Japanese Family

Our guests at lunch on Sunday, left to right:  Gabi Hosu, Simi Hosu, Mike, Katsu Kawai, Kayako Kawai and Minori Nakayama

What a wonderful surprise it was Sunday morning when some Japanese guests came to church!  Katsutaro and Kayoko Kawai are missionaries from Japan and have ministered for many years in Cluj, the city just 45 kilometers from us.  They came Sunday morning to visit the Open Bible Church in Gherla because they have an intern staying with them for three months, Minori Nakayama, who is from the Open Bible Church in Kobe, Japan.  Kayoko grew up in the Open Bible Church in Japan also, so it was a joyous occasion to connect with church family from around the globe.  Katsu preached and led some worship and the ladies sang some songs with him, some in Japanese and some in Romanian.  The message was from Romans 10 about loving our countries and our people enough to pray and work fervently for their salvation. something we all committed to do.
After church, we invited our Japanese friends along with Pastors Simi and Gabi Hosu to have lunch with us.  Even though it was simple American food, chili and cornbread, they all ate it and said they enjoyed it.  It was exciting to be able to share about the Lord and about the brothers and sisters in Christ that we all knew including Tammy Swailes and Mike and Dara Rasavanh. 
We look forward to possibly working in the future with the Kawais in Cluj County.  May the Lord continue to bless and multiply their influence for the Kingdom of God.