with knee problems couldn’t bend her knee and was in pain but, after prayer, she was able to move it freely with no pain at all.

- A young man whose right side of his body was weaker than his left was strengthened and healed from shoulder and neck pain. We could feel the fire of God on him as we prayed.

Just Got In

2008-04-06T16:05:00.000-07:00

We`re Here!

2008-04-06T15:20:00.000-07:00

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A Word for the Team

2008-04-03T11:42:00.000-07:00

Here are some thoughts & declarations for you & your Japan team. I see that Jesus is dancing for joy at your team going to Japan. He is saying, “Yea, those are My kids going to Tokyo to bring My light & glory in a dark place!” I see Him dancing over you in joy!!! And He is smiling. I see you going forth like bright lights of glory like those big light beams that are sometimes used to highlight a new place of business. The lights are positioned on a trailer on the ground & they move around & light up the sky showing people where to go to discover the new store in town.

I am asking the Lord to send His warring angels and worship angels with you. I am decreeing that over you & they have been called forth to go with you starting now as you prepare & they will go with you on the airplanes and wherever you go. I decree a new sound & a new song will go with you. The Lord will give you a new sound & a new song that will break open the hearts of the Japanese people. Even as you are there – your Japanese host – worship Pastor will be given new songs from heaven & will be encouraged mightily in the Spirit. He & his family will get like a booster shot of spiritual power by your team coming there. Wherever you go – God’s glory will shine & people will be drawn to you. Holy Spirit goes ahead of you & is preparing the hearts of people that you will encounter. The Father, Jesus & Holy Spirit are so glad that you are going!! They are already working with you & will direct your paths because you are trusting in the Lord your God for all that you do. Praise the Lord!! He knows the way!! Rest as you go & just be open to His downloads as you rest in Him!! That’s a good word!! Peace & joy in the Holy Ghost.

“And I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, that I may fix the (new) heavens as a tabernacle and lay the foundations of a (new) earth and say to Zion, You are My people. Isaiah 51:16

I also decree the angels that gather – the harvest angels to go with you. Paul Keith Davis has seen them. They are now available to work with you to gather the harvest for God’s Kingdom.

Oh, here’s one more good word - “The Lord will be the stability of your times, a wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge.” Isaiah 33:6 Oh, here’s the rest of the verse “the reverent fear and worship of the Lord is your treasure and His.” I like that!! What a gift!!

Almost There/ Prayer Requests

2008-03-31T23:20:00.000-07:00

Our team will be in Tokyo in less than a week and we're excited for what's in store! Our team of 10 will be ministering in churches, Bible schools, a ywam base, and a prophetic coffee shop. We'll teach on prophecy, healing, prayer, and a lot on incorporating the arts into the church and outreaches. Overall we’re really going to minister as creatively as possible and try to demonstrate the relevance of Christianity to those involved in the media and fashion industry. We'll even get to minister to and demonstrate for some new age healers who'll be at a prophecy cafe we'll be speaking at. We’re breaking new ground in a lot of ways!

This week we’re getting ready and then we’ll be gone April 5-15. If you could grab our back in prayer during these next couple of weeks it would be greatly appreciated.

Please pray for our team that we'll be able to step out in some crazy boldness and power as we minister in preaching, teaching and prophesy.

Pray for release in healings and miracles as we pray for the sick and guidance for us on how to pray as we'll do a lot of intercession.

Pray that God gives us keys to encourage believers and lead pre-believers to Him. That He'd get the attention of this culture that is not interested in religion but very open spiritually.

Pray for safety and good health as we travel internationally and within Japan (i.e. Lots of time on planes and trains, jet-lag, etc).

The Countdown

2008-03-21T14:58:00.000-07:00

Sixteen more days to TOKYO!!!

2008-03-17T20:12:00.000-07:00

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Get your own

2008-02-27T13:21:00.000-08:00

For Prayer:

Joanna needs financial breakthrough by February 27th. Pray in thousands.

New team member, Rachel Carrigan to get connected to the team.

Holy Spirit Art Whirlwind

2008-02-14T22:21:00.000-08:00

A "firstfruits" compilation of much more art to come. Because a picture paints a thousand words, prophetic art is an incredible way to express God's heart cross-culturally. The team will be using many forms of expression in parks, homes, churches...and in any other places God opens up.

2008-02-04T13:11:00.000-08:00

For an incredible journey into the heart of Tokyo......

http://web.mac.com/damare50/

Our Wonderful Hosts!!!

2008-02-04T13:01:00.000-08:00

This is the McDaniel Family. They are Bethel's main Tokyo contacts--and our friends. Look at their blog to find out more....

2008-02-02T20:06:00.000-08:00