November 2015 Presbyterian Mission International Marcia & Koji Esaki, 2617505, Sakuragawa, Naniwaku, Osakashi, Japan, 5560022 ESAKIS IN OSAKA Midori To Be Baptized Midori Kobayashi (right and from summer newsletter) met Asako, Koji’s mom, when they were both hospitalized in June. Midori and her daughter, Sachi (left), have been in Osaka a year but have no family here. They adopted us as their family, or we adopted them. They are just a couple of subway stops away and we have met for meals. You know God is working when he brings people to himself, and we don’t even have a church yet. We have a Bible study with her and we took her to a good bi-lingual church. Praise for this and how it encourages us. Pray for Midori in the next month of preparation. Her arthritis is very severe, and limits her life. Koji will be part of a team to translate the Redeemer City to City church planting materials. This will be a long project but ultimately valuable for the present Japanese church leaders and future planters, and the Nagoya seminary. Koji is also half-way through the Coach Training. Kuni Onishi, born near Osaka but pastoring in California, is planning on returning as a church planter to Osaka, where he met us at this café. Pray: For God to raise up young Japanese pastoral candidates, like Onishi, along with Frank Harrell, our pastoral Genesis team member coming in 2016. Church Planting Update Updates for Prayer Genesis Cafe Food and Faith Sally, pictured here, and Yuma below (left), are both Christians who want to become more involved in Genesis Café leadership. Their English is very good, so they inspire others to progress in the language. Pray : • Café attendance is 18-21 people on the first Wednesday of each month. We pray it would continue. • That Sally and Yuma, could start a second monthly café. Genesis Café Mission To create a network of attenders who love speaking English, and who come to identify with Genesis. Most of the 18-30 year olds will be meeting Christians for the first time. We trust that this will result in friendships that will ultimately bring glory to God. On November 7 and 21 neighbors and friends will come over for a second potluck meal. Please pray for our conversations. Prayer for Funds: We’ve had extra expenses for Koji’s Church Planter Coach Training in Singapore, and now need a newer, more portable computer for translation. If you are led to give, please go to pmiweb.org. We thank you for your ongoing support. One of six online coaching sessions.

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November 2015 Presbyterian Mission International

Marcia & Koji Esaki, 2-‐6-‐17-‐505, Sakuragawa, Naniwa-‐ku, Osaka-‐shi, Japan, 556-‐0022

ESAKIS IN OSAKA

Midori To Be Baptized

Midori Kobayashi (right and from summer newsletter) met Asako, Koji’s mom, when they were both hospitalized in June.

Midori and her daughter, Sachi (left), have been in Osaka a year but have no family here. They adopted us as their family, or we adopted them. They are just a couple of subway stops away and we have met for meals.

You know God is working when he brings people to himself, and we don’t even have a church yet. We have a Bible study with her and we took her to a good bi-lingual church.

Praise for this and how it encourages us. Pray for Midori in the next month of preparation. Her arthritis is very severe, and limits her life.

Koji will be part of a team to translate the Redeemer City to City church planting materials. This will be a long project but ultimately valuable for the present Japanese church leaders and future planters, and the Nagoya seminary. Koji is also half-way through the Coach Training.

Kuni Onishi, born near Osaka but pastoring in California, is planning on returning as a church planter to Osaka, where he met us at this café.

Pray: For God to raise up young Japanese pastoral candidates, like Onishi, along with Frank Harrell, our pastoral Genesis team member coming in 2016.

Church Planting Update

Updates for Prayer

Genesis Cafe

Food and Faith

Sally, pictured here, and Yuma below (left), are both Christians who want to become more involved in Genesis Café leadership. Their English is very good, so they inspire others to progress in the language.

Pray : • Café attendance is 18-21

people on the first Wednesday of each month. We pray it would continue.

• That Sally and Yuma, could start a second monthly café.

Genesis Café Mission To create a network of attenders who love speaking

English, and who come to identify with Genesis. Most of the 18-30 year olds will be meeting Christians for the first time. We trust that this will result in friendships

that will ultimately bring glory to God.

On November 7 and 21 neighbors and friends will come over for a second potluck meal. Please pray for our conversations.

Prayer for Funds: We’ve had extra expenses for Koji’s Church Planter Coach Training in Singapore, and now need a newer, more portable computer for translation. If you are led to give, please go to pmiweb.org. We thank you for your ongoing support.

One of six online coaching sessions.