Compassion For The Japanese People

In the Bible, the word compassion literally means “to suffer with.” It also means to show sympathy, pity, and mercy for another.

2 Corinthians 1:3 Tells us that our God is a compassionate God.
      
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort….”

So shouldn’t we be?

1 John 3:17-18  Commands us to show compassion.

“But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 
18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.”

The devastation of the recent Earthquakes and Tsunami in Japan has opened up many opportunities to respond with the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.

Our vision, here at Calvary Chapel Visalia, is to come alongside the churches in Japan, through the leadership of Committed Relief, to serve and reach out to the Japanese people, not only financially and physically, but with the love, compassion, and Gospel of Jesus Christ.

There are weekly teams going into Sendai and Ishinomake distributing food, clothing, diapers, and Bibles while sharing the Gospel of Jesus through worship settings or one-on-one conversations. The teams are also beginning to help clean out homes that are filled with mud and debris.  

They are now ready to receive teams from outside of Japan. Calvary Chapel Visalia, along with Calvary Chapel Houston Texas, is teaming up to send a team into Japan in July.

Please pray for this team as it develops. If you are interested in information about this team, please contact us or if  you are interested in supporting this effort financially, please send checks to Calvary Chapel Visalia PO Box 6219, Visalia Ca. 93290.

Make checks payable to Calvary Chapel Visalia. Please note on your checks that it is for Japan Relief.