Chris & Leanne October 2025 Prayer Requests

Dear Parkside family,

Thank you for your faithful prayers. I recently read a testimony from Pastor Yukimasa Otomo. When he visited Parkside in May, he was moved by so many people praying for their church in Japan and other pastors and churches around the world. Pastor Yuki encouraged the believers in the church with your prayers. Thank you!

Recently, we had the privilege to meet Ms. N, a new believer. She received her first Bible just before we met her. Bubbling over with the joy of freedom in Christ, Ms. N described how she recently threw away her spiritual amulets that she constantly wore and how free she is with Jesus. She lives with her parents who have an extensive amount of idols in their home. Please pray for Ms. N’s parents and family to have faith in Christ and be set free from their spiritual oppression. And please pray for Ms. N to grow in her new relationship with Jesus.

In the fall the Japanese elementary schools have a Sports Day that all the families and community members come to. Our school’s is on October 25th. Please pray that we could meet more families in our neighborhood. Please pray God would give us many relationships so we can make Him known here in Nishibori.

Lastly, Chris is working closely with a SEND missionary led church whose pastor will be retiring in a couple years. We ask for God to give wisdom on how to move forward.

Thank you always!

-Chris and Leanne

Chris & Leanne September 2025 Prayer Requests

* Thank you for praying for our family as we have transitioned to Tokyo. Finding a house and getting started on my new role were the first two of the four big transitions to be completed. The third was our kids starting school. Our older three have started their school year at Christian Academy in Japan (CAJ). Please pray for them that the Lord would use this school, the teachers, and students to bless our kids. But that the Lord would also use them to be a blessing at CAJ as well. God doesn’t want it to be a one-way street.

* Graham has also entered his school, which is a public elementary school in our community. May the Lord grant him the ability to integrate well into his academic learning and make some friends.

* As of writing this, Jude has not been accepted into kindergarten yet. But there are some promising options. So I expect the Lord will open a suitable situation.

* The last of the four transitions involves settling into our new church family. Please pray that God would show us how we can best support the body of Christ in worshipping God and making Him known in this part of Japan.

Chris & Leanne August 2025 Prayer Requests

* The Lord has been pouring out his blessings during our first two months in Japan. One blessing we want to highlight is the answer to prayer for finding a house! It was not the first house we tried to apply for, but it is the house the Lord wanted us to have, and the neighborhood you have all been praying for with us. God's plan and place for us is always the best plan and place to be. Please praise his name for this answer to prayer.

* Continue to pray for Chris as he ends his first month in his new role. May the Lord give him wisdom as he leads SEND Japan. We have already seen the benefits of living in the Tokyo area, which has allowed Chris to work more effectively as Area Director.

* Please be lifting our kids in prayer, as this month they will be entering their new schools. Mark, Lillia, and Claire will be entering the Christian Academy in Japan. And Graham will be entering our local Nishibori Elementary School (only a 5-minute walk from our house). Entering school is the last of the big transitions we have foreseen our family facing with our move to Tokyo. God has been with us throughout all of this and has even been preparing the way for us. May our children be a blessing to others at their schools, and may the Lord also use this time in their lives to stretch and draw them closer to Himself.