http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/ A place for Living Water Fellowship members and friends of LWF to meet. Please join us to see what's happening, photos and sometimes a video. Please feel free to write or comment in the journal place or post a message. We would love to hear from you. And thanks for stopping by. May God bless you!<br> Sat, 31 May 2008 15:24:33 -0000 Sat, 31 May 2008 12:45:50 -0000 http://images.lwfshimada.multiply.com/logo http://lwfshimada.multiply.com 100 100 A great day of worship with our local http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/photos/album/58/May_Sambi_Shukai Sat, 31 May 2008 12:45:50 -0000 We were privileged to be able to host JPEC (Japan Pastors Equipping Conference) here in Shimada in our "brand new building"! What a good time it was of fellowship, prayer and time in the Word with Pastors and leaders of Every Nation from all over Japan. Pastors Sam and Nancy Webb from Hawaii joined us too!! We ended the time together by going to our newest favorite restaurant, Louisiana Mama up on the hill on Kanaya (now part of Shimada). This restaurant overlooking Shimada, has a very nice menu including many kinds of spaghetti, a nice salad bar, drink bar, appetizers, and dessert all for a very reasonable price. They can seat around 45- 50 people. Our group included 34 people. If you judge fun by the most laughter (noise), the ladies table won! Following dinner there was a re-enactment of Taka's proposal to our daughter, Ruthanne, on the very location of the proposal not far from the restaurant. There was another slightly older couple there reminiscing. http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/photos/album/57/JPEC_April_2008 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:10:28 -0000 We are blessed! God gave us a new building to further His Kingdom in and great friends and co-laborers from all over Japan and from as far as Hawaii to celebrate this great provision. We certainly give all praise to God and thanks to all who made this event possible as well. It was a pleasure to see how God used so many people, working in and sometimes out of their giftings! We appreciate all of the willing hearts. The children blessed by leading out in the first worship song and we continued rejoicing through song to our Great Heavenly Father. Pastor Sam brought an encouraging word for the church and Pastor Scott prayed a prayer dedicating our hearts afresh to the Lord. This was followed by feasting and fellowshipping. Yes Lord!! We are looking forward to and enjoying the "New Beginnings" of 2008. Our heart is to touch God's hearts and many many hearts for His kingdom this year and through this building and this part of the http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/photos/album/56/Living_Water_Fellowship_Dedication_April_20_2008 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:07:48 -0000 We were honored to have Lois Bostrom with us last Sunday. She, along with her husband George, were responsible for many of us starting churches and sharing the Gospel here in Japan. We were blessed to be able to get our start here in Japan with them. Lois shared a challenging message from her heart about who Jesus is. When I say from her heart that is exactly what a mean. Her heart is full of Jesus and her heart truly is for the Japanese to know Him. It is always a blessing and so good to be with her. Thank you Lord! She also shared in our afternoon New Heart ladies meeting. Wives and mothers were able to glean from her years of experience as a wife and mother. It was truly a time where the older women could teach the younger women as the scriptures says and another chance for the Lord to change our hearts to new hearts for Him and for our families. We hope she comes again! http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/photos/album/55/Sunday_with_Lois_Bostrom_One_Beautiful_Lady Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:32:55 -0000 It had been 3 years since we had a Valentine Dinner. We were so excited to have 16 couples join us for a wonderful dinner from Belle Rose restaurant followed later by Apple crisp made by Angela and Connie. The program included a fun couple's game by Kathi, a duet by Angela and Kelly singing "Valentine" by Martina McBride and a challenging short message for couples. It was a great evening,one we hope to repeat every year from now on. This was made possible by many servant hearts in our church. Thank you to all of you!! To see many beautiful pictures of the couples in attendance please click <a href="http://www.lwfshimada.org/photo/thumbnails.php?album=2">here</a>. http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/journal/item/25/Valentine_Dinner Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:13:00 -0000 http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/photos/album/54/Valentine_Dinner_2008 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:30:16 -0000 <a href="http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p294/krunk357/?action=view&current=valentines.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p294/krunk357/valentines.gif" border="0" alt="valentines"></a> A dinner for married couples on Saturday evening. There will be a very nice dinner, provided by Belle Rose restaurant perhaps, dessert, and music along with live music, a special event, and perhaps some inspiration on marriage from our Pastor Rick. The cost will be 3,000 yen per couple. Many enjoyed coming to the dinners 3 and 4 years ago. We hope you come again and enjoy a special evening with your special Valentine. http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/calendar/item/10091/Valentines_Dinner Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:29:34 -0000 We cannot say this has been an easy start to a new year. There is great joy and anticipation of what the Lord is going to do this year through our church and in our lives. We are also anticipating how God is going to use our new building and new location. If you would like to see more pictures of the construction please take a look at the photos posted by Akemi <a href="http://shumi1123.multiply.com/photos">here</a>.<br><br>But this last week brought great sadness as well, since we lost two of our church members. We know they are home with the Lord and that brings great peace. Emmanuel, Florinda's husband, passed away rather suddenly on Monday although he was on dialysis for some time. We made sure Florinda was able to go home to the Philippines for his funeral. Then on Wednesday morning we got a call that Pastor Noriko and Naomi's father, Fukuji Kawasaki also went to be with the Lord. His funeral was held Sunday morning. Remember they lost their mother at the end of October. Please keep praying for these families and for the church family he... http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/journal/item/24/New_Year_New_Beginning Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:57:00 -0000 So blessed! Our first Sunday morning service was held in our new building in Rokugo. God has been so good to us to provide such a wonderful facility to be used for His glory. We are still somewhat in a camping mode with many things yet undone but it is all slowly coming together. Our pastor is enjoying his new study with floor to ceiling bookcases for all his books. This is the best building we have had and it is going to get better and better. We are excited to see what more the Lord is going to do. http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/photos/album/53/January_6th_First_Sunday_Service_in_our_New_Building Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:12:55 -0000 Having just moved into our new building in Rokugo on the 30th, we held our first New Years Eve service amongst boxes and things still in disarray. But it was sooo good! http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/photos/album/52/New_Years_Eve_ Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:58:58 -0000 As you can see, much progress has been made on our church building. Remodeling began in the beginning of November. We are moving in by the end of this month.We are so excited! It is almost like having our own building since we have a 10 year contract and we were able to make most of the choices in remodeling the building that was a car repair shop until http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/photos/album/51/New_Church_Building_Construction Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:02:28 -0000 The floor tiles are being laid from today, Wednesday. We will not be able to work inside the building for 5 days. There may be work for the men to do in the afternoon on the outside of the building this coming Sunday. Thank you again to all of you who have given up your free Sunday afternoons and to those of you who have been able to make some time during the week as well to work on the church. You are a great blessing! And a big thank you as well to all of the women who worked so hard packing the church last Sunday. http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/notes/item/22 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:01:36 -0000 <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/NewHeartGalEze3626/?action=view&current=DDicon4.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/NewHeartGalEze3626/DDicon4.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/calendar/item/10090/Family_Style_Christmas_ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:30:55 -0000 Taught by Pastor http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/calendar/item/10089/ENLI_Introductory_Course Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:35:54 -0000 Taught by Pastor http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/calendar/item/10088/ENLI_Introductory_Course Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:34:14 -0000 http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/links/item/12/YouTube_-_The_Science_of_God_-_Part_2 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:49:08 -0000 This is by one of our favorite teachers, Chuck http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/links/item/11/YouTube_-_The_Science_of_God_-_Part_1 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:47:12 -0000 Our building is in the process of being sold to a large company. Many in the warehouses behind our building are already moving out. We got confirmation about 2 weeks ago that we need to make preparations. We have a building offer in Higashi cho in Shimada. A factory will be renovated for our use if the loan goes through. Please pray! We hope to stay in our present building until December but our contract is expiring in September so it will be on a month to month basis until the sale finalizes. We look forward to what the Lord wants to do through this! God is good and He is our http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/notes/item/21 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:52:33 -0000 <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/NewHeartGalEze3626/DSCF1451.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>Gary Scott from Yokohama will be coming again. Yeah! Last time many were blessed. Many more will be blessed. Please come and bring your family and http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/calendar/item/10087/True_Note_ Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:41:51 -0000 Psalm 55:22 " Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved." http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/journal/item/23/Todays_Encouraging_Word Tue, 5 Jun 2007 07:19:00 -0000 A day at the river, Yama no Ie, worshipping, baptizing, barbecuing, fellowshipping, swimming and playing!! What a great day it was! For some of us it was one of the more touching baptismal services, watching 10 get baptized. The testimonies were tremendous. God is so good! Words cannot http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/photos/album/50/Living_Water_Fellowship_Church_16th_Anniversary Mon, 4 Jun 2007 08:13:50 -0000 For map to Yama no Ie click here: <a href=http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?f=q&hl=ja&q=島田市身成４８−３&ie=UTF8&ll=34.866708,138.111963&spn=0.077465,0.161362&z=13&iwloc=addr&om=1&pw=2>http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?f=q&hl=ja&q=島田市身成４８−３&ie=UTF8&ll=34.866708,138.111963&spn=0.077465,0.161362&z=13&iwloc=addr&om=1&pw=2</a> http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/notes/item/20 Sun, 27 May 2007 12:51:26 -0000 5/27-6/2 エズラ記1-8 詩篇50-54 Ezra 1-8 Psalms 50-54 6/3-6/9 エズラ記9-10 ネヘミヤ1-6 詩篇55-59 Ezra 9-10 Nehemiah 1-6 Psalms 55-59 6/10-6/16 Ｉ　ヨハネ1-5 II ヨハネ 1 ＩＩＩ　ヨハネ　1 I John1-5 II John 1 III John 1 Psalms 60-63 6/17-6/23 エステル1-10 詩篇　64-67 Esther 1-10 Psalms 64-67 6/24-6/30 ヨブ　1-8 詩篇 68-69 Job 1-8 Psalms http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/notes/item/18 Sat, 26 May 2007 14:17:30 -0000 May 20- May26 1 Peter 1-5, 11 Peter 1-3 Psalms 45-49 １ペテロ１−５、１１ペテロ１−３ 詩編４５−４９ http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/notes/item/17 Fri, 25 May 2007 08:26:22 -0000 This was one of our best if not the best! The crowd was great! The "entertainment ministry" was great but the greatest was to see how God moved!! Two people decided to make a commitment to Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. What could be better than http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/photos/album/49/True_Note_Cafe_May_2007 Fri, 25 May 2007 07:59:12 -0000 Us Mothers felt very honored by our children. Each child made either a Psalm 23 or Fruit of the Spirit bead bracelet for their mothers along with a card and presented them to us. They are http://lwfshimada.multiply.com/photos/album/48/Mothers_Day Fri, 25 May 2007 07:38:40 -0000