Amanda Yuill

Cornelius

Amanda — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:10:55 +0000

I’ve been impressed with how God searched the earth for the first Gentile convert and picked Cornelius basically because of his righteousness. Then, God couldn’t even wait for Peter to finish preaching before he sent Holy Spirit to Cornelius! He was that excited!

The Emperial Palace

Amanda — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:24:35 +0000

February Newsletter

Amanda — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:11:08 +0000

Dear Friends and Family,

On Moving Day Make Sure…

You know where you packed your toothbrush and pjs.
The toothpaste cap is tightly screwed on before packing it.
You didn’t pack the key to the new place.
You throw out the garbage instead of moving it to the new place.
The van you rented fits down the tiny Japanese street you now live on.

New Job

On Feb. 1, I started working full-time with the Altar International House of Prayer. I will be helping them with prayer meetings, Bible teaching and taking short term mission teams up to do disaster relief etc. I had worked with Royal House of Prayer in Saitama for 3 ½ years. They gave me a good-bye party and made my favourite foods including sweet bean soup.

New Apartment

I moved from Saitama to Kanagawa – sort of like moving from Newmarket to Oakville.

I moved in with 2 roommates who are also on staff at the Altar IHOP. The first night we stayed up talking until past midnight! I also plan to borrow their clothes! It’s been over 5 years since I lived with anyone – I plan to make the most of it!

My new room is 6 tatami mats big (9X12ft). Everything I own (except for a trunk at my parents and some dishes in the kitchen) is in that room, along with 1/6 of the closet! There is only one closet in the apartment. It’s amazing how much you can fit under the bed!

Prayer Requests

For the staff at the Altar IHOP as we enter into a new season.
For salvation of the Yakuza (Mafia) bosses.
More money. Or maybe less expenses. Or both.

Luv,

Amanda

p.s. Pictures are of the goody-bye party at Royal HOP and me in a kimono.

Baptism in the Bathtub?

Amanda — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:45:53 +0000

One of the women in the Saturday Night Young Adults group became a Christian recently. She is so excited and wants to be baptized and asked if we could baptize her right then in the bathtub!! (We advised her to talk to the pastors at her home church.)

The Woman Who Stopped God from Killing

Amanda — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:52:08 +0000

Moses has his first argument with God. God decides to kill him. Zipporah, Moses wife, steps in and saves her husband!! I’d say that’s a pretty good wife!

Snacks from English Class

Amanda — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:12:41 +0000

Not only do my 4 Japanese grandmothers feed me and pay me when I teach them English, they send me home with snacks!! Rice crackers with peanuts and rice paste with sweet bean inside (taste good to me).

God’s motive is always Love

Amanda — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:37:24 +0000

God is love. It is impossible for his motive to be anything other than love. His judgments are all love. Everything he does is to advance his Kingdom of love. He removes everything in the way of love. When we think he is doing something because of anger (although he may be angry) or because of judgment (although he may be judging) but not because of love, we believe a lie. In his anger and in his judgment, love is the motive. He loves us. Everything God does is for love. God is love.

Snow in Tokyo

Amanda — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:49:18 +0000

The snow is really pretty – I just keep saying it over and over when my bike tires spin because I still ride my bike to work and when the trains are late because there is no snow removal system and of course when my washing machine doesn’t work because it’s outside and the water in the pipes freeze (I can’t dry my clothes anyway as I hang them outside to dry). It is pretty though, isn’t it?

A Personal Ministry

Amanda — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:38:07 +0000

I understood recently that my ministry is mostly a personal ministry. I meet with people and we talk and I pray for them. I go with people to the doctor or hospital, help them find a counselor or a place to live and pray for them. When I’m alone with God, I mostly pray for family and friends. Of course, I teach groups of people and lead worship however, I mostly have personal relationships with everyone in the group. I give a lot of big sister advise (when asked). I’m so glad my Japanese has improved as a lot of this happens in Japanese and people tend to talk fast when they’re upset!

Enoshima Beach

Amanda — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:03:54 +0000

Here is a slightly dark picture of me at Enoshima Beach. You can see all the surfers in the water behind me!