JAPAN CURRENT NEWS

SEND team members risk lives to help Japanese

Japan (MNN) -- Countries are beginning to ban imports from Japan, fearing radiation has contaminated the food supply in that nation. Despite the radiation fears, the International Director of SEND International Warren Janzen is heading there to do his own assessment. He says they'll be meeting with SEND leadership and leadership with the Japan Evangelical Church Association. "We're going to be talking about what we want the Japanese people to be saying about SEND two years from now. And then, how do we get there? We're going to be networking with the Japan Evangelical Church Association leadership to hear what they want us to do -- how they want us to be involved." Janzen says SEND personnel are already delivering aid to the north. And they're driving near the radiation evacuation zone to do it. Pray that people will come to Christ as they help in Jesus' name. Funding is needed to help do more. Full story: http://www.MNNonline.org/article/15513

Radio helps share Christ in earthquake-ravaged Japan

Japan (MNN) -- While food, water, medicine, housing and clothing are important in relief outreach, Japanese Christians aren't forgetting about the spiritual needs. HCJB Global is beaming Christian radio programming into Japan via shortwave. Their Japanese language service manager, Kazuo Ozaki, says victims are "trying to find a way out, at the same time they're trying to know what went wrong in Japan. It's a wake-up call from heaven to re-establish a new Japan. When one life ends, new life begins. The country of Japan should be a country of a loving God." HCJB Global Voice broadcasts into Japan twice a week. Funding is needed to help continue these broadcasts, and you can help. We'll connect you at our Web site. Full story: http://www.MNNonline.org/article/15516