Announcement by our Reps toother Organizations

ACWC

NaokoSuzuki,Korea, highlighting female leadershipeducation and gender.
The Northeastern Asia Regional
Meeting will also be held in the fall in
Hong Kong. Women are asked to workand unite to spread the good news.

Naomi

Tajima,Representatives
A one-day seminar is planned in earlyNovember this year. Details are to beannounced as soon as decided. Starting
this April, Naoko Suzuki (Mitaka) is to be
replaced by Keiko Renge (Tonan).

“What do you Mean by
Gender and Power?”by K. Tawara,
The LWF/WICAS textbook “A Faith
Reflection on Gender and Power” has beenposted on the JELCW website since lastyear.
The web-book discusses therelationship between man and woman,helping us as Christians take a new look at
the way it is at home, church, workplaceand in the larger society. Also posted on
the same website is the result of thequestionnaire conducted last year. I thankyou for your cooperation given at that time.
Problems such as violence at home and in
the society, power harassment, bullying or
suicide often result from gender and power.
I hope that the textbook will be used atevery CW’s study sessions, not only by
women but also by men, to bring about
more fulfilling faith community. (abr.)

Itsukushimi

Hisako Ishitobi,
Representative for Kanto area
Akie Momiyama,
Representative for Kansai area

The 14th Seminar in Kansai will be held on
Sat. October 19 at Osaka Church. Ms.
Yasuko Ii from Lutheran College will givea lecture titled “Church Music and Joy ofPraise,” followed by a service of praise.

LWF/WICAS

Kyoko Tawara,
Represetative

This fall, the International Christian
Women’s League will have a convention inJELCW supports Sabah ---- Four Students Graduated
Lucy ministers at Johor Bahru Church,Eldah at Sepanggar and Lapasan
Churches, and Mary Chu Saw Cheng ata church in Sandakan. Anthony, (leftphoto) who was once our scholarshipstudent, returned to the Seminary after
having served as a pastor andsuccessfully received a master’s degree. On the next page are theScholarship Students in FY 2013. They will be the leaders of theMalay mission and workers for salvation. Let us support theirstudy together.

10(from left) Lucy, Dr. Ken
Phin Pang, Eldah, andMary

(Sabah)Thomas Voo ChungHew
Program: M. Div. (2ndyear)
Department: Chinese
Race: ChineseThomas grew up as a 3rd generation Christian.
At the age of 12, he lost his father due tobrain cancer. Since then he had been
depressed but in 2001, he was renewed andbaptised. After that he took part in various
church activities including Student Mission
Camp as a University Malaysia Sabah
student. After graduating from UMS, hetook a pre-seminary program and enrolled inSTS in 2012.

Pilihan comes from Pagalungan parish, in theinterior of Sabah.
He was enrolled at STS four years ago andstudied for 2 years. He needs to further his
study to equip himself to serve God more
efficiently and effectively.

Lee Swee Tin
Program: B.Th.(4th year)
Department: Chinese
Race: Chinese

Jeremiah Lo Siong Yen
Program: B.Th. (2nd year)
Department: Chinese
Race: Chinese
Jeremiah grew up as a 5th generation
Christian. From a young age, he took part invarious church activities until he went tofurther studies at KL. Due to financial
problems, he had to return home despite
being in the last semester of the diploma
course in architecture. He had struggled
through a big turbulence in his life before he
finally served full time at the church for twoyears and took a year to equip himself at a
1-year church course.

Swee Tin comes from a Christian family.
She attended Sunday School & came toknow Christ gradually. She offers herself tobe trained for God’s services and fulfill his
command to make disciples of all nations

Liew Chui Chu
Program: B.D.(4th year)
Department: Chinese
Race: Chinese
Chui Chuß came from Sandakan Singkangchurch. She very active in Church activities
as Youth leader, Sunday school teacher,church van driver, choir and worship teametc.

Rev. Deen Angkorou
Program:B.Th.(1styear)
Department: Malay
Race: Murut
Rev. Deen Angkorou comes from a
non-Christian family in the interior of Sabah,
Pagalungan parish. Even though he has afamily, that never was a hindrances for him
to go to STS in 1992 to study theology toequip himself to be a servant of God andpreach His Word to the indigenous people in
the interior of Sabah.

Soulus Jeffrin
Program: B.D (4th year)
Department: Malay
Race: Dusun
Soulus comes from a devoted Christianfamily. Most of his family members areactive and play important roles in their homechurch. As a teenager he helped his father
repair vehicles at his workshop and learned
the skill. But further more he learned that
God is calling him to work in the field, as theharvest is plenty but the workers are few.

Pilihan Sungkiat
Program: CTS (1st year)
Department: Malay
Race: Murut

11Ishak comes from a Christian family and hisfather was one of the first who attended theBible School before it was upgraded to STS.
Ishak saw his father’s passion and hard work
to spread the Good News while living asimple life at their remote and agricultureareas. But that never became a hindrance forhim to answer God’s calling to serve Him.

(Sabah, continue from p.11)

Ishak Jonius
Program: B.Th (4th year)
Department: Malay
Race: Dusun Labuk================================================================

Obituary
Presenting JELCW Goods+ Rev. Seigorou Ushimaru (at 90)
November 3, 2012
Served at Tsurumi and Tochigi (UCCJ) Churches,
and Sapporo and Tokyo (now Ikebukuro) Churches(JELC)+ Yoshio Miura (at 78)
November 22, 2012
Served at Kakegawa and Kikukawa, Choshi, Tonan,
Saga and Omachi, and Beppu Churches+ Jun Koizumi (at 78)
February 5, 2013
Served at Kawasaki, Shugakuin, Ube, Yanai,
Shimonoseki, Masuda, Asa, Kyoto, Shugakuin,
Nagoya, and Chita Churches+ Ken Miura (at 67)
February 24, 2013
Served at Mihara, Shugakuin, (Fellowship inGermany), Hachioji, Koishikawa, Tsurugaya andSendai, and Shugakuin Churches+ Mrs. Haruyo Fukuyama (at 105)
Wife of late Rev. Takeshi Fukuyama
December 19, 2012

Tomoko Cards (5 designs/set) 200Yen
Small Letter Pads (with lines) 100Yen
Picture Postcard “Wild Flowers”(6 designs/set) 100Yen

JELCW Office Hours
10:00 to 14:30
Tuesday, Thusday and Friday(3 days/week)
Phone/Fax +81 (0) 3-3207-2340
e-mail: jelc-w@big.or.jp

Annoucement fromJELCW
We have successfully finished theaudit for the fiscal year 2012.
Please take a look at the report on
our communication “Hibiki”.
The English version of JELCW
Newsletter is now posted on theJELCW website.
We plan todevelop our website even more.

Please accept our condolences.

PS JELC is in transition. We notice that we have come a long way in faith together with theteachers and elders who have nurturedus to date.
We owe what we are to the pastors and others who prayed, sharing happiness or hardship, forintercession for the brothers and sisters. Above all, it is the Lord himself that intercedes for us
and gives us life. With gratitude. (F)12