In the battle

In our last blog we shared about plans for the Easter Festival this Sunday. There is lots still to be done, not least with Lorna only having returned from India on Monday. However, as always with these kind of events here, there is something of a battle. There are always walls you hit up against us and hurdles to overcome when you seek to bring the good news of Jesus in this land. The spiritual battle is very real. And as we proclaim the message of new life, the message of a Risen Saviour to the people in Hiragishi, we know we have an enemy who is more than keen that the message is not heard. It's not unusual in our experience for things to go wrong or difficulties to get in the way as we hold special events. Calum is part of a local football team and has lots of friends there he could invite. They have just arranged an event for the very time of our Easter Festival! The local school is a place where we know lots of people and where can invite many children and their parents. Just this week there has been an outbreak of flu in some classes (unusual for this time of year)! The weather is due to be nice all week until the weekend when it is forecast to be cloudy and rainy! Some our activities are planned for outside. No doubt there will be other things we 'battle' against as the week goes on. Do join us in prayer that the Lord's hand would be on all the preparations and and against anything that would seek to hinder or interfere with people coming on Sunday. For many, if not all, it could be the first opportunity ever to hear what Easter all is about. We look forward to sharing about all that happened in a blog at the beginning of next week.