Shalom everyone and good night. It's actually the middle of the night here in Tokyo, Japan.

And Shalom, Pastor Barry Stagner from Southern California.

How are you, my friend?

I'm doing well. Shalom to you.

Good to see you.

Can you please do us the honor and let's start with a prayer

and then we'll dive into a super, super important medicine beyond.

Let's do it.

Awesome.

Lord, we thank you so much for the meaning of all the things that we'll commemorate this week.

We thank you, God, for sending your son into the world to make a way for us to be reconciled to you.

And we pray that our time today would be profitable that we would equip the saints for the work of ministry. And, Lord, remind us that we're going to you. And we pray that our time today would be profitable, that we would equip

the Saints for the work of ministry. And Lord, remind us that someday you're coming for us to take us to

where you are in the Father's house. So we give you praise and thanks this Passion Week. In Jesus'

name, amen. Amen. Amen. Well, Amir, as you mentioned, you are not in the Connect Studios.

Maybe you can bring us up to date on how things have been going there in Japan

and your multiple speaking engagements.

And also, Amir, tell us a little about the church in Japan and what you've been experiencing.

Yeah, well, you know, two people out of a thousand in Japan are actually, you know,

Protestant believers here in the land, and it's a very small percentage.

So it's a small church in a quite large populated area, but small in landmass.

And the believers here are wonderful people.

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