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Scott Sakashita - AMERICAN DREAM
Sandra K. Saunders - Prayer Request
Li Shuping - Seek Help
David T. Spigler - Powerful Light
Tracy Starcher
AMERICAN DREAM
All my life I had longed to live in America. Did God care enough to answer my prayer.
When I was born in Tokyo in the late 1940s, Japan was still rebuilding from World War II. I loved to watch American programs on our black-and white television. The shows portrayed a warm, family-oriented society, and I dreamed of living there one day.
The dream came true in 1984 when my company selected me for a job at its subsidiary in Chicago, I took on the name "Scott" to fit in better. My wife, Naomi, and our three children spoke no English but were as excited as I.
On the outside, our lives were pleasant in America. Inside our home, however, it was a different story. I was a driven taskmaster with an uncontrolled temper. Nearly every day I argued fiercely with Naomi, and often yelled at the children.
In October 1989, I received a call from one of my superiors. "Mr. Sakashita," he said, "you will be assigned back to Japan in January". Only three months!
"I like America very, very much," I replied. "Please give me another chance to stay."
"No, " he said, "when the company says to go, you must go."
Naomi did not take the news well. "The children and I don't want to go back to Japan," she said. "You can go back alone."
For the next three months, I got little sleep. I began to realize that I was not in control of my life. But somehow I found a position with a company that would let me stay in Chicago.
About this time my wife met a woman named Sue. She had a wonderful attitude about life. "This lady is different from other Americans," I told Naomi.
"She goes to church," Naomi said, "and she is a Christian."
Although we didn' believe in God, Naomi and I decided to attend Sue's church. At a home Bible study, we met more Christians. I soon started reading the Bible avidly. I learned that Jesus Christ had died for me and that I could have eternal life by repenting of my sin and trusting in Him alone for my salvation (John 3:16).
I thought I understood, but I didn't really grasp that I was a sinner and needed a Savior. I self-confidently tried to control my anger and live a good life. God was an abstract concept.
I still dreamed of living and working in America permanently but this wasn't possible without a different visa. When the U.S. Government held a lottery in 1991 to determine who would receive a permanent visa (the "green card", it looked hopeless. I was only one of millions who applied. My new Christian friends promised to pray, pointing out Bible verses such as, "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" (Matt.21:22).
A few months later, an envelope arrived with the word Visa stamped on it. Thinking it wa a credit card application, Naomi set it aside. The next night, while watching TV., I casually opened the envelope. "This is to notify you that your application for a Diversity Transition Immigrant Visa has been accepted," the letter announced.
I leaped and cried for joy. The God of the Bible had answered my prayers! He cared about me and my problems. What I had heard before, that Jesus died for me, suddenly seemed personal and real. God had sent His Son to die for me, Scott Sakashita, a sinner. "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us: (Rom.5:8).
"From this day forward, I promise to never leave You under any circumstances, no matter how bad things may get," I prayed. Little did I know how God would test that promise.
Although my application for a green card was approved. I did not discover that I still had to set up an appointment with the immigration authorities until it wa almost too late. Was my dream dead after all?
Instead of losing my temper, I prayed. A calmness stayed with me despite months of uncertainty. And there were no arguments with Naomi. I was experiencing the truth of 2 Cor. 5:17: "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"
That summer I received the answer to my prayers, my green card. In February, God gave me something even more important: Naomi became a Christian, too. Our children have since put their trust in Christ - in part because they saw how He changed us.
My biggest dream used to be living in America. Today it is living for God. Instead of fulfilling my own desires, I am now trying to obey what Jesus said: "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matt.6:33).
Sandra K. Saunders SK
Chicago, Illinois
EMail: Saunders@csu.eduPrayer Request
Everyone with large mailing list, please forward what I am writing to you now to ask for your help. I do not really know how to start a prayer chain, but we need a miracle.
Michael Novenche is a 2 year-old beautiful little boy in Clifton Park, New York, and the grandson of a very dear friend of mine. A few months ago, he started throwing up and telling Mommy "boo boo in my head." He was brought to the doctors and tests were ran on him,later that week he started losing feeling in the left side of his poor little body. They found a large tumor in his brain. He was brought to a hospital in Boston where doctors told his family the tumor was too big and it was too risky to operate on it. His aunts and uncle would not give up, they called Beth Israel, then E-mailed Dr. Epstein for him to look a Michael's films. Michael's uncle then drove the films to New York City himself for Dr. Epstein to look at. Dr. Epstein operated but couldn't remove the entire tumor and now he has to go through chemo to keep the tumor from growing and hitting the brain stem.
We need all the prayers we can get for the chemo to kill the tumor entirely. As I write this, he started chemotherapy and we are hoping desperately that it works. We need all the prayers we can get. Please stop and say one prayer for this beautiful baby boy Michael when you read this letter. They need a miracle of God's healing so that their precious baby boy grow up. I am asking you to send this letter, or copies of it, to everybody you can think of that will pray for Michael. Please also take his name to your church and church groups and ask others to pray for his healing. Many thanks and may God bless each one of you who care enough to pray for a little boy's life. I am asking that each and every one of you please forward this on to everyone that you know.
Just think if this was your little child going through this right now. We all know that God can heal this little angel. Please take time to do this right now.
Li Shuping
Fujian, P.R.China
EMail: hzx@ihw.co.cn
or CreateW@aol.comSEEK HELP
To God, where are you? I need you to tell me how to live? I'm from an outlying mountain area of Fujian China, and I am a freshman of Fuzhou University. In my home town, I'm the first daughter of peasants to enter a university. My hometown is a poor and backward village. Last year, each of receipts yearly is almost 900 Yuan RMB, convert into US dollar is about more than $100. For I'm the first, the villagers pool money to let me go to school.
In my family, There are three brothers and two sisters. My parents have poor consititution and illnesses because of overworking themselves. The two older brothers had going out for a work at a distant place. They work very hard, but their wage is too few to pay the cost of my families. As the eldest daughter in my family, I'm very ashamed that I can't support my parents for I go to university. The first school year has over, but I can't go home, I have to work and to make a little profit for my families. I don't know, next school year, I want to continue the school work or have to work. Cost of every term is more than 3000 Yuan, it makes me very difficult. If I stop the study, I'm very sorry to my villagers. And if I continue the study, I'm sorry to my conscience.
Where is my way? I don't know.
God, my God, help me!
Yours,
Shuping,Li
06/15/97Her resident address is
New 11# Gong Xiang, Gulou
Fuzhou, Fujian, P.R.China
PostCode: 350001
Fortunately, a electric company engaged me to sale their production, then signed me a contract with two months. Monthly pay is 500 Yuans RMB. I work hard and do a remarkable job. I hope I can get 100 Yuans bonus in the end of month. So, in the end of summer holiday, the money I saved can support the cost of the first two month. Jesus, Father, thanks a lot! And thank you everyone to help me.
in his love,
Li
07/03/1997
David T. Spigler
Marlowe, West Virginia
EMail: lemeew@intrepid.netPowerful Light
I was about 7 years old, one morning I was laying on the floor watching television when I noticed something there with me. I looked up and saw this beautiful bright white shining figure. It was Jesus in a gown looking down at me saying, "I want you to go to my house and read my book, be faithful to me". I started crying , my mother rushed in and when I looked up He was gone, I could barely calm down enough to tell her what I saw. From that day on I was scared to death to be by myself, afraid He might come again. You don't realize the energy coming off Him , it was awesome power.
Day by day I felt a little more secure. As I've grown up I realized He wanted to talk to me and let me see Him as a witness to others, so if you have any doubt I'm telling you I saw him, it's true… HE LIVES, to save us all if we only believe in Him. And I can honestly say just like in His word "Ask anything in my name and I will give it to you" He has helped me through so many things,that noone else could have. You just have to jump in ,and don't look back, but for me it's easier because I've seen Him.
Tracy Starcher
Federal Way, Washington
EMail: tstarcher@usa.netI am a spirit filled God loving Christian. God delivered me from drugs and alcohol and depression 9 years ago after He led me to Teen Challenge. He has never and will never leave us! Praise His wonderful name!!!
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