Call for Prayer for Godly Wisdom I received notification last night that the US has implemented an international travel ban, and MTW is asking me to return to the States on Sunday. I've requested permission to stay, but am asking for prayer not for that, but for godly wisdom whether that would be wise. I came to Japan earlier this week to support my friends who were married yesterday. We had a wonderful, scaled back wedding. My additional purpose here is to handle all my household things that I've had stored here for the last 16 months. The plan right now is: An international shipping company is scheduled to remove my things on Tuesday to be shipped to Australia. As things are removed from the storage unit, I will pull out everything electrical (Australia's voltage is much higher than Japan's). My friends who were married yesterday plan to claim most of these items, and have a truck scheduled to pick them up on Wednesday. The remaining electrical items, as well as several pieces of furniture and other things that I don't want to ship to Australia would then need to be sold or given away, which could take some time to accomplish. I bought a one-way ticket to Japan, and have a hotel reservation for three weeks with this in mind. Other considerations: There is no way to know how long this travel ban will last, and when I might be allowed to depart for Australia. I could get stranded here in Japan. If I were stranded here, there are many ministry opportunities open to me in Osaka. A missionary family in Nagoya who are currently on furlough in the States have offered their home where I could live (no hotel expense) for however long necessary. I don't know what kind of ministry opportunities I would have there during the current situation. If I leave Japan before taking care of my storage unit, I may lose money to the moving company, and I would then need to come back to Japan when I do have permission to travel to Australia. Support Raising Update In the last few weeks, my pledge report has gone up from 84% to 91.5%. However, I am waiting on confirmation from a couple of partners regarding their intended level of giving, so this could potentially be much higher. Please continue to lift up this need before our sovereign God. I will be sure to keep you updated as this support-raising process appears to be coming to a successful end. If you would like to make a pledge or contribution, you can do so via one of the following methods: Reply to this email with your pledge. Give/pledge online. Email Brooke Richards at MTW with your pledge. If you have any questions, please email me. If you would like a hardcopy of my prayer card sent to you, please let me know. (You can tear off the bottom half of it to mail to MTW with a contribution and/or pledge as well.) Thank you for your prayerful consideration! Follow FB Group Forward to a Friend Calendar Completely Unknown With the current travel bans, there is no way of knowing where I will be at this time tomorrow, let alone when I might be able to depart for Sydney, Australia. Prayer Points   Praise God for providing additional ministry partners and at least 91.5% of my support. Pray that he will provide the final partners -- if he hasn't already done so! Praise God for the marriage of my friends yesterday! Due to the Covid-19 situation, their wedding was scaled down to about 20 people. I'm so happy that I could be here for them, especially because the groom has been estranged from his family since he became a Christian in 2013. Please pray for Yuuki & Janelle as they begin their married life together. Pray for wisdom for the MTW leadership and myself TODAY as we determine whether it is necessary for me to evacuate from Japan due to the Covid-19 virus. If I am able to stay, there are many considerations such as whether I stay in Osaka or Nagoya, etc. And of course, Pray about this crazy situation in which there is so much fear and unknowns, loss of life, but also ministry opportunities.