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We try to keep them short and interesting, including language bloopers, cultural points of interest, ministry updates and prayer requests. </font></p> <hr> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"> <a title="read more Kapsules" href="../Kapsules_ent.htm">read more</a></font></p> <p align="center">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </td> <td bgcolor="#7C89A0" height="100%" width="5"> <img alt="" width="5" height="1" src="../images/MsSpacer.gif"></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="top" height="855" width="531"> <!-- MSCellType="ContentBody" --> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="514" height="855"> <!-- MSCellFormattingTableID="3" --> <tr> <td height="855" width="514" valign="top"> <!-- MSCellFormattingType="content" --> <table border="0" width="100%" height="100%" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="100%" height="100%" valign="top"> <p style="margin-right: -1px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="right"> <b><font face="Arial" color="#64728B">Christmas is coming |</font><font face="Arial" color="#800000"> Kapsule</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: right"> <span lang="en-us"> <font face="Arial" color="#800000" size="2">12/12/2005&nbsp;</font></span></p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"> <img border="0" src="../images/slides.jpg" width="145" height="739" align="left">Yesterday, was our children s Christmas program. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"> We advertised in the newspaper, printed a large poster for the train station, handed out 2000 invitations, and wrote to all the children who have come to the church in the past. The Sunday School teachers and Christmas committee easily put in 80 hours preparing for the program- every Saturday and most Sundays for the last 2 months.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"> The 9 Sunday School regulars did a great job in the Christmas skit, and the teachers prepared other fun games, music, tons of food& everything you need for a fun Christmas program. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"> In all, 7 new children came. Three had never been to church before; 4 had come once or twice in the past. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"> Some people would have been disappointed at the numbers, but our Sunday school workers are great. They were thrilled to be able to work all those hours to tell 7 little kids that Christmas is about a baby named Jesus, who was born that night. A baby who was and is the Son of God.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"> Most Japanese children have never heard this. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"> We finished the day with a prayer meeting, asking the Savior to save each of these 7 children  and their families. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"> It was a good start to our Christmas season.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"> Have a wonderful week, and thanks always,</span></p> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_s1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style='width:240pt; height:77.25pt'> <v:imagedata src="Kapsule_Christmas_files/image001.jpg" o:title="Signature"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img border=0 width=320 height=103 src="Kapsule_Christmas_files/image001.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_s1025"><![endif]></span></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#7C89A0" colspan="2" height="30"> <p align="center">&nbsp;<font size="2" color="#C0C0C0">Serving with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Japan</font></td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>