What makes Tokyo
What makes Tokyo, is the people.
Who they are, yes, but not just who they are, but how many there are - over 35 million souls in the metro area. If you look into people's faces (and how can you not look into their faces) you'll see the sad, the busy, the apathetic, the lonely, the distracted, and the weary.
If you just keep looking, eventually you're sure to recognize somebody who reminds you of that one favorite relative or that one special friend, (you know, the one you keep praying will give his heart to Jesus?) -
- Now multiply that by 35,000,000...
Across the globe, there are a lot of people in a lot of places, but here, here they're all bunched up in one spot, living in everything from penthouses to capsule hotels. And they don't stay holed-up inside, either. People are outside, everywhere, from morning to laaaate at night!
So we go to Shibuya. Thousands upon thousands of mostly highschool and college-aged window-shoppers, latte-sippers and soup-slurpers (yes, I'm learning how to slurp soup right).
How hard do we have to work to draw a crowd? How hard is it to find a place with enough people to hand out invitations to a concert or to a revival? Now I've noticed that Japanese do hand out flyers - some are political, but most are restaurant coupons and business ads. So how many guys did I see tackling this crowd?
Five. Just five...
Can you imagine what we could do with 25 guys, 50,000 flyers and an economy-size bottle of ibuprofen?
And you know, the more gaijin you look and the more American you sound - the more likely they are to take your flyer! So it can be done! (Talk about the invasion team to beat all invasion teams!).
Occasionally I'll see one or two guys sitting with their guitars, mics and portable amps, right outside a mall, or inside a train station, usually singing in English. It's acceptable, and apparently it's legal. I don't see a lot of them out there, but it can be done! So we can do it as well!
Banzai!
Who they are, yes, but not just who they are, but how many there are - over 35 million souls in the metro area. If you look into people's faces (and how can you not look into their faces) you'll see the sad, the busy, the apathetic, the lonely, the distracted, and the weary.
If you just keep looking, eventually you're sure to recognize somebody who reminds you of that one favorite relative or that one special friend, (you know, the one you keep praying will give his heart to Jesus?) -
- Now multiply that by 35,000,000...
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| Adrift in an ocean of souls |
So we go to Shibuya. Thousands upon thousands of mostly highschool and college-aged window-shoppers, latte-sippers and soup-slurpers (yes, I'm learning how to slurp soup right).
How hard do we have to work to draw a crowd? How hard is it to find a place with enough people to hand out invitations to a concert or to a revival? Now I've noticed that Japanese do hand out flyers - some are political, but most are restaurant coupons and business ads. So how many guys did I see tackling this crowd?
Five. Just five...
Can you imagine what we could do with 25 guys, 50,000 flyers and an economy-size bottle of ibuprofen?
And you know, the more gaijin you look and the more American you sound - the more likely they are to take your flyer! So it can be done! (Talk about the invasion team to beat all invasion teams!).
Occasionally I'll see one or two guys sitting with their guitars, mics and portable amps, right outside a mall, or inside a train station, usually singing in English. It's acceptable, and apparently it's legal. I don't see a lot of them out there, but it can be done! So we can do it as well!
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| of course we'll probably look more like this |
Please pray for:
- Legal wisdom and God-given favor
- Holy Ghost guidance as to where to establish ourselves
- Continued personal health and strength
- Your finances, for you to come on an impact team (Ha! Gotcha!)
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we are praying for the continued open door..