John Livingston
Church/Ministry Name : Izumi Community Church
Location: Lexington, KY
Ministry Description/Vision: Izumi Community Church exists to share the good news with the roughly 2,000+ Japanese people and other internationals, and Americans connected to them which God has sovereignly brought to the area of greater Lexington, Kentucky. To see them come to faith and be built up and discipled so that they then can put down root and bear fruit back in Japan, or wherever the Lord may lead them.
Spouse: Yoriko Livingston
Family Information:
My wife Yoriko is the daughter of a Japanese pastor who served his whole life planting churches and bringing the gospel to the people of Japan. Yoriko and I have been ministering to Japanese and other internationals together since we were married in 1998. We have three children. Hope is 25 and is seriously feeling led to some form of international missions and has completed a number of short-term mission trips. Trueman is 22 and just graduated from Asbury University. He also has a heart for people and is considering next steps for his future including ministry options. Walker our youngest is 15 and homeschooled. All of our children are helping with this new church plant in various capacities and as they are able.
Worship Information
Primary Language: English, Japanese
Worship Attendance: 33
Total Membership: 21
Worship Location:
4300 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40515
Worship Times:
11AM Sunday Mornings
Website/Social Media:
https://izumicommunity.church/
Ministry & Prayer Update
As I prepare messages each week from the book of Acts. We recently completed the book of Luke and are now going through the book of Acts. Pray that God would lead me each week in my preparations to make messages that are powerful and impactful to both Christians and non-Christians.
Pray for more Japanese Christians to come work along side of us.
Pray for the three above mentioned special activities that we will be doing in February.
Pray that all of our outreach activities will result in people feeling more loved and connected and open to going deeper in their knowledge of the Lord leading to their salvation and the build up of the body of Christ.
Pray that God will continue to bless and help my wife and I to build a close and strong marriage relationship despite all the daily challenges and pressures, knowing that our relationship is in many ways the foundation to the church and all these other things we are doing.
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