Tuesday (Worship, T-Tower)

Yesterday was quite amazing, especially for a "day off"

We started it off by getting all ready, doing a hour and a half of corporate worship and then praying and ministering prophetically. Our Korean team mates really got called forth in their destiny, as we spoke the truth over them and broke some chains off them.

God also showed me a few things He wants to do with me in the future, including setting the captives free and how me and my wife are going to be symbols of hope (in Christ Jesus) for the hopeless.

Praise the Lamb! :)

After that we left for down town Tokyo.

We ate at a grocery bstore on the way there, and were entirely too loud (silly Americans :] ).

Then we continued walking to the railway, but our team leader Toni-Lynn forgot her inhalers and was having real trouble, so me and Paul Kim ran all the way back home and got them and had Jennifer drive me and him back to the group, where we then boarded the rail system.

Also it should be said that a lot of time is spent on the railways. We switch trains 2 or three times just getting from our house to where were going next, and many times the cars are super packed!!

Anyways, next we got off at the main Tokyo station and proceeded to go to the World Trade Center in Tokyo so we could see the Tokyo-Tower. Somehow we asked a few times on the 39th floor and a CEO of a company (which were pretty sure has very close ties to Exxon Mobile??) let us ALL into their private top floor party to have a grand view. Such favor.

Pray for that CEO, that he would be a Cyrus for the Kingdom of God in Japan.

Also pray for the door assistant Magumi, a very proficient English speaking girl. She spent a year in California, and sounded just like my Korean room mate back in Missouri, haha! Let God encounter her in a mighty way!

Anyways, then off to the tower! We boarded taxi's and got off.

We bought tickets and intended to go to the very top but when when we got to the main observatory which was halfway up, we found out the top closed at 9:30 (phooey!). .. but wow was the view AMAZING!. I even spotted a bridge over the Tokyo Bay that is lit up like a rainbow and every 15 feet there was a touch-screen with a time-lapse night to day view of your current position. There was also a 3x5' glass floor panel that you could walk over and that was pretty scary from up so very high, heh.

Long story short we went home after all that, debriefed and I fell hard asleep.

There is more to the story, such as the spiritual warfare that we encountered, but I will save that for my next post.

Blessings and honor and love to you,

Jeffrey Scott Simonson

Much Needed Update

(Don't forget that I am 17 hours ahead of California time)

So Monday we met some members of the Altar-HOP (House of Prayer) in Tokyo.

Long story short we went on whats called a treasure hunt, where you pray to God to show you things and people and places prophetically so you can minister to people.

Well God led my leader to a man in an video game shop, who ended up asking Jesus to come into his life and show Himself to him. So awesome!! Jesus touch that man. I'll

Outside and just to the left of that Video Game shop was a fortune telling place, where people were lined up inside to meet the reader. A few feet outside were two girls who were waiting for almost two hours, and God showed me two very simple things for them, that one was called to be a dancer for Jesus, and that the other had a heart for justice.

Long story short the entire group ended up prophetically ministering to them and praying that Jesus would reveal Himself to them, because asking to receive Jesus into your life is a very big descision in Japan (as it should be anywhere). It was awesome though two other team mates got words from the LORD that lined up exactly with what He showed me in my heart about them. It feels very good knowing that you hear from the LORD, even if its in small impressions.

I believe the two girls names were Kyoko and Nana(?).

Please pray that my ears would be increasingly opened to what the Father is saying in every moment, and the boldness to act upon those things so that I may grow.

Pray also for UNITY among the team, though we have had much, there have been moments of misunderstanding. Pray that we would continue to grow, especially me. I seem to have the most growing to do, though I bow before Jesus and say 'Yes!'

Tuesday, 14, 2010

Okay Day 3 in Japan!

Not much time to update the blog today, but last night was super cool and fun.

Think were heading out to Tokyo downtown today.

The trains are fast but still takes a good amount of time to get around.

Journaling

I have been Journaling my time here..

Hopefully I can transfer some of that to here :)

Peace and blessings

Mark 10:30

Mark 10:29-30 (New International Version)

²⁹ “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel ³⁰ will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life.

Oh my gosh.

SOOoooo Good!

This verse just hit me yesterday.. that no matter where we go, where there are believers, we have FAMILY! Every church, every house of prayer, every missionary.... Family.

I love you :)

My Flight

PS - Me and my flying buddy took a unique route from the rest of the team and had a 19 hour lay-over in New York City. I had never been there and was quite excited.

We got to venture downtown and meet an old IHOP friend (Paul Eastman) who is helping run a Justice House of Prayer in downtown financial district.

So very cool!

We attended a 3 hour prayer meeting of theirs, ate some local food.

The prayer meeting was awesome, some good harp-n-bowl.

I felt a great and tangible hope for NYC, and I fell in love with the people and culture even in that short time, just as I am so far in Japan.

Then we stayed with Paul and he drove us to the airport in the morning.

Had a nice 14 hour flight :)

PSS - Were not exactly staying in Tokyo, its a suburb nearby, but we will be traveling there.

Talk later, limited computer access for myself.

I LOVE YOU JESUS!!! THANKS FOR SENDING ME!

In Japan!

Hello everyone :)

MAde it into Japan yesterday, and just got done doing some shopping for our stay here.

Had some amazing time with the Lord today, about to do some team worship time and prayer, and going to a prayer meeting locally tonight.

Met a really nice local woman today in the store. I was smiling so big the whole time/...

I love this place! !

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So were staying with our friend Jennifer Gracey, whose place was quite the mess when we arrived (not her fault, she inherited quite a messyness from people who were staying before) and we have spent much for the morning serving her by cleaning up the place. It looks great!!

My time with the Lord has been great.

Pray for Unity, Boldness, Endurance, Quick-Adapting/Maturing, Joy and Breaking of Hearts for the Locals.

Lovingly Jeffrey Simonson!