Summer Gospel Music Workshop at Good News Chapel

Ruth continues directing the Gospel Music Workshop outreach at Good News Chapel in Tokyo this summer. The three month outreach ministry has one more practice session, June 23, before combining with more than 20 other regional Gospel Music Choirs for the final mass Gospel Choir concert on June 30. Our daughter Katie, back in Tokyo for summer break from college, was able to share a testimony with the choir members at the practice session this past week. Katie, younger sister Amy, and Ruth sang a Gospel song that night as a further testimony for the participants. Each practice session includes either a devotional or testimony on some aspect of the Gospel. Through the three month course, every particpant gets an opportunity to hear the Gospel story, sing Black Gospel songs, interact with local believers, carry home Christian literature, and experience a mass Gospel choir of over 200.
For the final practice session on June 23rd, the 2007 Tokyo E-team will attend and participate with the Good News Workshop choir, share in Gospel songs, fellowship with the choir members, and enjoy a Japanese potluck meal. Some of the workshop members are hosting E-team members with homestays, creating further opportunities for Gospel impact.