ベサニー・キリスト教会
大阪府堺市のはずれにある、泉北ニュータウンのそのまたはずれにある村の小さな教会。
でもそこに一歩踏み入れたら暖かい家庭的な雰囲気にあなたの心もなごむことでしょう。
聖書の中にある、一世紀当時の教会の姿がここにはあります。
まだ一度も教会に行ったことのない方､以前教会に行っていたけど今は行っていない方､どなたでもどうぞご遠慮なくお出で下さい。
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I was finally able to purchase the John Fahey CD, "Yes! Jesus Loves Me". This is John Fahey's only CD that is ALL HYMNS and is a CD that I have wanted to own for a long long time. Starting in 1963 John Fahey closed his albums with a Christian hymn. However, this CD consists of 20 hymns played as only John Fahey can play-a really good listen.
Not many well known guitarists put out albums that are all hymns. The only other such album that I own is "A Closer Walk With Thee" by Martin Simpson. Interestingly, the one hymn that many many guitarists record is "Amazing Grace". For example, the Japanese guitarist, Nakazato Isato" has recorded it on his CD "Standards" while John Fahey has recorded it on his CD "America".
Finally, though this is John Fahey's only CD of regular hymns, he has recorded many Christmas albums of mostly Christams carols. In fact, his best selling album is an album of Christmas carols that he recorded in 1968 called "The New Possiblility". As a result he has recorded numerous other Christmas albums over the years and they all are very good-I recommend them all.
今週の礼拝で、春名師のメッセージで、自分の『思い込みの正義』が、神様と私の間の大きな壁になって、いつのまにか『へりくだる』ことができなくなっていたことを、はっきりと示されました。本当に心の奥に詰まっていたものが、きれいに流れ去ったような、爽快感を得られて、感謝です。
先週23日の感謝祭には、大勢の兄弟姉妹のご協力をいただき、文字通り、満腹になるまで、七面鳥をいただきました。 皆さま、本当にありがとうございました。
12月には、8日（土曜日）に泉北地区教会合同でのクリスマスコンサートが、いずみシティホール（泉北高速鉄道・和泉中央駅下車）で午後２時（開場1時３０分～）からあります。入場チケットは千円です。チケット購入ご希望の方は、べサニーキリスト教会にお問い合わせくださいね。
教会のクリスマス礼拝・イブ礼拝は２３日（日曜日）です。ぜひ、教会にいらしてください。そして、ともに神さまが私達に与えてくださっている愛を、喜び感謝しましょう。
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On the 19th of November I was admitted to the Kinki University Hospital and on that day had a simple operation to install an IV port in my upper chest. This was for my chemotherapy. On Tuesday the 20th I had my first chemotherapy treatment and as it was my first, I was kept in the hospital for the next few days. The second and third day of chemotherapy was pretty bad but I was able to go home on the 23rd. From around noon of that day I started to improve and actually was able to enjoy some American Thanksgiving turkey that night! By Sunday I was much better and was able to attend church and was able to enjoy it.
This will probably be the pattern that will be repeated every two weeks so I would request your prayers for strength and of course more than anything else that the chemotherapy may do what it is supposed to do and shrink my cancer. (from now on I will NOT be hospitalized for my treatment)
Thank you for your prayers for Reiko and I and also for our church here-everyone is pulling together and working together in a wonderful spirit of unity. Praise the Lord!
Reiko and I arrived back in Osaka safe and sound on the 26th of October.On the 30th of October we visited the Kinki University Hospital and were able to set up a schedule for chemotherapy treatments. My first treatment will be on the 7th of November and basically I will go in for a treatment every 2 weeks.
Please continue to pray for my health and for our church here. In the midst of this hard time, God has been faithful and has given Reiko and I the strength that we needed every day. PTL We are confident that God will continue to lead and to guide us on a day to day basis.
I was able to buy tickets to return to Japan today. Reiko and I will be flying out of Maryville, Tennessee on the 25th of October and will be arriving in Osaka, Japan on the 26th. We are really looking forward to seeing all our friends and family and church members. It has been a long long summer!
I believe that we are lined up with a good doctor when we get back so after a couple of weeks I should be able to get involved in local chemotherapy treatment. Medically, my condition is still grim so please continue to pray. However, on a day to day basis, I am doing very well and am living a normal life in all ways. I can drive and can walk long distances and have a good appetite and have no pain of any kind. Truely, God is good!
I will continue to post updates as there is news to share. May God bless. Paul
昨日の主日礼拝で、O兄の奨励のメッセージがありました。
あなたがたのうちに苦しんでいる人がいますか。その人は祈りなさい。喜んでいる人がいますか。その人は賛美しなさい。（ヤコブの手紙５：１３）
神様に語りかける二つのことば「アーメン」と「ハレルヤ」。祈りのときに「アーメン」という、この言葉を自分の心は、どれほど真剣に神様だけに向いていて信頼しているのか、また、「ハレルヤ」の感謝と喜びのときに、その思いをどれだけ、心を込めて神様に向かって発しているのか、と改めて考える機会をいただきました。O兄の奨励に、心が熱くなりました。
最近、しばらく礼拝でお会いできていない姉妹達のこと、気になります。体調がよくないのでしょうか。それとも、用事がたくさんあって礼拝に来られないのでしょうか。姉妹達の明るい笑顔を見れず、ざんねんです。ひとりで神様と語り合い祈る時とはまた違った、みんなと一緒に語り励まし会えるよい時間がすごせることを思い出してくださいね。そして、一緒に神様に向かって賛美し、礼拝をささげましょう。
牧師夫妻が米国滞在中で留守の間の平日の活動は一部変更・休止しており、火曜日午後1時半～ベタニア会、水曜日午後2時～祈祷会、をそれぞれ続けています。お友達と誘い合ってでも、お一人でも、結構です。お気軽に、ご出席ください。
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Well, I am finally back in front of this computer screen. On the 27th of September I went into Blount Memorial Hospital for surgery. The surgery went very smoothly and I really experienced no pain during my whole time of hospitalization. That is not to say that I did not experience much dis-comfort-lines and bags and tubes coming out of my body and being heavily drugged all the time. But I was able to make it through ok and was dis-charged from the hospital on the 2nd of October.
I am now recovering at my parents' home in Maryville, Tennessee. My appetite is still small but otherwise I am doing fine. I walk outside every day and am living a normal life.
However, there is still some cancer left in my body that they were not able to remove. Future surgery will not help either. So, I would ask for your prayers that Reiko and I would be guided as to how we should treat this remaining cancer. There are many methods of treatment available and we need great wisdom. We also need wisdom about our timing as to returning to Japan. Please remember us in prayer!
Otherwise, I am looking forward to returning to Japan as soon as possible. I am looking forward to meeting all of you at church and also I am looking forward to climbing Mt. Kongo again!
Thank you once again for your concern and for your prayers for Reiko and I..
