The Mercers in Manila

I led worship and Tomi played piano during the Wed service yesterday. I invited an old friend I used to work with at Macnica to bring his wife and kid to church on Easter Sunday but haven't got a response. If he doesn't want to go to church I will just have lunch with him. Pastor Scott said that after church last Sunday one man *ran* up to him and said "I want to get saved!". I'm praying to see this more and more here in Japan. Up till now, I haven't seen it much! We are having a baptism next Sunday (Easter) and he will be baptised along with a couple of other new Christians.

I got an email yesterday from one of the leaders who's dad has been in the hospital in critical condition. He asked me last Wed. to pray for his dad to be healed because the doctors were telling him if he didn't put his dad on a repirator machine he would probably die soon. Basically they were telling him if he did, his dad might live a little longer but wouldn't be able to talk or eat becasue of the tubes, etc. Well, instead this man prayed and asked the Lord to heal his dad. Yesterday, his health suddenly improved - it is a miracle.

The Ladies Encounter Weekend went very well on Friday/Saturday. Satomi preached one session and participated in praying for and counseling two of the ladies. We are now planning the first Men's Encounter Weekend, scheduled for May 1st. Please pray for breakthroughs in the spiritual lives of all participants. I will put some pictures of the ladies mtg soon.