Don and Hazel Schaeffer

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Prayer Letter/Ministry Update

Dear Praying Friends,
This is the time of year when churches are busy preparing for Christmas outreaches and events. Churches throughout Japan will be holding special meetings. Cities are coming together to hold joint concerts in rented halls. Many unsaved will hear what Christmas is all about! Pray for missionaries and pastors and for many lay people who are involved. Pray for fruit!

FAMILY NEWS *Donnie proposed to Rachel Thorpe on 11/11/11 and she said “Yes!” We are thrilled to be welcoming Rachel into the family. A wedding is being planned for next summer. Donnie is coming home in a couple of weeks! *Two of the three grandkids had their first birthdays in November. They are all as cute as ever, and we are thankful that God invented Skype! What a blessing that is! *Sarah finished volleyball and has moved on to basketball! We are looking forward to watching her play this winter!

MISSION NEWS *We had the privilege of spending a week in Cambodia with other Alliance leaders from Asia. It was a great time to talk through issues and to sharpen each other. *We thank God for the good time of fellowship with our pastors and missionaries at the Mission Thanksgiving Celebration. Their testimonies of God’s faithfulness amidst trials this past year were such a blessing. *Ken Young had an excellent presentation on “Christ, our Sanctifier.” 25 pastors and lay people attended! We are planning to have more training times in the months ahead.

KAWAGUCHI NEWS Kawaguchi’s first Missions Festival was a success as Don spoke twice on “why missions” and ways that the people can be involved. Mr. Nakazawa, one of the elders, shared about the countries represented in the church, 10 countries to be exact, highlighting the prayer needs of each country. Food items from several countries were prepared by the ladies. Offerings will be sent to needs overseas. We are trusting God to raise up missionaries from Kawaguchi! Thanks for praying!

PRAYER NEEDS FOR KAWAGUCHI *Pray for the Ladies Christmas Tea on the 9th. David and Evangeline Kindervater will be giving a concert. *Pray for the Kids’ Outreach on the 23rd. *Church people will be caroling in front of the train station on 12/24 ahead of the Christmas Eve service. *The young people will be distributing food and clothing to the homeless downtown after Christmas. We are thankful to see the church people working together. Our prayer is to see people saved during this Christmas season!

IN CLOSING I must admit I got a little teary-eyed this morning listening to Christmas music as I was putting up decorations realizing that we would be separated from our married daughters, our sons-in-law, and our little grandchildren this Christmas. But then I was gently reminded—that is what Christmas is all about: Jesus leaving “Home.” Jesus knew all about the pain of separation, but the end result made it all worthwhile. Yes, we are separated from our kids for now, but the joy of seeing the light come to a dark place makes it worthwhile. That’s why God invented Skype—to make the separation bearable!

Grateful for your prayers,

Don and Hazel

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