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NEWS FROM THE WILKINSON FAMILY IN

JAPAN

DECENBER 1975

TOKYO, JAPAN

The first requirement is to have had

Have you ever seen four rainbows in just one day?

A LOT OF

RAIN,

IS TO BE ON A

PERHAPS THE SECOND

LONG TRIP, ThE FIRST

WEEK OF November, our

family expe

rienced BOTH, It WAS FALL

WEEK

FROM

MaRK

VACATION

AND BETK*S SCHOOL

AND ALSO FROM LANGUAGE SCHOOL,SO WE

DROVE TO

SENDAI

FOR

VISIT,

WE

LIVED IN THIS LARGE CI TV 250 MILES

NORTH OF Tokyo, before returning to
THE U, S, FOR
FURLOUGH,
IT RAINED
CONTINUOUSLY ALL THE
WAY TO SeNDAI
AND

ALL

DURING

OUR

Nevertheless, we

THREE

had

DAY STAY,

marvelous

TIME,

We SPENT MOST

OF

SENDAI, visiting

OUR

TIME

FORMER

IN

NEIGHBORS

AND FRIENDS |N SAKURAGAOKA ("ChERRY

Blossom Hill"), The Kono- family
GAVE

COOKING & BIBLE STUDY AT THE KONG'S HOUSE

us

PLACE

NEXT DOOR

TO

STAY

APARTMENT

IN

THEIR

BUILDING, AND

PREPARED SEVERAL MEALS FOR US,

EVENING OF OUR ARRIVAL, PEG'S FORMER BiBLE STUDENTSMRS, KONO AND THREE
TOGETHER FOR

The next

REUNION,

morning. Brother

Sendai, AND Mrs, Shimada

When we

Shimada, Mi^nister

The Asahigaoka

Church of

Christ building

IN THE Kong's home. Their first meeting

PROVED TO BE A MEMORABLE AND

and then

MaRK, BETH, AND T|M

THE BUILDING,
SOLD,

This

PERHAPS YOU REMEMBER

HOW TO MAKE SWEET

LADIES, THAT AFTERNOON ABOUT 10

CHILDREN'S MEETING CAME

THEN, AFTER THE JONES' HOUSE

money

was used to

complete the

The next day, Mark and 1 returned in the

THE DAY RUMMAGING THROUGH OUR STORED

STUFFED TOYS,

TO SEE

TO SEE US,

MY

HOW

THEIR OLD FRIENDS AGAIN,

completed

HELPED MiLTON JONES AND MR, SHIMADA WORK ON

BURNED

DOWN TWO

church building

YEARS

AGO, THEIR LAND

while we were

WAS

in America,

rain to the church building and spent most of

BELONGINGS, SEARCHING FOR USEFUL ITEMS AND THE KID'S

WE LOADED THE STATION WAGON IN THE BY NOW TORRENTIAL RA|N,

Beth, and Tim went visiting here and

the

visit to Sakuragaoka, and so

MRS, ShIMADA TAUGHT

WERE THji;|LLED

THAT I

class.

to

about 20 minutes away.

That evening we ate supper at the Shimada's house and took a tour of the newly
CHURCH BUILDING,

Christ in

this day's cooking class and Bible study

THE BIBLE LESSON TO THE

CHILDREN FROM OUR FORMER SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Church of

introduced them

is located

coincided with our

MEANINGFUL OCCASION,

POTATO PIE, AND MR, ShIMADA GAVE

Asahigaoka

to conduct a cooking and Bible

met the Kon"o family

Their friendship developed and paved the way for

THEY HAVE ALL GROWN!

of the

came to the Kono's house

lived in Sakuragaoka, we

Shimada's,

ThE

OTHER LADIES GOT

there in Sakuragaoka

MEANWHILE, PEG,

while Mrs, Kono watched Billy,

That evening, we were

guests

at Mr. and Mrs. Kondo*s house.

THAN THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED KONO".

Meeting.

Her husband is a

This is a

different

family

MrS. KoNo'o' USED TO HELP US WITH OUR WEEKLY CHILDREN'S

university

professor of

German Philosophy.

We had a fruitful

VISIT in that I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO Mr. KoNDO" FOR QUITE SOME TIME ABOUT THE BiBLE AND THE
Lord Jesus. This day, like the previous two, was extremely busy and wet. However, in the
THREE DAY VISIT 'WE WERE ABLE TO VISIT IN THE HOMES OF FIVE NON-ChR|ST IAN FAMILIES, VISIT
WITH OTHERS

WHO CAME

TO THESE

HOUSES TO SEE

US, AND ALSO

FELLOWSHIP

WITH MR. AND MR3.

SHIMADA.

Early the next

day, we set

out for home

SUN WAS BREAKING THROUGH THE CLOUDS IN A

A WEEK, WE COULD SEE THE DISTANT

in Tokyo.

HORIZON AND

THE LOVELY REDS

MOUNTAINS. This was when the Lord gave us the four

COMPLETE ARCH FROM BEGINNING TO END. A COMFORTING

flooded away after all.

But then, as we

THE RAINBOWS ALSO REMINDED US OF THE

The rain had

REFRESHING WAY; AND FOR

finally stopped; the

THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST

AND GOLDS

OF THE

FORESTED

marvelous rainbows. One of them was a

REMINDER THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO BE

thought of

all the non-Christians here in Japan,

URGENCY OF RESCUING THE PERISHING FROM THE

IMPENDING

"fire" THROUGH CHRIST.

"Whereby the

world that then

HEAVENS AND THE EARTH, WHICH

was

ARE

bting

overflowed- with - water,

NOW, BY THE

FIRE AGAINST THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT AND

SAME WORD

PERDITION

perisheo-jBu-'T--the

ARE KEPT INSTORE, RESERVED

UNTO

OF UNGODLY MEN ... SEEING THEN THAT ALL

-it-

DALE

STUDYING

THE

BIBLE WITH

MR. SAMEJIMA AT YACHIYOOAj CITY

SOME or THE CHILDREN AT YACHIYODAI CITY

OF THESE THINGS SHALL

BE

DISSOLVED, WHAT MANNER

CONVERSATION AND GODLINESS ..

OF

PERSON OUGHT

YE TO BE IN ALL

Indeed, every person, because of sin, deserves nothing but to perish. God
BEING RICH IN LOVE AND

HOLY

(|
|PeTER 3:6,7,11)

MERCY, ALWAYS

PROVIDES A WAY OF ESCAPE.

AN ARK PREPARED BY HUMAN HANDS, BORN OUT OF WOOD.

Begotten Divine Son of God Himself, to

be born

Universe, is now our only way of salvation

ALMOST

of human

though,

|N NoAH'S DAY, IT WAS

2000 YEARS AGO, CAME

flesh. He, the

THE

BY
ONLY

of

the

King

from t.ie "fire." In Him we greatly

rejoice,

AND Him you and I must urgently proclaim before "... the great AND terrible DAY

OF the

Lord come." (Joel 2:51)

"We know that we are children of God

UNDER Satan's power and control.

understand and find the

and that all

And we know

true God.

And

us

is

that Christ, God's Son, has come to help

us

now we are in

the rest of the world around

Goo because we are in Jesus

Christ

His Son, who is the only true God; and He is eternal life. Dear Children, keep away from
anything that might take God's place in your hearts." (I John 5:,19-21, The Living Bible)

PRAYER REQUESTS
You can be a great help to the Missionaries in
Japan by praying for them
THEY ARE WORKING.
TO

and for those with whom

HERE ARE SOME WE WOULD LIKE YOU

PRAY FOR.

For Harold Cole, veteran

Harold has returned to
SURGERY

He

to

left

SCHEDULED
SPEEDY

REMOVE

Japan

Missionary

to Japan.

the u. S. A. for emergency

MALIGNANT

November

20.

FOR NOVEMBER Tl.

INTESTINAL

His

PLEASE

TUMOR.

surgery was
PRAY FOR

HIS

RECOVERY.

For Mr. Samejami, the college professor

TEACH AT YACHIYODAI

CiTY.

PrAY

whom I

THAT HE MIGHT BE

ABLE TO MAKE HIS DECISION FOR ChRIST.

Pray that

our

not-yet

SendaT area

will

some of the

families.

one family to

NAMES OF

be won

pray

Christian friends

to THE Lord.

Perhaps

for on a

THE FAMILIES

you

Here are

could choose

regular basis.

ARE THE SE|N0

in

The

FAMILY, THE

KONd'o' FAMILY, The Ko'n'o FAMILY, THE TTK^MifTSU

FAMILY, The Murakami
AND

THE

SHIRATORI

family, the

nTbeta family,

FAMILY.

LANGUAGE SCHOOL IS IN THIS

BUILDING IN TOKYO
THE BIRTH OF CHRIST

"And I WILL PUT

enmity

between

Town ):f^

YOU AND THE WOMAN, AND BETWEEN YOUR

SEED AND HER

SEED; He SHALL BRUISE

YOU

HEAD, AND

ON

THE

YOU

SHALL

BRUISE HIM ON THE HEEL."

Genesis 3:'^5
"And

WILL

BLESS YOU, And

YOU WILL
THE

BLESS

the

CURSE.

FAMILIES

OF

THOSE

AnD

THE

WHO

one who CURSES

IN

EARTH

YOU ALL
SHALL

BE

BLESSED."

Genesis 12:5
"The Lord your God will raise up
FOR

YOU,

you

prophet LIKE

FROM

YOUR

ME

FROM

COUNTRYMEN,

AMONG

YOU

SHALL LISTEN TO HiM."

Deuteronomy 18:15
"For a CHILD will be born to us,
A son will be
government

given to us; AND the

will

SHOULDERS; AND

HiS

rest

NAME

on

WILL

His

BE

CALLED Wonderful Counselpr, Mighty

God, Eternal Father,
Prince of

Peace."

Isaiah 9:6

ANDREW AND BETTY PATTONS HOUSE IN

TOKYO, WHERE

WE

ARE

NOW

LIVING

"Then a shoot will spring from the stem of

Jesse, An"d a branch from his roots will bear

FRUIT,"

Isaiah i1t1

"Now the

birth

of

Jesus

follows, When

his

betrothed

Joseph, before

to

mother

was

as

Mary had been

they

came

together she WAS found TOBIv with child by

"'Behold, the days are coming,' declares the

Lord, 'When I shall raise up for David a right
eous Branch; And

He will

ACT WISELY AND DO

reign

as a king and

JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS IN

THE LAND,"'

THE Holy Spirit,

"And Joseph

her

husband,

RIGHTEOUS
MAN,
AND
disgrace HER, DESIRED

being

SECRETLY,

Jeremiah 23:3

"But when

he

Behold, an angel

"'But as for you, BethlEhem

Ephrathah, too

HIM IN

had

considered

thJ,

of the Lord appeared to

DREAM, SAYING, 'JOSEPH, SON OF

LITTLE TO BE AMONG THE CLANS OF JUDAH, FROM YOU

David, do not

One WILL GO forth for Me to be ruler in Israel,

YOUR wife; for

His goings

CEIVED IN her is OF THE HOLY SpIRIT,'"

forth are

from long

ago, from the

be

afraid to take Mary as

that WHICH has been con

DAYS of eternity.'"

Matthew 1:1820
Micah 5:2

Joy
Let Christmas fill

"Behold, a virgin
SHALL BRING

NOT
WANTING TO
TO PUT HER AWAY

shall be with

FORTH A SON, AND

His name Emanuel, which

being

THEY

child

and

your heart with

gladness. Thanks.

SHALL CALL

interpreted is.

God with us , ,

WkTTftew 1:23

FORWARDING ADDRFSS -

Address

lAPANF.Si: CHRISTIAN SCRVICFS, INC.

C o r rec t ion

RONALD RIDDLF.. FORWARDING AGENT

Req uesied

P. O. BOX 14652

CINCINNATI. OHIO 45214

Non-profit Organization
U.S. Postage
PAI

PHONE: (513)251-3240

Ci nc In na ti,0 h i o
Pe rm i t

(AU Gifts are Tax Deductible)

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solvotion

hope

0"(3ta Moniger
Kicslon Sei'vices
Box 1?7
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EVANGELISM IN JAPAN
with DALE and PEGGY WILKINSON
Missionaries of the Churches of Christ and Christian Churcnes
rURLOUGIl ADDRliSS - P. 0, BOX 134

RUSIISYLVANIA,OHIO 43347

PlIONi;:

(513) 468-2454

FORWARDING ADDRESS -

JAPANESE CHRISTIAN SERVICES. INC.

RONALD RIDDLE, FORWARDING AGENT

P. O. BOX 14652

CINCINNATI,OHIO 45214

Beth * Mark
PHONE: (513) 251-3240

Peggy * Dole * Timothy

WILKINSON

(All Gifts are Tax Deductible)

9^
(NIHON)

#
(KAMI)

JAPAN is one of the great cultured and industri

alized countries of the world. A religious people
with many ethical systems. Yet, a nation without
Christwithout hope!
GOD said, "The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from
heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, deal
ing out retribution to those who do not know God
and to those who do not obey the gospel of our
Lord Jesus. And these will pay the penalty of eter
nal destruction." II Thessalonians 1:7-9.

h a- tz
(ANATA)

multitudes worship false gods

"GO YE THEREFORE. . .

ON

MISSION

TO

YOU can help reach Japan! *''For whoever will call

upon the name of the Lord will be saved. How
then shall they call upon Him in Whom they have
not believed? And how shall they believe in Him
whom they have not heard? And how shall they
hear without a preacher? And how shall thev
preach unless they are sent?" Romans 10:13-15

SEEK those dying

* 100 mil lion Japanese outside of Christ
*

Scattered and silent Christians

STRENGTH EN those found

Home Bible Studies

* Prayer Cel l Groups

SEND those taught
* Into Family and Social Groups
*

In order to Witness and Win

.AND MAKE DISCIPLES

OF ALL NATIONS. .

Dale and Peggy Wilkinson with their children Mark

and Beth first went to Japan in the fall of 1970. Timo

thy was born the following Spring. After a period of lan

guage study, they became active in evangelism in and
around the city of Sendai, the capitol city of Miyagi
Prefecture in the northern part of Japan's main island.
Their work there involved children's meetings, outdoor
evangelism, new church planting, home Bible studies,
and leadership training.

THE

WILKINSONS PLAN

TO RETURN

JAPAN IN AUGUST

TO

1975

. .BAPTIZING THEM. . .

Upon returning to Japan the Wilkinsons will place

added emphasis on establishing "house churches" in the
homes of Christians who are scattered and isolated.

.Scattered due to job transfer or other circumstance.

Isolated from a church and Christian fellowship. Isola
ted from all the help and encouragement they so des
perately need. Left alone in a Buddhist culture they of
ten sphituaily weaken and die. SOUGHT STRENGTHENED--SENT,they and thechurches in Japan can grow.

I ROM Tin-; ROOK LAITY MOBILI/.LD BY NTiIL URAUN:

"(Ihiisiiiins should with ;il;i-.Tily and joy sliaro (heir evanjtelisiie eitorts to
this aspect of Japanese culture. Tlic first Christian churches were ail house
mcctines. This is our herilajie. The church in Japan needs to develop skill

a house church begins

and conviction in the use of the small house meeting as a means of en

. .TEACHING THEM.

larging established churciies and of rapidly multiplying new ones." p. 161.

WILL

YOU HELP DALE AND PEGGY RETURN TO THE WORK IN JAPAN ?

REQUIRED LIVING AND WORK

FUNDS

PER MONTH

Living Link

$600

Rent and Utilities

200

Service Link

300

Children's schooling

200

Language study

100

NEEDED EACH MONTH

$1400

PRESENT REGULAR

CONTRIBUTIONS

800

STILL NEEDED MONTHLY $600

SPECIAL NEEDS

Travel back to Japan

Equipment and Supplies

Automobile in Japan

$3000
2500
2000

$7500
"Not that I seek the gift itself, but 1 seek for
the profit which increases to your account. ..
and my God shad supply all your needs

according to His riches In Christ Jesus."

Philippians4:17-19

"Finally, brethren, pray for iis that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified." H Thessalonians 3:1