March 2005

Newsbrief

Easter greetings to all our supporters! As we write this, it is Good Friday and we are in Atlanta, Georgia, just finishing up our three-month home assignment, preparing to return to Japan in about 10 days. You might say that we are returning to the Land of the Rising Sun in the name of the Risen Son.

Our itineration of supporting churches has taken us to many places—from Hawaii, California, Nevada, and Arizona in the west to a series of trips in the east, from Georgia to West Virginia (including two trips by plane for Tim to Louisville, Kentucky, and New Jersey and New York City). The weather has been challenging, with the record rains in the west and the bone-chilling cold of the east. Today, however, is lovely, being in the 70’s, and the flowers are popping out all over.

We are looking forward to getting home, however, and back to our work in Japan. Perhaps the biggest event coming up for us in the near future will be the 50th anniversary of the Yodogawa Christian Hospital in Osaka. As mentioned previously, since last year, Tim has been serving as the field representative for the “Southern Presbyterian Mission in Japan,” the legal entity under which the hospital was formed, and so he serves on their board of regents, going down for the monthly meetings. During the celebrations in May, people who have been associated with YCH in the past will be gathering with the present staff to give thanks to God for the great work this institution has accomplished over these past 50 years and to lift our prayers to God for his guidance as we look forward with expectation to the tremendous potential YCH still holds for the future.

Tim will have the great honor of preaching the message in the worship service at the main celebration event, and so preparing a message of encouragement as well as being a prophetic challenge will be a top priority over the next month—even as we struggle to catch up on all the dangling loose ends of the ministry due to our three-month absence. We ask that you would remember us in prayer as we endeavor to “get back into the swing of things” on top of our involvement in planning for this great celebration. We’ll keep you informed.

Blessings,

Tim and Juji Boyle

The 2005 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, p. 251