BIBLE CONFERENCES IN JAPAN 2015

Mottel Baleston was in Japan for 10 days in March to teach a series of Bible Study Conferences in 3 cities: Tokyo, Nagoya & Osaka.
It was sponsored by HARVEST TIME MINISTRIES, an effective Japanese Discipleship effort led by Pastor Kenichi Nakagawa.
Many Japanese Christians have an appreciation for the Jewish roots of Christian faith in the context of sound, conservative Bible teaching.


Pastor Nakagawa translated the Bible Seminar by Mottel into Japanese here in Osaka


Part of the large hall. In Osaka we had 435 people with standing room only


Pastor Nakagawa is an excellent translator and is effective in encouraging interest in evangelism, discipleship and the Jewish roots of Christian faith


The Leaders and volunteers of Harvest Time Ministries with Mottel after a small group meeting in Tokyo

We had a chance to do a little touring. After the Bible conference in Osaka, these students from the Bible School showed Mottel the old Osaka Fort, with the Osaka Castle, at right, being built around 1580 and recently restored. Thanks Hiromi and Daigo !!


Tsujimura at left is a graduate of the Bible School and one of the leaders in the Osaka ministry,
Daigo at right is a student.

The Osaka Bible Conference drew over 400 attendees, most carrying their personal Bibles, with most taking the train to be there.

At the top of the Osaka Castle we took this photo. The city has over 2 million residents, with millions more in surrounding areas. Less than 1% of people in Japan are Christians. Pray!

NAGOYA JAPAN - Most of the Harvest Time efforts had been in Tokyo & Osaka. Nagoya is a very large city and a new one for the
sort of conference we did in a Municipal Auditorium. We were encouraged as over 100 attended, a good start for future efforts


All day Conference in Tokyo
There was an attendance of over 650 people, with signing for the deaf, in the heart of Tokyo.
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Harvest Time Website to purchase the bi-lingual video


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Pastor Kenichi Nakagawa, founder of Harvest Time Ministries Japan, who served as my translator


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A Christian family attended together

There were about a dozen people attending who required interpretation/signing for the deaf, which the lady at right provided in a special section. Afterward she approached me with the young man at center who is hearing impaired. He silently 'signed' his Bible question to her, she then repeated it in audible Japanese to my friend Hiroshi who then spoke it to me in English. We reversed the process for my answer!

The Music Team from the Tokyo conference. They led singing of the Hebrew Bible Praise Songs Havenu Shalom Aleichem, Hine Ma Tov and
Hodu L'Adonai Ki Tov. Yes they did!

Young students from the Harvest Time Bible Institute. The two young
men are planning on writing teaching materials in Japanese to teach Bible doctrine. They had lots of questions! Keep Studying!!

After the conference dinner. The young lady above is Michiko, who is fluent in English & attended several summers at the summer Bible program in upstate New York where Mottel teaches. Husband Souta is a believer, and cutest baby Rieko.
At right, the same gathering, Yoshiko is the lady at top center, also a student at the NY Summer Bible program, along with others who are bi-lingual. Thanks Yoshi for arranging this!

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VIDEO EXCERPTS BELOW filmed by Mottel in Tokyo & Nagoya

HINE MA TOV - a Hebrew Jewish song from Psalm 133:1
Sung by Japanese Christians with an appreciation for Israel
and the Jewish roots of the faith. This video shows
the singing of Hine Ma Tov as the Tokyo meeting began.
The Covenants of God: Conditional vs. Unconditional
Mottel Baleston in Tokyo, Japan,
Harvest Time Ministries Bible Conference,
Rev. Kenichi Nakagawa, host and translator.
8 minute preview, order DVD set from Harvest Time Ministries
HODU L'ADONAI KI TOV - a Hebrew Jewish song from Psalm 118:1
Sung by Japanese Christians in both Hebrew and Japanese.
 This video shows believers greeting Mottel as the
Tokyo meeting began.
The Abrahamic Covenant of Genesis 12, A Bible Foundation
Mottel Baleston in Tokyo, Japan,
Harvest Time Ministries Bible Conference,
Rev. Kenichi Nakagawa, host and translator.
5 minute preview, order DVD set from Harvest Time Ministries
HAVENU SHALOM ALEICHEM - sung by Christians in Tokyo Japan
translation: 'We Bring Peace Unto You'
Bible Foundations for understanding God's Plan for the Ages
Mottel Baleston in Tokyo, Japan,
Harvest Time Ministries Bible Conference,
Rev. Kenichi Nakagawa, host and translator.
10 minute preview, order DVD set from Harvest Time Ministries
HAVENU SHALOM ALEICHEM sung by Christians in Nagoya Japan
Havenu Shalom Aleichem (We Bring Peace Unto You) is a popular
Israeli song sung in Hebrew. The keyboard pianist / song leader at
this Messianic Bible Conference in Nagoya is not content with just
singing it. She belts it out as fluently and enthusiastically as
anyone I've ever heard in America or Israel. Kol ha Kvod !!

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