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Let the Son Shine!

May 17, 2007

“I can’t live without God!” The words were spoken by a woman from a Buddhist background who attends Harry and Jane Landaw’s cell group. Recently, she requested time off from work to attend the Bible study regularly. As C&MA missionaries to Japan, the Landaws regularly witness such testimonies of God’s power to change lives.  
     “I saw the cross on top of the church and want to understand what it means,” said a man in his thirties who walked into Jane’s Sunday school class one morning. He remained for the English Bible class that Harry taught in the afternoon and has come for weekly services since then.  
     Recently, the Landaws chatted with the family that runs the neighborhood gas station. When Harry filled up his car a few days later, the manager approached him. “Landaw san, Landaw san, thank you for greeting us the other day,” the man said. He confided that his wife has been going through a valley after the death of their son. “Won’t you help her?” he asked. The Landaws are grateful for such opportunities to share the love of Jesus. 
     “We continue to be amazed at the transforming power of the cross of Christ,” they said. “God [is pushing] back the darkness in Japan so His Light can shine in.”